Funmi Jimoh

Athletes for Hope Has been Nominated, Let's Help Them Win!

Hello Friends!!!!

A non-profit organization I work closely with, Athletes for Hope, has been nominated for a 2010 Stay Classy Award for the “Most Innovative Use of Social Media.” In the past year, Athletes for Hope has helped me, and other professional and Olympic athletes, get involved with causes I am passionate about.

If you have an extra minute, check out the competition and vote for Athletes for Hope. Here is the link to vote:

http://www.stayclassy.org/classy-awards

Please be sure to click submit at the bottom or top of the page. Every person can only vote once, so please share this with your friends and family.

Voting ends November 5th … Your social media support is greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Funmi K.

Every ceiling, when reached, becomes a floor!

Literally a Stones Throw Away

This is the view from my Hotel Room!

Me In Reims- June 30, 2010
Photo by: Arno Waser

Ahora, ahora, ahora, Yo no quiero a espero..........

Hola,

Si, yo estoy in Espana ahora. Me gusta la lengua. Cuando yo fue en escuela, yo estudio espanol. Yo recuerdo mucho, por anos, yo no practicar mucho. Cuando yo estoy aqui, yo quiero a hablar solamente Espanol! O tanto español como puedo. Hay muchas palabras que yo no se, y un poco que yo no recuerdo.

For you spanish speakers out there, please forgive my bad spanish, but I have to practice. For you who do not speak spanish, the above reads.. or I hope it does:

Hello,

Yes, I am in Spain now. I like the language. When I was in school, I studied spanish. I remember a lot, but for years I haven't practiced much. When I am here, I want to only speak spanish. or as much spanish as I can. There are a lot of words I do not know, and a few I do not remember.

Anyways, I will write the rest of this in English.

For the past few competitions, I have been on a bit of a struggle, a bit of turbulence in performance. I am one who does not make excuses. If something is not right, fix it. I don't like to whine, I don't like to pin a result on an excuse. I have some things to work on. Mentally and physically. But, what I can say is, I feel confident I will make a turn around.

The title of this post is, Ahora, Ahora, Ahora, Yo no quiero a espero..... That means, Now, Now, Now, I do not want to wait. 

Funmi is in need of patience and a bit of calm. I never want to wait, I want everything now. I can be incredibly impatient. My mind has been, Ahora, ahora, ahora. Sometimes you can push so hard, you stop. Well, that is where I have been putting myself. Mentally pushing, and locking up, Physically pushing and locking up. What I need is a little patience and grace. Lo que necesito es un poco de paciencia y la gracia.

So, for the duration of my season, amongst other things, I will be working on patience, and power. Grace and strength.

Thanks for reading.....

I will be back with you soon.

Adios and goodbye.

Funmi Kay Jay

Living " La Vida" in Espana

Hi everyone, Friends and Family,

It has been a while since my last post. I have had a birthday and everything. Thank you to those who have sent me birthday wishes.

I have been in Europe since June 1. I have had 3 meets. None of which pleased me at all. I will update my calendar and sidebar, so you will be able to see for yourself. I am currently in Huelva, Spain. I'm Getting my legs about me, so I predict this one will be much better than the rest of my European tour.

I know I always talk about about track and field, at the moment..... I could do with a little other conversation! How about those Celtics!

I will be missing the game, but in my dreams I will put out winning thoughts! I will post some pics from Beautiful Spain. I know this post was a little lack luster. Fear not. I will be back in top blogging form soon.

Until next time!
Funmi Kay J

This One's for "Roo" .................

Hello Friends and Family,

First let me say that Daegu, Korea was good. I won it. So I was pleased with that, but we all know what my mission is!

This post is dedicated to Roo. I was presented with some good questions, so I will answer them in a post. FYI, feel free to ask me questions. Nice, friendly questions only!

Who is my role model?

I would reword that in saying, who has inspired me as an athlete? To that,the answer would have to be a long list. First, I thought I was going to be a basketball star, and Lisa Leslie was one of my inspirations. Once I came to terms with the fact that basketball was not my calling , I learned more about the track and field greats like Wilma Rudolph and Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and Flo-Jo. I looooved Flo- Jo's style, her grace, and the fact that she could win and make it so beautiful. How can one not be inspired by JJK, the greatest female athlete and American Record holder in my event.

Lately I have begun to really be inspired by and enjoy the video of Heike Drechsler, Robert Emmiyan, Mike Powell, and Carl Lewis.

Who is my biggest rival and why?

Some may dislike my answer, but I don't consider anyone my rival. I have many competitors, and I compete with them all, but I rival with no one but myself. I am not chasing anyone, or anyones mark, but rather challenging myself each time I step onto the runway, to best my personal best. Do I use my  fellow competitors as a catalyst to achieve my goal, absolutely. I am a true competitor and I want to win. But no human being is my rival. So basically, I want to beat everyone one, but more than that I want to beat my best.

I hope I answered your questions well!

FYI: I will be doing the Jumps Gala in Hungary - June 2, My first diamond league in Oslo, Norway - June 4, then a meet in Spain - June 9. I will update my blog so you will not be without my "two cents".

Until Next time!

Funmi Kay J

A win is a win - Daegu 6.68

Hi Friends and Family,

I hope you all are enjoying the new look of my website. Comments and suggestions are appreciated.

I am currently in Daegu, Korea. Getting here was a bit of an ordeal, but all is well in the world. I woke up this morning at 5:50 am, if you know me, you know that I don't care for the early morning hours! Despite the early rise, I feel wonderful and excited about tomorrows competition. I always like coming here. This is my third time and it always nice to see familiar faces in different countries!

To recap on the last competition, Ponce was good. I won and broke my own meet record. But as I always say, satisfaction does not live here. My goal as you all know is to break that 7m mark and jump myself into history books! I always love the meet in Ponce. First I get to see my former University coach Victor Lopez! Second, the food is ridiculously good. Third, the atmosphere and the music in the stadium in Ponce is to die for. In the stands there were men walking around with their horns and drums playing dancing music no one can resist! It was amazing. To top it off, as Puerto Rico's favorite track and field athlete Javier Culson ran his world leading 400m hurdles race, the energy and the shouts from the crowd were unbelievable. Cheers erupted around the stadium as Culson cleared each barrier around the oval. I have never seen anything like that! I loved it and I cant wait to go back. Not only that, the crowd was more than supportive as I pursuaded good, hearty, rythmic claps out of them!

Well, now that we are caught up, wish me distance in this World Challenge meet in Daegu, Korea! All the best!

Funmi K J

Hello Friends,

Below is a link and an article about a build I helped do for Habitat for Humanity. I really enjoyed helping someone's dream of owning a house become a reality. I really encourage everyone to try to do Habitat for Humanity at least one time.

FKJ

http://www.athletesforhope.org/funmi-jimoh-mlk1.html