2012 World Indoors: Ashton Eaton sets WR for Heptathlon, 6,645! by Larry Eder

Here is our story on Ashton Eaton, Mr. World record holder……

I have know Harry Marra for more than two decades. The guy is a fount of knowledge about the multis and is one of the most enthusiastic coaches I know. I have observed him with Ashton Eaton and really enjoy watching the results of their labors. Well, the past two days were amazing, as Ashton sprinted, long jumped, threw the shot, high jumped, hurdled, pole vaulted and then, finished with a gut churning 1,000 meters. The result, a new world record! Also a $90,000 payday! $40,000 for the gold medal and $50,000 for the World Record!

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Ashton Eaton, 2012 World Indoor Champs, Long Jump,
photo by PhotoRun.net

Ashton Eaton was on task from the first event. He sprinted 6.79 for the 60 meters, taking first and 958 points. In the Long Jump, the 2012 US Long Jump winner jumped 8.16m, again, first in his event, with 1,102 points. In the shot put, Eaton finished third, with a throw of 14.56m, and 763 points. He finished with the high jump, again taking third, clearing 2.03m, and taking 831 points home.

On day two, Eaton came out ready for business. He hurdled 7.68m for the win and 1064 points, and then, he won the pole vault, clearing 5.20m for 972 points and putting himself in a good place to break the world record.

In the 1,000 meters, Ashton Eaton ran from the front, hitting 28.73 for 200m, 59.77 for 400m, 1:31.41 for 600m, 2:02.61 for 800m, 2:32.78 for 1,000m! WR of 6,645 !

A world record is never easy. Ashton Eaton is one of the fittest all around athletes in the world. To sprint, throw, and leap, and then run a 1,000 meters, Eaton earned his money today.

Here is how the new WR holder felt after the heptathlon: ” It feels good. Coming into the competition, I knew I could break the world record. The competition was solid, everything was good. I did not have any bad event. It’s a good beginning into the season and I will be now preparing for the Olympic Trials, which you know are very competitive in the U.S. ”

Heptathlon: 1. Ashton Eaton, 6,645, US, WR, 2. Oleksiy Kasyanov, UKR, 6071, 3. Artem Luykanenko, RUS, 5969, 4. Ilya Shkurenev, RUS, 5898, 5. Adam Sebastian Helcelet, 5878, CZE, 6. Andrei Krauchanka, BLR, 7. Yordelis Garcia, CUB, 5704, SB.

To learn more about the World Indoors 2012, please see World Indoors 2012, Day 2

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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