Pole vault

Sometimes people ask me what it's really like to pole vault and why the heck I'd want to do it. Well, I'm human just like everyone elts. And sometimes we humans just want to feel like we are flying. Pole vaulting is the closest I will ever be to flying. Running hard down the asphalt, picking up speed as you go, pushing your speed to the limit. Then as you are running down the runway you suddenly hit your last three steps and slam your pole into the back of the box. Nothing elts matters a as you pull back as hard as you can on that pole and swing your legs above your head. You can feel your abs tighten up. Then you are almost over the bar. About to fall back to the earth! But you roll. You have to flip to your stomach and push off that pole. You watch as it falls to the side. And then.... And then you are over! You've cleared the bar and finally hit the mat. That's the moment you realize pole vaulting is flying. Some are scared to try. But everyone is a little scared to fly sometimes.