Yesterday the Swiss Championships took place in Frauenfeld and I captured my sixth straight title. And while I again had little competition, this victory felt a extra special. The crowd was small, but with my parents arriving the day before the meet I knew I had fans. The European championships organizers also used the meet to fine tune their preparations.
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[…] I mentioned in my last post that some recent technical changes have helped me produce some solid results in the absence of power and strength. This is because I’ve found another set of eyes that finally works for me in Wolfgang Kötteritzsch. I’ve known Wolfi since I moved to Switzerland, but always thought of him primarily as a javelin coach. While I valued his feedback at meets, I never thought of asking to utilize him more. But after talking with him at a recent meet we decided to meet up more regularly this month. […]
Your radius grew! That’s a good looking throw. Waiting for the back handsprings…
Congratulations on your victory, Martin – well-deserved!
I want to thank you for taking the time yesterday to write me to clarify the World Juniors vs World Youth and birthdate issues in my post about Makhethe of South Africa. I realize now what I was trying to say: that it’s not being born in February that is a disadvantage, it’s being born in ’96. That means that at 18 this is his only World Junior Championship, if I understand this correctly.
I have posted a corrected copy: http://www.trackerati.com/2014/07/as-good-as-gold.html
By the way, I am from Seattle and remember when you were at UW!
Thanks again.
With appreciation,
Mark Cullen
That’s the important point. You’ve got a great blog. Keep it up.