I had never been to an indoor track meet before. All the track meets before this that I have attended have been outdoor events. The sports arena was a busy place with events happening at different times and in different areas on the track floor.
From where we were sitting in the stands, I couldn't really take very good photos with the camera that I have, but that didn't stop me from trying, of course. I took a few to show the size of the arena and so that you could see all the different events going on. Click on the pictures to get a close up view of things.
This is my younger son (closest to the camera), his girlfriend, and a neighbor friend of my sons sitting on the right side of me.
My husband was sitting on the left side of me.
Front and center and holding a pole for pole vaulting is my son talking to one of his former coaches. You can see him a little better in the second photo.
Here he is with the pole in the air and getting ready to start his run before vaulting. (I drew a blue arrow on the photo to help pinpoint him for you.)
This is one of his vaults. He didn't make it over on this one.
Here he is on his way up in the vault. I believe this is one of the vaults that he was successful with, but I'm not sure. I didn't really catch any very good photos of him vaulting, unfortunately. At this particular meet, his best pole vault height was 12 foot.
When it wasn't his turn to vault, he had to do a lot of waiting on the sidelines. The blue arrow points him out to you again.
When his teammates were vaulting, he helped catch the pole after their vaults and also watched to help them mark and count their steps to help them get their timing right when planting the pole. He also helped with measuring and setting the standards at the right places.
After the meet, we brought my son back home with us. He is here now for a few days on his spring break. It will be good to get to see him for a little while before he has to return.
6 comments:
What a neat place. I enjoyed your photos very much. Hope you all enjoy your time together.
Thank you, Mildred. It was interesting to be able to see various events all going on at the same time. I also liked the fact that we could watch the meet without worrying about the weather as we usually did when we went to high school track meets outside. From where we were sitting, we could see the various races around the track on the outside, the high jump, the pole vaulting, the shot put, and the long jump events.
Just like being at the Olympics! Thank you, Daisy. When we watch the Olympics on TV we see all the different events going on at once, and wonder how you decide which one to watch. Of course, the one your son is in. :>} 12 feet sounds a little higher than my feet like to be off the floor - does he feel like he's flying? I like your younger son's new haircut!
I love track meets. I ran track when I was in high school so many years ago. I've never seen an indoor one before. It looks like it probably was a little difficult to keep up with everything.
My hubbie is the girls track coach at school. They have already had their 1st meet. I'm hopeful to get to go to a few.
Enjoy your visit with your son. I'm sure you are glad to have him home.
You must be very proud of him.
I've never been to an indoor event like that before, but I have been to an outdoor track event.
Ladydi, yes we were most interested in seeing the pole vaulting because that was my son's event, but we did watch some of the others that were going on when the pole vaulting was done. As far as feeling like flying, I think so. I often tease him about having wings on his shoes. My younger son had to get his hair cut shorter (school rule) in order to be on the wrestling team. Once he had it shorter, he decided he liked it better that way. I'm glad because I like it better short too. :)
Susie, it was hard to follow everything, but we could see several different events fairly well from where we sat. Yes, I am glad to get to spend a little time with my son now that he is home on break again. :-)
Lynne, I liked attending the meet indoors. So often it is cold or windy outside when we attend outdoor meets. It was a different experience. Yes, I am proud of him. I'm glad we got to see him vault. :-)
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