Paris Diaries: Kevin Mayer, on the decathlon

Kevin Mayer is France’s finest decathlete. In 2014, Kevin took the silver in the European championships, and in 2016, Mr. Mayer took the silver in Rio in the decathlon, behind only Ashton Eaton.

Kevin Mayer, discus at Rio Decathlon, Photo by PhotoRun.net

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In 2017, I watched Kevin Mayer set the European record for the heptathlon while winning the European title at Belgrade, one of his finest performances. This improved on his silver medal in Gothenburg in 2013.

Mayer is healthy, having just completed a 20 day training plan, and will be competing in a triathlon event (javelin, long jump). Kevin Mayer has had some injury issues, so his javelin will be with a short run up.

Kevin Mayer is a tremendously talented athlete. I believe he should be the next man at the top of the global decathlon rankings.

Enjoy the interview I did off my iphone at the Paris DL meeting. The interview series at Paris is one of the finest in the world. Ten to twelve fifteen to thirty minute interviews with some of the finest sports writers in the world. I just love breathing in the drama.

Kevin Mayer is focused on the London 2017 decathlon. Here are his quotes for the media:

Â« Having a triathlon in a Diamond League meeting is a very good idea. I support it. It helps to show combined events to the public. And, in the same time, it helps us to prepare the main championships and to work on transition without doing a complete decathlon. So, it’s obviously a good thing. But we have to remember that triathlon is not a real event, it has to stay only a good way to prepare and t attract the public. I’m in a good shape, I worked a lot for the past week weeks. I hope the MEETING de PARIS will reflect all this hard work. But I’ve been injured. So, I will probably throw the javelin on a short run up. Â»

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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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