A Scotsman, an Englishman and a Spaniard jump over a bar…
So, have you heard the one about the Scotsman, the Englishman and the Spaniard who walk into a bar? Or, to be more precise, jump over a bar? And run…
World Tour of Decathlon: 2019 in Review
It was a long, long year to Doha. It’s usually time to hang up the competition kit and all the many, many decathlon shoes once Talence is done in September.…
The Magic of Götzis
This article was first published on Decathlonpedia on 12 May 2019 In two weeks’ time the 45th Hypomeeting will take place in Götzis. Here we bring you five different perspectives…
Uno, due, tre…osm, devět, deset
The weekend of the 32nd meeting of Multistars started with words of welcome in Italian, but by Sunday evening the words of celebration were Czech. One scenic venue. Two vastly…
Glasgow 2019: A Game of Fire, Ice and Blood
From the Balkan lands in 2017, the European Indoor Championships moved west, to the frozen (well, wet) fringes of the continent. Beyond Hadrian’s Wall, Europe’s fearless decathletes arrived in Caledonia…
TAPS AFF: The Glasgow Ten
The line-up for the heptathlon at the European Indoor Championships has finally been decided. Twelve contenders will descend upon Glasgow to fight for gold, silver and bronze. But what do…
I Can Has 6000 Points?
There’s no humour like niche athletics humour. There’s no meme like an athletics meme. And no country does athletics memes like Estonia does athletics memes. On the Number 35 bus…
The Enigma of Kevin and the Unit of Arthur
To the discerning Decathletes of Europe fan, the Berlin European Championships were all about whether Kevin Mayer would pull out a big score, after teasing us with individual PBs throughout…
Bless me Father, for I have sinned. It is X days since my last decathlon.
Bless me father, for I have sinned. It has been X days since my last decathlon. X, in this case, equals 211 and Good God those 211 days without any…
Le Douleur Exquise
There’s an episode of Sex and The City – bear with me – where Carrie learns that Big is moving to Paris for a year. After an initial hissy fit,…