Did you jump at the Masters Indoor Nationals?

[master]

If you competed at the Masters Indoor Nationals in Boise (really Nampa) Idaho, how about sharing your thoughts with everyone.
Did you like the facilities? How about the great staff that ran the vault? Would you like to compete at that facility again? During the athletes meeting, they indicated the meet would not likely happen there again.
How did you do compared to your goals? Do you have many other indoor opportunities to compete? Did you travel a great distance to participate. I know Deke Conklin came from New Hampshire and Joe Johnston came from Florida.

[nambi]

I thought the facilities and the staff were great. However, I was disappointed in my performance. I had cleared 3.10 in practice earlier and was excited to jump. When I went to warm up, I realized we had packed the wrong poles. Plus, I still haven't figured out how to deal with the long wait. I am almost always the last one to vault so I try to stay loose and ready the whole time. At Nampa that meant warming up at 1 and not jumping in earnest until nearly 6 pm, finishing at 6:30. By that time I was lucky to have enough energy to use a soft practice pole. I am not sure I will compete at any nationals again unless I can figure out how to deal with the wait. Young vaulters can be ready to go much easier than this old lady who "stiffens up" within minutes.

I would appreciate any suggestions.

[master]

Wow, I can't imagine dealing with not having the right poles. The other problem, having to wait so long, is a serious and difficult problem. I spoke with Mark Murdock, a pole vaulter and the meet director about that. The only thing we could come up with was to have smaller groups. But that means more of the available hours in the day spent in warm ups which might make it harder to get everyone through.
I was in the M50-59 group that started at 8am. Our group took longer than planned and that shifted all subsequent groups out in time. It was tough getting my body going at 7 when warmups started. Then I waited for almost 2 hours. Since I can start tightening up in only 20 minutes, it was a chore to get my rythm back again.
I watched Nadine O'Connor jump, setting a new WR. I have a strong suspicion you are her. Anyway, I enjoyed watching and was very impressed by Nadine's jumping.
I don't have any good suggestions about having to wait so long but perhaps others will comment.

[vaultmd]

Nambi,

Welcome to the forum!

Hope to see you more around here.

[nambi]

Wow! I didn't know anyone was still around besides the ever patient officials and Bud, of course. Now, I really wish I had jumped higher. Next year!

And, thanks for the welcome. I am looking forward to learning lots of good stuff from all of you experts out there.

[vaultmd]

Wow! I didn't know anyone was still around besides the ever patient officials and Bud, of course. Now, I really wish I had jumped higher. Next year!

And, thanks for the welcome. I am looking forward to learning lots of good stuff from all of you experts out there.

I don't know about any experts here; I go to masters meets because they are good places to drink beer with my friends. Hopefully I'll be able to jump in Edmonton this year.