Tom Tries It: Track & Field
By: Tom Yazwinski
Updated: July 27, 2012
Track and Field is the stage for some of the finest athletes in the world at the Olympic Games and I am not one of them.
But with so many different events, I could surely find one for me. Our first event, was the basic 100 meter race. That's where we met 15 year-old Anfernee Golliday, who is good at just about everything.
At first we were neck and neck but during the next 95 meters, Afnernee found a second gear making me feel like I was in park.
To give my legs a rest we met up with 16 year-old Brittany Austin for some shot put - yes she is a girl but I still had to intimidate my competition.
It didn't work. Brittany managed to toss a consistent 35 feet.
From then on it was failure after failure: I tried hurtles. And i tried long jump, but it my case...short jump. Again, the track and field events are for some of the best athletes in the world, not for me.
But I tried it. Click the video to see my attempts in all their glory.
But with so many different events, I could surely find one for me. Our first event, was the basic 100 meter race. That's where we met 15 year-old Anfernee Golliday, who is good at just about everything.
At first we were neck and neck but during the next 95 meters, Afnernee found a second gear making me feel like I was in park.
To give my legs a rest we met up with 16 year-old Brittany Austin for some shot put - yes she is a girl but I still had to intimidate my competition.
It didn't work. Brittany managed to toss a consistent 35 feet.
From then on it was failure after failure: I tried hurtles. And i tried long jump, but it my case...short jump. Again, the track and field events are for some of the best athletes in the world, not for me.
But I tried it. Click the video to see my attempts in all their glory.
