The javelin is one of the events in our sport that has the most tradition. It does date back to the ancient Greek religious festivals that gave rise to the Olympics, and modern athletics. While the event looks simple, it is not. While it looks as if the more effort you place in the throw, that is just the opposite. It is all about understanding the event, training for the particular skills and, well, being in the zone. I watched Julius Yego, Keshorn Walcott and, most recently, Thomas Rohler put together those near perfect moments, where mind, body and sould work in harmony.
Thomas Rohler, photo by PhotoRun.net
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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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