Interview with Tom Walsh, Gold in Shot Put at Birmingham Diamond League

The men’s shot put was one of the finest competitions in the London 2017 World Championships. As some athletes had issues, from injuries, to just rough day of throwing, others stayed on task. One of those who stayed on task was Tom Walsh, the New Zealand star who won the gold medal.

Tom Walsh, 2017 London World Champs, photo by PhotoRun.net

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RunBlogRun caught up with Tom at the Birmingham DL and asked him, What makes you so mentally tough, and how did you stayed focused when others around you are going from good days to bad days. The answer may surprise you, but it should be on the coaching education shelves of each and every coach in the throws around the world.

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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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