When Renaud Lavillenie vaults at a meet, the audience stops all movement. Renaud Lavillenie is a superstar in the sport.
Renaud Lavillenie, photo by Andreas Arndt
In 2021, Renaud opened at 5.92m, then, a week later, 5.95m. Last Sunday, Mondo Duplantis opens at 6.01m and Renaud Lavillenie answers Mondo with a 6.02m!
Renaud Lavillenie, photo by Andreas Arndt
This is my salute to Renaud Lavillenie and his amazing presense in athletics!
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."
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."
by Larry Eder
Renaud Lavillenie, photo by Andreas Arndt
Renaud Lavillenie, photo by Andreas Arndt
Renaud Lavillenie, photo by Andreas Arndt
