by Larry EderWhen I was in high school, San Jose City College was the place to see the stars. I would run by there on our morning runs and evening runs. One morning we saw this huge athlete throwing the discus. In the evening, we watched him throwing the javelin. I remember going up to ask him which event he did. The guy was very nice, smiled, and told me that he was a decathlete. I had seen stories about decathletes on Bud Greenspan’s Olympiad shows but never met one. I remember thinking, this guy is an Olympian (and he was, having placed 12th in 1972).
That summer, he won the 1976 Olympic games decathlon. I would spend some time with Bruce Jenner (now Caitlyn Jenner) in the 1990s and found him to be always a nice person. At the time, the living decathlon gold medalists were helping young American decathletes appreciate the level of competition at global events.
When Bruce Jenner transitioned to Caitlyn Jenner, some of the first people to wish him the best was his former competitors and coaches. I hope someday to be able to tell her how much she meant to me. I recall Daley Thompson, Olympic gold in 1980 and 1984, at an interview, speaking kindly about how Caitlyn Jenner had supported Daley prior to the 1984 LA Olympics.
That is the way it should be.
adidas Saturn, a spike circa 1974-1976, photo courtesy of Etsy.com
Your workout for today, April 23, 2022, Saturday: warm-up, 800m, 1,500m, 3000m, or 5000m, cool down
2022 RunBlogRun Spring Middle Distance Daily Track Training (800m-5000m), Week 15, Day 6
Monday: warm-up, 40-50 minutes moderate running, 6 x 100m stride outs, cooldown
Tuesday: Warm-up, 12 x 200 meters hard, 100-meter jog, the pace is 1500m, 2 x 800m, 400m jog, at 1,500m pace, 20-minute cooldown,
Wednesday: warm-up, 40-50 minutes, moderate running, 6 x 100m stride outs, cooldown
Thursday: Warm-up, 4 x 600m, 400m jog between each, 3000m pace, 6 x 300m, at 1500m pace, 200m jog btw each, 4 x 150m, stride outs, 20 minute-cooldown
Friday: warm-up, 40-50 minutes moderate running, 6 x100m stride outs, cooldown
Saturday: warm-up, 800m, 1,500m, 3000m, or 5000m, cool down
Sunday: 70-75 minutes moderate pace, on trails
