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we are hard core!
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:09 pm
by izzystikchik
We have to all agree that we have the worst temperature, winds, climate through out the track season in comparison to the other regions. Its gotta has to be something about the topography and lack of water (well we do have the lakes), but these southern and some costal area folks got it good all year round. Don't get me wrong i know that they can get hurricanes and heat waves, but most of the time its a-okay...or is this just me?
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:19 pm
by vaulter870
hell yeah we all have the 30 degree temps all year round untill like june!! and i have been jumping in it for a while now and it is kinda the normal here
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:59 pm
by mcminkz05
haha so true, but i suppose it can be useful having the skills to vault in rain/ice/snow/sleet/sub-0 temps etc.. (sometimes all in the same day
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 8:40 pm
by distancejumper
I dont havet it that bad, but we got a snow day today, and the snows like over a foot
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 4:09 pm
by VaultMarq26
Yeah it sucks being up north, but it is a character builder. You learn to appriciate each day you get to vault.
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 1:05 pm
by run faster jump higher
I just jumped outdoors in Chicago last weekend and froze my a** off. not to mention running over and landing on frozen goose crap. yes, we are hardcore here!
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 12:38 am
by Lax PV
we got 15" of snow on Friday/Saturday, we shoveled on sunday, and pole vaulted on Monday up here in La Crosse, once I get it all figured out I will try and put some video of the Snow Vault 2005 on the site.
Good Luck to everyone as we start heading outside... hopefully we get some warm weather soon, we can't seem to get over 40
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2005 1:35 pm
by vaulter870
wow that really sucks
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:10 am
by izzystikchik
These winds are terrible!!!! At least the temp is coming up a tad, but these April Storms are vicious, last night's storm gave a pretty good lightning show although
It didn't strike me so i have the guts to say that
APril showers bring ice!
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 10:38 am
by Bruce Caldwell
APril showers bring ice!
It is hard to get your step when there are ice patches on the runway!
But come Aug it will be sweet in the North while Texas will be 110 LOL
Bruce
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 3:30 pm
by PVPirate26
that storm we had last nite was crazy, izzy!!! let's hope we never have to vault in something like that!
ice on the runway...that's a scary thought too!!
Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 4:06 pm
by Aviendha
storm passed over us...but we sure got the wind! there was a jv meet at my school yesterday, and the wind was a cross-headwind >.< not fun...the wind somehow managed to blow the bar off a couple times, even though it should have just pushed it farther onto the pegs, that should tell you something about how strong it was...