The Decathlon at the Drake Relays:
Jake Arnold,
photo by John Barnhart, ASICS America
The decathon was officially recognized in 1912 at the Stockholm Olympics. Now, in it’s 101rst year, one of the most historic decathlons is at the Drake Relays, now in its 104th year.
John Barnhart, a photographer for ASICS America, sent us a fascinating series of photos of the Drake Relays. Here is the first photo gallery, featuring the two days of the decathlon. We hope that you enjoy them. Jake Arnold finished second in the decathlon.
Decathon, day one, event one, the 100 meters
Jake Arnold,
photo by John Barnhart, ASICS America
Decathon, day one, event two, the long jump,
Jake Arnold,
photo by John Barnhart, ASICS America
Decathon, day one, event three, the shot put,
Jake Arnold,
photo by John Barnhart, ASICS America
Decathon, day one, event four, the high jump,
Jake Arnold,
photo by John Barnhart, ASICS America
Decathon, day one, event five, the 400 meters,
Jake Arnold,
photo by John Barnhart, ASICS America
Decathon, day two, event six, the 110 meter hurdles,
Jake Arnold,
photo by John Barnhart, ASICS America
Decathon, day two, event seven, the discus,
Jake Arnold,
photo by John Barnhart, ASICS America
Decathon, day two, event eight, the pole vault,
Jake Arnold,
photo by John Barnhart, ASICS America
Decathon, day two, event nine, the javelin,
Jake Arnold,
photo by John Barnhart, ASICS America
Decathon, day two, event ten, the 1,500 meters,
Jake Arnold,
photo by John Barnhart, ASICS America
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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