TRIPLE JUMPING FAR

(2021 Tokyo Olympics - Triple jump podium - Zhu Yaming, Pedro Pichardo and Hugues Zango, left to right)

5:11 AM (2/2/22): "Ever since a Fall 2016 indoor track meet at the Ocean Breeze Athletic complex, in Staten Island, NY... in which I had taken '3' jumps, and allegedly jumped '53 feet even' on the third one (after the first was 47'0" and the second a 'foul')... I had retained the hope that with the 'right guidance' and weight training/conditioning... I would have the means to be a formidable force... in the triple jump, at the international level... The '53 footer (16.15 meters*),' was not ratified as official, because I recollect a dude shaking his head... as though he was thinking, 'this can't be real,' after the jump had been executed... and then he and some other official said that the measuring device was 'not taut (straight),' and recalibrations... had to be made... So, in a sense... I concluded they were disputing the 'board distances' to the pit, after the measuring..." - Michael Izuchukwu

5:17 AM (2/2/22): "Nevertheless, I had resumed triple jump training (after a hiatus in time, which had followed the 2016 'upset') on 8/16/18... Such consisted of plyometrics initially and sprinting, but as of my time in University City, MO... where I worked on my 'Theory of Dimensional Limitation' for 7 months (after some work at Eastern Virginia Medical School), I have been walking about 2 miles daily... ever since..." - Michael Izuchukwu

5:24 AM (2/2/22): "A look at the 2021 Olympics triple jump competition..." - Michael Izuchukwu

Portugal's Pedro Pichardo can't be caught, leaps to triple jump gold at Tokyo Olympics | NBC Sports - YouTube

NOTE:

The 'atmospheric vibe' of this competition, felt like 'golfing'... likely due to the 'spectator restraints,' due to COVID-19

Tokyo Olympics Will Allow Domestic Spectators - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

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Discussion of some endeavors of mine, in the past and future (East Orange, NJ - 1:17 PM on 3/13/22) - YouTube

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5:28 AM (2/2/22): See: www.outsideboxes360.blogspot.com

Hazy - Cosmos & Jonathan Edwards (Manchester 2002): www.videodoubler.com/combo/99712 [video juxtaposition, featuring Jonathan Edwards (present triple jump world record holder) competing at age 36... and achieving a distance of 17.86 meters (58'7")]

jonathan edwards triple jump - Google Search

NOTE:
Regarding the distance of 53" (16.15 meters), I guess I am 'with Jesus'... but as an experienced 'amateur triple jumper'... I know that there is a difference between 'talent and genius,' and many factors/variables... such as 'weight lifting,' technique, and environment/location.. influence, one's distances... Over time, the 'skill level' of the average competitor, changes - such can serve as catalysts, for certain performances...

Triple jump world record progression - Wikipedia

Edwards recalls world record-breaking triple jump | World Athletics

“Some people walk down a path, while expecting to find fruits (of their labor)… and they don’t find any… A dream is a goal, with a deadline… but there is a difference, between dreams and goals… given that the latter, tend to be more practical… and one should always be mindful of which direction to move, if the need for a detour… arises…” – Michael Izuchukwu, 9:41 AM (9/25/22)

[from 'www.izthewhiz32.blogspot.com']

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VIDEO TRAIL:

1. Oldest Americans Say This Is the No. 1 Surprise of Aging | Watch (msn.com)

CAPTION:

Interesting video... worth a read...

2. M83 - "By The Kiss" - YouTube

M83 - By the kiss (Slowed down) - YouTube

CAPTION:
A nice tune... In life, I live as though I am preparing for the phase which follows... as opposed to the one, we believe we know...

3. LIVING in a PRIUS with my DAD!!! *GUARANTEED to make you LAUGH!* - YouTube

David Leebron - Wikipedia

CAPTION:
Interesting video of a female, enjoying the outdoors with her dad... who kind of resembles President David Leebron, of Rice University...

A Day in the Life of an MIT PhD Student - YouTube

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8:17-9:41 of this video, was the most intriguing for me... Given I was at Eastern Virginia Medical School in a remote capacity, from the Fall of 2016 to the Spring of 2019 (until my work there, in May 2019 and June 2019... when I was on-campus)... I did not have the traditional student experience... which facilitates the ability, to optimize one's network of peers... I did have a few associates, whose names I cannot recollect... that had been stored on a former laptop of mine, which was 'involuntarily disabled' in the Fall of 2019... when I had been in Philadelphia, PA [at one of the shelters, in Philly's 'Center City'... ...where, I had 'been camping' [they had make-shift beds, to sleep in... ... ...and during the day... ... ...I would explore Philadelphia... ... ...via energy, from an EBT card (the shelters provided 'complementary and/or supplementary meals,' as well) - ***I arguably could not have survived, off the 'shelter food' alone - EBT was a pathway, for 'healthier' & 'more satisfying' options'***] - ...perhaps a 'random person' thought... ... ...that my presence there (after having been in Virginia)... ... ...was, 'of anomaly']..." - Michael Izuchukwu
NOTE:
At the end of each day [over the course, of about '4' months (October 2019 up to the beginning... of February 2020)]... ... ...I would return 'to base'... ... ...in Philadelphia, PA's 'Center City'... ... ...and much of my observations... ... ...were relayed... ... ...via a former 'Couchsurfing profile' text section wall... of mine.
CONTEXT (of Couchsurfing profile text... ... ...via 'Microsoft Word'):
Michael Izuchukwu (@micolostud1) | TikTok
CONTEXT (of 'Philly spirit-mind-body ratio training'):
THE GAINING GAME: CUP OF SPIRIT / https://beginnings77.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-gaining-game-cup-of-spirit.html
(see 'top portion')

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8:14 AM (8/3/26):
Before 'that' laptop had been subject to some type of tampering (which resulted in the disabling)... ... ...I had done 'screening' (1 or 2 times)... ... ...of all the files, on such. ... ... ...From this experience... ... ...I began relating to the phrase 'eggs in multiple baskets.'
RECAP FACEBOOK POST (relevant):
12:42 PM (6/30/26): Supreme Court rules... - Michael Izuchukwu | Facebook /
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BP9VpMRGE/
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Dude on his laptop (with '2' rings)... ... ...is like:
'...If I open one of these folders... ... ...I enter, 'a command center.'

8:28 AM (8/3/26):
Talking about 'Aging Countering' Pathways (East Orange, NJ - 12:13 PM, on 4/30/26) - YouTube
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NOTE:

Regarding where I stayed for the 4 months I was in Virginia, in 2019:

1. "I stayed at this dude's place (a person I befriended, at the Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center), for a weekend...

Taha Harmache (@harmachetaha) • Instagram photos and videos

I may have gone there in April 2019, given I was rationing my financial reserves. At the time, I was new to the area... and I also was seeking 'housing accommodation'... due to the nature, of my 'familial relations'...)" - Michael Izuchukwu

RESIDENCY LETTER (3whiz104.blogspot.com)

2. "I also was at the Westin Hotel, in the Pembroke area... of Virginia Beach, VA, for 3-4 weeks... having been covered, by an associate of the individual... who had helped facilitate my studies at Eastern Virginia Medical School (who had known my dad)..." - Michael Izuchukwu

(photo of the lobby area, of the Westin hotel... sometime in the summer of 2019)

3. "I also cohabited at a dude's place in the neighborhood of Ghent, in Norfolk, VA... for about 3 weeks... Aside from those intervals of time, I was essentially a 'vagrant'... given I had no permanent address, in Virginia... and I had to be resourceful..." - Michael Izuchukwu

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"I happened to attend the Onelife Fitness center, with Taha... on at least 2 occasions, when I was in Virginia... The first time was during 'the weekend' that we had cohabited, and there was a subsequent time... when I had been walking quite far... and just happened, to cross paths with him... weeks later (at night, when he had been with his dad)... I didn't have any membership, but I believe it was his dad who was kind enough... to cover the expense, of the visitations..." - Michael Izuchukwu