Eliza McCartney is finally getting close to bending that pole of hers and climbing out of the darkness and back towards the light again. Frankly, it can’t come soon enough either, though this world-class Kiwi pole vaulter has learned that when it comes to returning from injury, patience is most…
FIRTH — Injuries continue to hamper Seward senior pole vaulter Chase Berry, but the former Class B boys state champion is maintaining a positive attitude and his sense of humor through it all. “I’d rather have my ankle a little sore like it is now than having the room spinning,”…
Not many athletic careers go without a minor speed bump. Andy Jacobs knows that better than most. The Husker pole vaulter was fresh off an impressive freshman campaign that included second-place finishes at the Big Ten indoor and outdoor meets. She was looking to take the next step in her…
Alysha Newman might have been wearing a megawatt smile when she soared to pole vault gold at the Commonwealth Games last March. But the 24-year-old was competing through pain so bad, she’d barely been able to practise. “Oh yeah, it was horrible,” Newman said. “I had taken two weeks off…
POLE vaulter Puteri Nur Adillah Shik Azizir Rahman comes from a poor family. But the hardship has only made her stronger as the pint-sized Negri Sembilan lass showed great resolve to break an 18-year Malaysia Games (Sukma) girls’ pole vault record twice at the Perak Stadium in Ipoh yesterday. The…
Austrian pole vault record holder Kira Grunberg had been looking forward to competing at the IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015 until a traumatic training accident on 30 July in Innsbruck saw her break vertebrae in her spine. The accident has left the 2014 European Championships finalist, who had finished fourth…
For fitness enthusiasts and athletes, the recovery nutrition meal after training is the most important meal of the day. What you eat after training is important to boost your immune function, refuel your body so that it will respond to the training, and give you the necessary energy to train…
