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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Sun Nov 12, 2006 6:45 pm

LHSpolevault wrote:MATDUST.

can't stand it... the mats we have at school have a lot and it gets in my eyes whenever i land.


SIU-Edwardsville has the most pit dust I have ever seen. When I get bored I just jump on their front buns and laugh at the cloud of dust that comes out.
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Unread postby LHSpolevault » Sun Nov 12, 2006 7:23 pm

lol in high school if some mats were bad i'd wear sunglasses just to keep the dust out.


my coach wont let me do that this year though lol
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Unread postby Sean/vaulter/naeS » Sun Nov 12, 2006 7:43 pm

MY NUMBER ONE PET PEEVE IS HAVING LESS TIME TO VAULT THAN THE FRESHMAN WHO HAS AN OFFICIAL MEET PR OF 4' 6" AND ALL OF THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO JUST DONT CARE OR WHO SUCK
THAT AND THE FACT THAT MY COACH LIVES 16 HOURS AWAY SO BASICALLY I HAVE NO COACH
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Unread postby PVgoalie101 » Sun Nov 12, 2006 7:56 pm

rainbowgirl28 wrote:
LHSpolevault wrote:MATDUST.

can't stand it... the mats we have at school have a lot and it gets in my eyes whenever i land.


mat dust may be annoying but landing on a family of mice...now that was just plain ol' fun. :confused:
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Unread postby Cooleo111 » Sun Nov 12, 2006 8:33 pm

We used to have to take the mats in and out every day for practice in HS....leaving them out with a weather cover on it will be a welcome change in college O:-)
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Unread postby theczar » Mon Nov 13, 2006 12:02 am

rainbowgirl28 wrote:
LHSpolevault wrote:MATDUST.

can't stand it... the mats we have at school have a lot and it gets in my eyes whenever i land.


SIU-Edwardsville has the most pit dust I have ever seen. When I get bored I just jump on their front buns and laugh at the cloud of dust that comes out.


last year at a meet at SIUE we moved the pits so we'd have a tailwind....

yeah....there was definatly a rat nest in it and a the remains of a snake....and not to mention the 2 feet of standing water in the bottom of the pads...


worst pit ever.
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Re: PV Pet Peeves

Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Sat Nov 10, 2007 12:37 pm

lonestar wrote:My top ten:

10) People who before they take their first step, step back and forth, back and forth, back and forth, back and forth...


Like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnjGLxaoiF8


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Re: PV Pet Peeves

Unread postby Vault&Flip » Sat Nov 10, 2007 1:19 pm

rainbowgirl28 wrote:
lonestar wrote:My top ten:

10) People who before they take their first step, step back and forth, back and forth, back and forth, back and forth...


Like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnjGLxaoiF8


:P



Oh my...
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Unread postby 1yeldud1 » Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:22 pm

Becca, We had a USATF meet this summer ar SIUE and they STILL had those junk DUSTY pits. They had left the top cover completely off and the top pad was in such bad shape we had to wire tie it on the mats to keep it in place. Did hear that they are hosting a big meet in 2008 (nationals ???) and are SUPPOSE to get new pits this year.
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Unread postby rainbowgirl28 » Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:55 pm

1yeldud1 wrote:Becca, We had a USATF meet this summer ar SIUE and they STILL had those junk DUSTY pits. They had left the top cover completely off and the top pad was in such bad shape we had to wire tie it on the mats to keep it in place. Did hear that they are hosting a big meet in 2008 (nationals ???) and are SUPPOSE to get new pits this year.


Yeah they are hosting NAIAs this year and next year. I sure hope they get new pits by then!
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