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Price: $2.99 Download on the App Store If you are ready to get caught up in Olympic fever or simply looking for a fun sports game to try out then London 2012 is the app for you. London 2012 is an action sports game that recreates the Olympic experience by letting you compete in Olympic style events like the pole vault and 100m run.You begin the game by customizing a character. You choose whether the character is male or female, the type of hair, skin color and country. London 2012 even lets you choose your character’s special talent such as strength, balance, agility etc.Once you have customized your character, London 2012 will take you to a training mode to help you figure out how to use the game. The controls are easy to use and simply involve tapping or sliding your fingers on your iOS device.London 2012 allows you to create up to three characters and has nine events that come from five different sports. The events are: 100m run, 110m Hurdles, Triple Jump, Pole Vault, 100m Freestyle Swim, 100m Butterfly Swim, Archery, Kayaking and Double Tap Shooting.Once you have mastered the training mode on London 2012 you can move on and compete in the Olympic mode, where you can receive trophies and medals based on how well you do in the events.The game also has various challenges throughout each event such as finishing a race within 12 seconds or finishing in the top three of an event. Once you complete the challenges in London 2012 you will unlock other Olympic events for you to compete in. more
19-0 1/4 (5.80m) Maksim Tarasov (USSR) 1989 & Raphael Holzdeppe (Germany) 2008
15-2 1/4 (4.63m) Angelica Benglsson (Sweden) 2008
Track and Field News — Last year’s runner-up Jack Whitt didn’t feel all that good when this year’s competition started. “I wouldn’t say I was sick”‘ the Oral Roberts Junior revealed. “But I definitely had a very sharp pain in my stomach.” At least the sore shoulder that bothered him earlier this season wasn’t in evidence. Whitt had assumed the favorite’s mantle when Arkansas frosh Andrew Irwin, the indoor champ, didn’t advance from the Regional. Whitt took awhile to get grooved in, needing a pair of attempts at each of his first two heights, 17-4 1/2 (5.20) an 17-8 1/2 (5.40). Five others made 17-8 1/2 on their initial tries. But Whitt took the lead at 18-0 1/2 (5.50) by clearing on his first. Derek Hinch of Arizona State and Michael Woepse of UCLA needed two and Harvard’s Nico Weiler needed three. Woepse assumed command at 18-2 1/2 (5.55) with a first timer. Hinch went out. Weiler passed and Whitt passed on to 18-4 1/2 (5.60) after a miss. Whitt’s first try make prompted the other two to pass to 18-6 1/2 (5.65), where the scenario was repeated, so at 18-8 1/4 (5.70) where Woepse and Weller only had single attempts remaining. Neither was successful, nor was Whitt on his first. After they were gone he took a pair of futile attempts at a PR 18-10 1/4 (5.75). “It definitely took more vaults than I’m used to, ” he said. “I knew coming in I had a pretty good shot, but I was going to have to jump my best.” by Peter Mackenzie 1. Jack Whitt (OR) 18-6 1/2;2. Michael Woepse (UCLA) 18-2 1/2;3. Derek Hinch (ASU) 18-0 1/2; 4. Nico Weiler (Harv) 18-0 1/2; 5. Cale Simmons (AF) 17-8 1/2; 5. Kolby Shephard (Lib) 17-8 1/2; 7. Joe Davis (VaT) 17-8 1/2; 8.Chase Brannon (Tn) 17-8 1/2; 9. Andrew Lahaye (FSU) 17-8 1/2
Hilton HS, Hilton, NY
Intermediate Boys Pole Vault
1 Danny Schuhmacher Penfield AC 8-11.75 –
Intermediate Girls Pole Vault
1 Karmen Auble Warsaw 10-08.00 –
California University PA
Pole Vault Young Men
1 Ackerman, Charles 94 Unattached 4.27m 4.10m 13-05.25
2 Fuller, Austin 94 Unattached 4.00m 13-01.50
3 Kolar, Tyler 95 Regional Fam 4.27m 3.85m 12-07.50
4 Pavlik, Cody 95 Weekend Warr 3.66m 3.55m 11-07.75
Pole Vault Intermediate Boys
1 Sanford, Caleb 97 Unattached 3.51m 3.50m 11-05.75
2 Brazon, Brian 96 Valley Speed 3.20m 3.40m 11-01.75
Pole Vault Youth Boys
1 Stiffler, Jrylan 98 Greensburg Y 2.24m 7-04.25
Pole Vault Young Women Continue reading
Cerritos College, Norwalk, CA
Pole Vault Young Men
1 Golubovic, Daniel Unattached 4.26m 13-11.75
2 Scale, Reed Unattached 4.11m 13-05.75
3 Griffin, Sean Unattached J4.11m 13-05.75
4 Groener, Dillon 33-Chino You 3.96m 12-11.75
4 Winchell, Mark Unattached 3.96m 12-11.75
6 Ritchie, Christian Unattached 3.66m 12-00.00
7 Fonzi, Nico PS Vegas Fly 3.36m 11-00.25
– Vinson, Riley Unattached NH
Pole Vault Intermediate Boys
1 Shank, Jesse Victory Athl 3.96m 12-11.75
2 Wagenveld, Michael Unattached 3.66m 12-00.00
3 Nguyen, Vince Unattached 2.76m 9-00.50
Pole Vault Young Women Continue reading
Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Pole Vault Young Men
1 Harmon, Nelson 50-Casper Qu,Casper 3.96m 3.95m 12-11.50
2 Hilborn, Gunnar Unattached,Clancy, 3.04m 3.80m 12-05.50
3 Roseboom, Jensen Unattached,Clinton, 3.65m J3.80m 12-05.50
4 Dringman, Brett Unattached 3.96m J3.80m 12-05.50
5 Thompson, Mitchell Unattached,Laurel, 3.20m J3.80m 12-05.50
6 Dopp, Dillon Unattached,Ammon, I 3.96m 3.65m 11-11.75
Pole Vault Young Women
1 Cundith, Terah Unattached,Helena, 2.43m 3.20m 10-06.00
2 Kennedy, Nicole YMCA Team Id,Nampa, 3.20m J3.20m 10-06.00
3 Risa, Brandi Unattached,Billings 2.43m 2.90m 9-06.25
4 Brady, Bailey Unattached,Great Fa 2.43m 2.75m 9-00.25
5 Sabol, Laurel Bozeman TC,Bozeman, 2.43m J2.75m 9-00.25
Pole Vault Intermediate Boys Continue reading
Texas –Brad Walker, Jeremy Scott and Derek Miles will represent the United States in the men’s pole vault at the upcoming London Games, and someday, wouldn’t it be nice to see a little local flavor on that list. Spring High School’s two-time Class 5A state champion Reese Watson comes to mind as a possible candidate, and the timing may be just right in about four years for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. “Yes, definitely, that’s a dream and something to work towards,” said Watson, who is enjoying a little down time this summer before heading off to college. “I really like my coach at the University of Texas, (men’s track and field associate head coach) Mario Sategna, and I’m ready to get to Austin and start working very hard towards reaching the next level.” Walker won his fourth U.S. pole vault title clearing 18 feet, 7¼ inches at the Olympic trials on June 28 in Eugene, Ore., with Scott second at 18-9¼, and Miles coming in at 18-4½. The current outdoor world record is 20-1¾ set by Russia’s Sergey Bubka in 1994 in Italy, and he also owns the indoor mark at 20-2.18. Watson’s bests are 17-7 indoors set in Continue reading
You may already know this, but there are significant differences between sports/electrolyte drinks (those that contain carbohydrates and electrolytes) and the “Energy” drinks that are now all the rage. But what you may not know is just how significant, and potentially serious, these differences can be. All of these names for drinks can be confusing – don’t be fooled. The ingredients can be deceiving. If your patients are drinking something that advertises itself as an “Energy Drink,” they are probably helping themselves to a healthy (or more likely unhealthy) dose of stimulants. A more proper name for this class of drinks could be “Stimulant Drinks.”
Energy for Sports Performance
Before we go further, let’s remember how basic nutrients provide energy for muscular activity and performance. Glucose is the body’s prime source of fuel for regenerating ATP, which is the essential energy currency required of athletes performing high intensity exercise. Carbohydrates (sugars) are a direct source of glucose, but the body can also make glucose by burning amino acids and fats. Glucose is like the coal in a power plant. When our bodies need more energy, they burn more glucose, just like when energy needs in a city increase, more coal is burned (or nuclear fuel, or gas – you get the picture).
In contrast, stimulants bind to neurons and activate them. But stimulants cannot substitute for glucose or the energy it produces. Using the analogy above, when you consume stimulants, it’s as if airflow to coal in the furnace of a power plant were suddenly and greatly increased. Yes, you get a big increase in the amount of energy being released but only because you are burning the coal up all at once. When the coal is gone, it’s gone. Stimulants make people feel like they have more energy but it is mostly because it is all being burned up at once. more
There are several stimulants that are on the WADA Prohibited List that pop up in dietary supplements and sometimes in stimulant drinks. Take a look at the examples below. It is possible that your patients may be unwittingly drinking one or more of these prohibited ingredients.
| On the Prohibited List as: | But sometimes also called: |
| Methylhexaneamine | Geranium (extract, stems, or oil), geranamine, “geranium surge” and other madeup names. 1,3-Dimethylamyline, dimethylpentylamine. |
| Octopamine | ß,4-Dihydroxyphenethylamine; p- Hydroxymandelamine; ND-50; Noroxedrine; p-Norsynephrine |
| Oxilofrine | Methylsynephrine |
| Phenpromethylamine | Fenprometamina; Phenpromethamine; Phenpromethaminum; Phenylpropylmethylamine; “Benzedrine.” Benzedrine itself is an amphetamine like stimulant,but it seems the name may also be used as code for phenpromethylamine. Acacia rigidula (the ingredient label may list this plant but the product might have phenpreomethylamine and other substances in it). |
Keep in mind that stimulants are prohibited as a category for those athletes being tested during a competition (except for caffeine and synephrine, neither of which are currently prohibited, but are both in the WADA Monitoring program). The example product and label discussed earlier could cause a positive anti-doping test. Stimulants in dietary supplements are not limited to what you find in bottles or cans on shelves – they can also come in powder form that can be mixed up by the user. They are also found in the grocery check-out line decorated with bracelets and other gimmicks to attract young consumers.
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19.06.1986
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CUB
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5.90
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5.60
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03.05.1983
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FRA
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5.75
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5.55
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28.03.1992
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FRA
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5.63
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5.52
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26.11.1986
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GRE
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5.75
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5.72
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28.09.1989
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GER
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5.80
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5.77
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18.09.1986
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FRA
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6.01
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5.97
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20.05.1986
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GBR
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5.72
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5.72
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02.04.1983
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UKR
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5.82
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5.72
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13.07.1977
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FRA
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5.95
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5.72
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27.06.1986
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GER
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5.91
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5.91
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16.10.1977
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GER
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5.92
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5.92
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21.06.1981
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USA
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6.04
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5.72
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John Smith of HSI once said there are only 3 reasons why you get injured. (1) You are tired (2) You have an imbalance (3) Your mind wants to do something your body doesn’t want to do
Pole vaulter surprisingly fails to qualify For Kelsie Hendry, this entire summer was focused on returning to the Olympics. The Saskatoon native and former University of Saskatchewan Huskie competed for Canada in the pole vault in Beijing in 2008 and seemed to be on track to represent Canada again in London next month. Going into the Canadian Track and Field Trials in Calgary this weekend, Hendry was a heavy favourite. She had already cleared the Olympic A standard height of 4.50 metres several times this season, the only Canadian female to do so. She is also the Canadian record holder in the event. Her confidence was high enough that she already registered in several European meets in the lead-up to London. All she needed was a top-three finish in Calgary. Unfortunately, in sport, things don’t always go as planned. “I’ve been having a great season up until yesterday. It really all came crashing down,” Hendry said on Sunday. On Saturday, she missed all three tries at the first height she attempted. “I started at 4.20 (metres), which was lower than any meet I’ve started at all year long,” Read more: http://www.thestarphoenix.com/sports/Hendry+dream+return+trip+Olympics+ends/6874396/story.html#ixzz1zZeldz00
