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"A Disturbing Trend" - the state of
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The Old
Guys: Decathlon Veterans (30+) over 8000
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Women's Decathlon All-time Marks (new IAAF rules)
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Warning Signs!
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Training
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"A Disturbing Trend"
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Devin Yakoushkin's Performance Log
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February 2006
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Dimitry's Full Recap of
the 2005 Double Dec. |
July 30, 2007
Why Aren't More Heroin Addicts Employed?...
You would figure with such
a powerful need for money, addicts would make the best
employees. Imagine the feeling of reward for every
paycheck ("can you pay me bi-daily?") Turns out
the only jobs that earn enough to keep your job and
addiction are those of rock stars and actors.
Thank god shot puts don't cost much, or I'd have to
learn to act or sing.
On another happy note, UCD
Alum Matt Chisam, who
had back-to-back 7200+ decs 6 days apart,
scored 7603 in Texas, just getting the
USA B Standard for the 2008 Olympic Trials! A
huge PR and a mark that should make the top 18 field
they will run. A 4:41 1500 (PR) to just squeak
over the cutoff, with help from the decs and heps
cheering him on -- THIS is what this sport is all about.
Great performance, great meet - great job, Matt!
Also, the
Women's Decathlon All-time Marks has been further
updated, with fixed errors, new marks from 2007 meets
(yes,
there have been some in Italy), and now includes
a new
page with scores for the individual events. I
have a running
forum in decathlon2000.ee and
my forum for the women's decathlon -- if you listen
real carefully you can hear the crickets chirping. When
is it too late to get an exhibition and who do you lobby
for these things? (In other words, help!) To
help this matter, Tiffany Fields will be hosting a
decathlon (open and women's) up here in Mid-July 2008,
after USATF trails.
I also have a new topic
for
training for the icosathlon, which I started with my
personal insight but by no means is going to be
appropriate for each athlete - it's just my take on it.
A strong middle distance guy or thrower/jumper
decathlete are going to have different training needs,
which is why it's in a forum and not a webpage saying
"this is exactly how." Family men and women who
need to train "under the radar" should check out my "Warning Signs!"
page to see what you will need to be conscious of, and
what your partner may be looking for.
The ankle from the
Santa Barbara dec
is healing nicely and I'm able to vault again. (yay!)
I even did a 1200/800/400 at an all-comer competition,
running a 54 for the closing leg of a 4x400. My
son Devin, who just turned 4 years old, ran a
47 second 200
meters!! It looks like sometime around 13-14 years
old, when dad turns the ominous 40, we might have a new
"fastest Yakoushkin."
The
2008 US Icosathlon now has
3 strong possibilities for a home here in the Bay Area.
By labor day, we'll have a date and place, and I'll
start taking entries! To have something to look
forward to, I have a
2008 calendar up for N. California meets. As I
learn more, it will be continuously updated.
Lastly, a new site I
discovered that I now spend WAY too much time on is
http://www.sportnet.com/ -- they have HOURS of
footage for every event from every major meet this year.
(!!) Where else can you see an ENTIRE 5k, and then
SLOW MOTION replays of the finish from multiple angles?
The women's 800 in the IAAF golden league meet in mid
July must have shown the finish 100 meters in
slow-motion 5 times. And every long jump, repeated
in slow motion. Heaven.
UPDATE: My
buddy and fellow decathlete Leo Garcia recently emailed
me with IAAF's new multimedia offerings - including
complete video coverage of... decathlons!
Click here to see the current list of videos.
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.External
Links:
iaaf.org - International
Association of Athletics Federations
IAUM - the governing
body for the Icosathlon
Decathlon2000.ee
Multi-Event Points Calculator
Sportnet.com-
free online TV coverage for elite level meets
All-Time
Icosathlon World Lists, Master's, Women's & Open. (individual & event performances)
USATF - United States Track & Field
DecathlonUSA -
results, newsletters, history, records
Stabhochsprung - the
most comprehensive video history of vaulting
VS Athletics -
track and field supplies
Kip Janvrin's Post-WR Icosathlon Interview
Masters Track.com:
Masters Track & Field
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