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Track
Stuff:
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Forum
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N. California 2008 Meet
Calendar
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2008 US Icosathlon
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"A Disturbing Trend" - the state of
men's multi-events.
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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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Blog Archive:
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"A Disturbing Trend"
October 2007
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August 2007
July 2007
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June 2007
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February 2007
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November 2006
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August 2006
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July 2006
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June 2006
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May 2006
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April 2006
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March 2006
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February 2006
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Dimitry's Full Recap of
the 2005 Double Dec. |
October 17, 2007
Belladeca!
Coach
Dan Steele, the Associate Director of Track and Field at the
University of Oregon is organizing
Belladeca, a
women's (and for the next two years ONLY a women's) decathlon,
August 30-31, 2008. The time for this kind of meet is long
overdue, and I give tremendous applause to Dan
for putting this on.
As
dangerous as this event is to a woman's reproductive system and
her ability to conceive, I hope the turnout is good and we
see some new national bests or possibly a new world record.
Carolina,
you're
bored with the hept? Grab a pole, see you in Eugene.
New Calendar
Most local schools
recently published their track schedules, and a newly updated,
comprehensive list of track meets in N. California (and a little
beyond) is available here.
There have been some date changes for meets from last year, only
three USB all-comers, no Sac State Open, and other changes from
2007.
October 11, 2007
Ode to 'Sone...
Cortisone,
my favorite therapeutic substance.
Ibuprofen, fleeting
(but I still love you, Ibuprofen!),
Ice, so cold and
debilitating.
Lidocaine - you can
only mask, and endorphins, stall.
But cortisone, oh
cortisone, you provide for my spine
Relief
For days and weeks
and months.
I love you,
cortisone.
As you may or may
not be able to tell, my
spine is doing better after the cortisone injection.
Oh, and any time a doctor that is about to
stick a needle
into your spine answers the question "what kind of pain is
typical for this kind of procedure?" with the response "some
people may feel a little pressure" he is LYING.
Oh, a typical
Dimitry moment: I ran
eight flying 100's in high 12 - low 13 and tagged it with a 56
400m less than 24 hours after my injection. Came home and
read the paperwork for the procedure; "no activity for 5-7 days
after the injection." Ooops.
The Reno Vault Summit has a date and location! January
4, 5, at the Reno Livestock Center, and sponsored lodging at the John Ascuaga's Nugget.
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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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