"Rick Rimbert of Manitou Springs reaches full extension during the boys 3A long jump finals of the CHSAA track and field championships at Dutch CLark Stadium in Pueblo on May 17, 2008. Rimbert finished in third place with a jump of 21-0.25."
After yet another grueling day in the sun shooting track and field I feel well versed in the events. Today I didn't have to shoot any podium photos which left me available to roam and shoot any and all action. When I wandered over to the boys 3A long jump finals I noticed a very small window of uncluttered sky where the athletes were taking off. After a few test frames I was really pleased to nail the shot above on the first try. Funny enough I shot maybe 10 more frames and none of them turned out like this one.
All the finals were held today which meant that I was done shooting by 4:15pm compared to 7:00pm yesterday. I downloaded my last card as quickly as I could and then made my way for the highway. I was making excellent time until I ran into an accident involving two motorcycles. The accident was on the complete opposite side of the road but curious drivers easily lengthened my trip by about 25 minutes. Regardless I still made it back to Denver in about an hour and 35 minutes.
I picked up Ashley from Kathleen's house and we made our way to my house so I could shower and change before we went out for the night. Ashley Jo, I like to call her that since she's from the south, was up for anything for dinner so I figured that a good burger and a beer would do the trick. After some mild debate I decided to take her to Cherry Cricket in Cherry Creek North which is one of my favorite spots. They have all my favorite beers on tap (Blue Moon, Sunshine Wheat and Coors Light) and the burgers are amazing. If you haven't been its definitely a place you should try. Although Ashley didn't have a beer I still think she got the Cricket experience. You really can't go wrong with blue cheese on a burger!
We met Kathleen back at her place so the girls could finish getting ready before heading out for the evening. We couldn't let Ashley come to Denver/DU without a stop at the good ol' place between Subway and the laundry mat. For all of you who don't frequent the DU bar scene, The Border is the place to be Thursday and Saturday nights. Actually any night of the week you're sure to find someone there. I'll leave the rest of the evening to your imagination but you might guess that as Seniors with three weeks until graduation Kathleen and I showed Ashley a good time.
I have some things to do with my mom in the morning including but not limited to planning my graduation fiesta and then I'm going to play golf. Is it already May and I still haven't played 18 yet??? I've been hitting the ball great but my short game is struggling at the moment so I'm anxious to see how my game holds up on Murphy Creek's tough track.
-JCE
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