Author Archives: dahlman2017

Mentor A mentor is someone, usually older, who goes “above and beyond” to bring you into a different “world”, often a profession or career.  They may be a “boss”, but if they are, they’re a “boss” that’s as interested in your learning and success as their own.  They may just be a more experienced co-worker or contemporary,Continue reading “PV Mentor”

(Officiating a Mammoth Vault Competition) Ashland Tomorrow I’m officiating at the Ashland University indoor high school pole vault competition.  It’s exciting, there are great vaulters on both the boys and girls side, including two boys trying to get over sixteen feet. And there’s no friendlier place than Ashland to officiate a track meet. The athletes, coaches, andContinue reading “Tricks of the Trade”

Provenance – the place of origin or earliest known history of something (OED) This is a pole vaulting story, a brief history of a piece of equipment, and what’s happened to the event in the past thirty-five years (or more) here in Central Ohio.  I sold the raised runway today.  Indoor Vaulting What is a raised runway?  MineContinue reading “Provenance”