{"id":51,"date":"2014-01-04T05:35:52","date_gmt":"2014-01-04T11:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mcthrows.com\/?p=51"},"modified":"2014-03-02T06:22:50","modified_gmt":"2014-03-02T12:22:50","slug":"2013-new-york-diamond-league-womens-javelin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mcthrows.com\/?p=51","title":{"rendered":"2013 New York Diamond League Women’s Javelin"},"content":{"rendered":"

WOMEN’S JAVELIN<\/strong><\/p>\n

So, as the women\u2019s discus ended, the javelin throwers began warming up and I\u2019m pretty sure the temperature dropped even more. Here is a clip of me down by the javelin runway trying not to die of hypothermia:<\/p>\n

At the javelin runway<\/a><\/p>\n

For some reason I refer to the measuring system as the \u201ctiming system\u201d and Icahn Stadium as \u201cRandall Stadium\u201d but I defy anyone as cold as I was to make sense when talking into an I-phone.<\/p>\n

It was a great field of throwers\u2026<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.diamondleague-newyork.com\/Live-StartlistsResults\/Overview\/Womens-Javelin-Throw\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2026but how anybody got loose enough to sprint into their throw is beyond me.<\/p>\n

My favorite thrower was Martina Ratej of Slovenia. Here she is:<\/p>\n

\"New-York-Diamond-13-001\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The reason I liked her so much is that her coach gave her an animated pep talk between every throw, but her expression never changed. She opened with a season-best 60.51, and I guess her coach figured that he could berate her into an even greater effort. I do not speak Slavic, but based on his tone and his body language, he seemed to be saying, \u201cYou are throwing like a wuss and that is making me look bad!\u201d But she totally ignored him.<\/p>\n

My other favorite thrower was Christina Obergfoll, if for no other reason than that I love Germany, and that when I spoke to her after the competition she dropped an f-bomb when talking about the weather conditions. Here she is:<\/p>\n

\"New-York-Diamond-13-005\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are vids of some of the throws. I apologize to you jav fans out there for my less-than-excellent camera work, but I had two factors working against me. One, I could not feel my fingers. Two, javelin throwers have the annoying habit of running away from you as you try to film them.<\/p>\n

Hjalmsdottir<\/a><\/p>\n

Abakumova<\/a><\/p>\n

Obergfoll<\/a><\/p>\n

As you can see from the results, Obergfoll came through with a pretty decent 65.33 for the win. She\u2019ll be competing in Eugene this coming weekend, and I anticipate a nice effort out of her as even the unpredictable and occasionally maddening Eugene weather should seem luxurious after what she fought through on Saturday.<\/p>\n

by Dan McQuaid<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

this article originally appeared on the Illinois Track & Cross Country Coaches Association website on May 30, 2013<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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