Adams and Walsh Wins, Adams wins 46th straight shot put! by EME NEWS

Valeria Adams, Sopot 2014, photo by PhotoRun.net

Adams and Walsh wins
WELLINGTON (NZL, Mar 29): Shot put highlights during second day of New Zealand Championships. First Valerie Adams got ther 13th national title with good 20.46 and three other 20+ attempts. It is also her 46th consecutive victory since 2010. Tom Walsh then confirmed his top shape with New Zealand All-comers record 20.79 and clear win over Jacko Gill who competed for first time since 223 days with 19.93. Stuart Farquhar got his 14th javelin title with 74.69. Solid women races Angela Smith in the 800 m 2:01.53 and Rosa Flanagan in steeple 9:57.47.

(Editor’s note: Valerie Adams has now won 46 straight competitions. That is dominating. Adams is a consummate competitor, and possesses the speed and control like few of her competitors. She deserves much more respect. Fascinated to see how Tomas Walsh develops. )

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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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