It has been quite a roller coaster of emotions, and struggles this year. Some of which I have shared with you, and some which i was forced to deal with alone. All and all, the year was a blessing, and a sentiment to making a choice, working hard and accomplishing what you set your heart and mind to doing.

I wanted to end up this year ranked in the top 50 in the world by IAAF ranking standards, and should be right around 51 or 52 by season end! With the Olympics next year, and two season lefts to master what we scratched the surface of this year… I am a very optimistic man. My final competition ended with a jump of 2.20m which placed me second in the last of this Grand Prix series in Gotenburg Sweden, behind Marcus Harries of the USA who also jumped 2.20m (he won on a count back).

Looking back on the year, I am amazed at what we did… Team Lipscombe… all of you who check this web page, send me good vibes, and those who have helped me out financially. I could not have done this without you, but next year… Look out! This last meet… well the last few meets..competitng with the number 2 and 3 ranked jumpers in the world (Linus T and Stephan Holm) I realized a few things…but the most important is I am as good as I want to be, and I want to be that good!

I am in Amsterdam with my wife, we just bought our first home and we are going to take it easy for about a month before it all starts up again. When I get home I will edit the video of this trip..but for those who can not wait..there are some pictures on facebook. Talk to you soon… and keep checking for updates… I have a lot of loose ends to tie up on this page! Peace! Don’t let anyone ever tell you, you cant do something… cuz thats a bold face lie! Go GET EM!

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