Champion at last !!!

My calf injury proved to be a blessing in disguise. I knew I couldn't be competitive if I'd entered both the mile & 10K events during the last PSP. Being as tenacious as ever, I still tried to run on the eve of the opening ceremony of PSP on the 25th. At first I felt fine, my calf felt fine & I did an easy 5 laps on my Mizuno Wave Aero. I decided not to use the Newtons, becoz I feared that it would worsen my injury. After that 5 laps, I decided that it was time to put on the spikes & after that everything went downhill again. So I knew it was over for me.

As big a bummer as it was, I still remain faithful on the javelin event. I'd no idea on how I would do in that event, the last (& first) time I threw the javelin was when I was 14. I got second that day. & to make matters worse, I didn't get to train at all before the actual event. Luckily there was this thing called YOUTUBE. I searched for javelin videos & there was tons of them. So when I did my warmups, I looked like a season thrower edi.

I got to the venue about 2 hours before the scheduled start. It was very hot. But being a pro-wannabe, I put on my warmups & proceeded to the track to do a thorough warm up, just as I'd seen in the videos. So, when it was time to start, I got to the line soaking wet. We got to throw one warm up throw, so everybody was anxious to see me throw. I had the longest run-up & my technique was ... well.. I was actually the only one with the proper throwing technique. The rest just relied on pure brute strength. Last year's winner was also there. & I drew the first blood, my first throw was well over 30m.. still short by javelin standards.. but I was ahead of everybody.

I held the pole position well into the 2nd round.. & during the 4th throw I got well beyond 35m but it was a foul throw. & during the 4th throw the guy from AG actually managed to throw farther than me. But I took a slim lead during the 5th throw. & during my final throw I sealed it with a 35m throw. Actually, I didn't even have to take the last throw, it was in the bag edi. But, I wanted to see how far I can go.

It was my technique. I might not be as strong as the other guys. But with the correct technique, I didn't have to use that much strength. & I'm confident, with more training, I could go well beyond 40m during PSKK. One of the officials came to me during the event & complimented me on my technique. I was pleased to know that the officials actually took note of my throwing the javelin. I've to work on my technique though.

So, at last, I won one individual event in the PSP. Alhamdulillah... In fact, I was the only other winner during the athletics event, the other one being my friend Hisham from eP. He won the high hurdles. I'm really looking forward to the PSKK. I'd learned that last year's winner threw a 45m throw... I think that's within my reach. If I could win in PSKK, javelin would be my discipline of choice for athletics...

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