Checkin’ in from the land of 23.56 hours of sunlight. Seriously… we are that far north.
Lapinlahti, Finland… a 5 hour drive north of Helsinki in a region called Savo.
… in the middle of nowhere we find the northern most Outdoor Mondo Track in the world.. and all the best gear to go with […]

I want to thank everyone for their energy this season, their well wishes, their love, and their belief in me. It truly penetrated deeper than I could ever explain to you. I want to let you all know where we stand at this point. The Olympics are still in the running, this […]

The competition just wrapped up! I have never in my life felt as good as I did today. It was an amazing feeling and it really gave me confidence in the program Linda Blade and the team had put together. However, it was also a giant learning experience…at the wrong time. […]

After all the drama of Europe, I think its time for some good luck! I just got a pair of shoes in the mail today, so the hunt is over. It is crazy, my wife and I talked to every sports store on earth…not an exaggeration… every track and field distributer on […]

So I get to Cork Ireland, thinking nothing more could go wrong…lol… good one right. Guess what? No baghs again… However this time I packed the spikes and a jumping uniform..not much else, but I did pack the right stuff. So lets fast forward to jump day… still no luggage… its […]

I jumped late thursday evening. It was a great night, and my body felt pretty good. The competition was stacked, with the world champion Yuri from the Ukraine jumping with us. I was hoping for a great day, but alas, the worst jump of the season. A dismal 2.15m… and […]

So in the theme of things running a muck, I was missed at the airport again… very much like Bilboa, except this time the plan touched down in an entirely different city. Thus forcing me to find a train to Lucerne. All be it, ridicolus, it was kinda cool… as I had never […]

I have never felt so helpless at a competition before. I was informed that spikes will surely be there for me and not to worry. I arrived at the track, warmed up as usual, and waited. Minutes before the comp was to start, the man came over with a pair of […]

So, my optimism has taken a small left hand turn. Due to the fact that the airport has no idea where my luggage is… they are locating it as we speak… THIS JUST IN… the meet director just walked in the computer room, and tapped me on the back to inform me […]