Pole Vault is one of the most dynamic and technically demanding track and field events combining the skills of gymnastics, weight lifting, sprinting, and jumping. Skilled Pole Vaulters are fast, powerful, strong, agile, fearless and likely a little intense…? So what does it take to run at full speed with a giant pole, plant it into a box only to be flung over 15ft in the air and bend your body over a bar? Join Olympian Angela Whyte as she sits down to discuss training, periodization, competition and more with Coach Cristina Weir, Ambroise Courteau, and Olympian and coach Doug Wood.
7pm ET/4pm AT