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Heavyweight Events for the Younger Athlete

By Todd Anderson call 613-551-7874. Highland attire is pre-registrations is Thursday, Up the Glens 5 kilometre run
encouraged and parental supervision July 28 at noon and can be done
For runners aged 13 years and
hile young athletes will be is requested. on the event website www. over the first annual Up the Glens

Wwowed by the achievements Events in the intermediate division glengarryhighlandgames.com. Kilt run will take place on Saturday,
of the older heavyweight athletes
in Maxville during Glengarry include 10 lbs. Sheaf Toss; 12 lbs. Highland attire is encouraged and July 30 at 4:30 p.m. The event is
Hammer Throw; 12 lbs. Stone parental supervision is requested. being scheduled during the closing
Highland Games, they will also be

able to compete themselves in the Throw; 14 lbs. Weight for Distance Track and field of the Glengarry Highland Games
and Caber Toss. Young athletes can also participate in front of thousands of spectators.
intermediate and junior divisions.

Junior Heavyweight Events in the track and field event held on Cost of the event is $40 and includes
The intermediate division is for Saturday, July 30. Track events are admission to the Glengarry Highland
male and female athletes aged 13 The junior heavyweight events are open to all ages, boys, and girls. Races Games, event shirt, bib, and timing
to 17 years old. The event will also being held on Saturday, July 30 are 60 metre, 200 metre, 400 metre, device. All runners must wear a kilt
be held on Saturday, July 30 and from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., with and 800 metre. Age categories are and will be required to complete the
individuals are only able to compete registration being at 8:30 a.m. beside subject to change based on number of course within an hour. Those taking
if they attend a local clinic or have the Sports Hall Of Fame building. racers. Registration can be done on longer will be detoured to an alternate
practised with a person who does Age groups are three to fi ve, six the day of the event between 12:30 and fi nish at which the timing device will
Highland Games heavy events. to eight, and nine to twelve. The 1:30 pm at the north end of the new not register an offi cial time. This is to

For information on clinic dates athletes will compete in Sheaf Toss, grandstands or you can be done only at ensure the schedule of closing events.
and/or registering to compete, Hammer Throw, Caber Toss, Discus www.glengarryhighlandgames.com Registration may be completed at
contact Lyndon MacNaughton at Throw, Shot put, and Tug of War. before 12 midnight on Thursday, July www.runningroom.com
lyndonshannon@xplornet.com or The deadline for advanced 28th.

What Makes a Good Chin?

By Tony “The Fighting Writer” Luis on May 7. For 5 rounds, Khan could afford to make more mistakes in my punch resistance. Maybe it’s
was boxing beautifully. Working then Khan and lose rounds. His chin a placebo effect or maybe George
behind his jab and employing good could withstand Khan’s punches and was on to something, or maybe it’s
movement and angles, he was out- he had the magic eraser to break both! All that said, a stronger neck

speeding and largely befuddling the Khan’s. For five rounds, Khan was will make your head more resistant
much larger and stronger Canelo. But perfect. He had to be. Canelo made to suffering whiplash from a punch.
in round 6, much like the tortoise and plenty of mistakes; Khan only had Whiplash causes a fi ghter to lose
to make one. It cost him a win. It’s consciousness. So if you can fi nd
the hare, Khan got comfortable, and
almost unfair. Khan sure looked like ways to minimize that, like building
the slower Canelo caught up to him.
a Middleweight on May 7. He packed a strong neck, you’re on a good
Canelo found his money punch and
on the muscle and didn’t lose much path. Another way to avoid losing
that was all she wrote. One punch
speed. But you can’t pack muscles in consciousness and protecting that
ne of the most often used changed the whole fi ght and erased
your chin. Or can you? chinny-chin-chin, is keeping it down!
Ophrases in boxing is, “man that all the good work Khan had done. Tuck that little guy up against your
guy’s got a great chin”, or, “dude’s There have been many fighters in Many theories have been raised

as to what makes a good chin. Some chest, move that head, and keep those
got a glass jaw”. For a new fan being history with “glass jaws” that still
say it’s genetics; a magic ingredient hands up! Another way to prevent
introduced to boxing, what does managed to win world championships getting knocked out is to work your
in your gene pool. You either have
that mean? Having a good “chin” and carve out a legacy for themselves. butt off in the gym. When a fighter

it or you don’t. If you don’t, tough

in boxing is referred to a fighter’s Thomas “Hitman” Hearns would gets tired, his flaws begin to show.

bananas, keep those hands up! But
ability to absorb a hard punch and be the most popular example. The He’ll make more mistakes and leave
there’s another theory. Last year, I
recover quickly. “Glass jaw” on the “Hitman” won world titles in fi ve himself open for punches. He won’t
had the pleasure and honour of eating
other hand, is the opposite. When weight divisions. His tall, lanky anticipate the punches coming at him
lunch with fellow Canadian and real-
you smash glass, it almost always frame and tremendous power life Rocky, George Chuvalo. I asked because he’s focused on catching

breaks. So when a fighter is prone to allowed him to move up over 50 his breath. The punch you don’t see
him his personal feelings as to why
crumbling the moment a hard punch pounds in his career and still compete he was so impervious to punishment hurts much more than the one you can
hits him he develops a reputation as at an elite level. His resume becomes in the ring. Though it was mere see; because if you can see it, you can

a fighter with a “glass jaw”. It has really impressive when you think of speculation, he attributed it to his avoid it. So get in shape, and stay in

long been a mystery and subject of not only the guys being bigger and thick neck muscles. He dedicated shape! Don’t go into a fight worrying

much debate. Why are some fighters stronger each time he moved up, but a lot of time in the gym to various when you’ll start gasping for air.

so resistant to punches, while others also his severe handicap; that chin. exercises strengthening his neck. His In conclusion, there is not one
are not? We all train the same. We That defect! It let him down in some other answer was he kept that damn magic answer or one word to explain
all harden our bodies and prepare for of his biggest fi ghts. When a boxer chin down! how one can develop or improve
every possible scenario, mentally and with a weak chin accomplishes as For this writer, I think it’s his “glass” jaw. A combination of
physically. Yet, the moment certain much or more as a boxer with a strong a combination of all theories elements plays a factor; genetics,

fighters are on the receiving end of chin, it makes you want to applaud mentioned. Speaking from personal technique, strength training, and
a hard punch, game plan goes out him even more. There is much more experience, Chuvalo’s advice hit conditioning. And if none of those
the window and the fight changes, pressure on the boxer with the “glass home for me. I rededicated myself are doing the trick, I suggest ballet!

or ends. Most recent example of jaw”. He can’t make mistakes. As to neck-strengthening exercises in Where one can hold their head high
this was Canelo Alvarez-Amir Khan we saw with Canelo-Khan, Canelo the gym and I have felt the difference with no worries of repercussions!