Men's Pole Vault Mania!London WC PV presser, with Piotr Lisek, POL, silver, Sam Kendricks, US, Renaud Lavillenie, FRA, bronze.

An absolutely superb presser with Piotr Lisek, POL, silver, Sam Kendricks, US, Renaud Lavillenie, FRA, bronze. These guys are three of @runblogrun’s faves, as they help us appreciate their event.

Renaud Lavillenie, Photo by PhotoRun.net

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What a pole vault competition! Piotr Lisek, Sam Kendricks and Renaud Lavillenie put on a show in the London Olympic stadium. All three worthy medalists and the future and present of pole vault in the final. Big theme in technical events is the absolute growth of China’s athletes, with their fourth in the pole vault.

Piotr Lisek, photo by PhotoRun.net

Sam Kendricks, the extremely likable American, respects and idolizes Renaud Lavillenie. It was touching to see Sam teasing Renaud a bit at the presser, knowing the WR holder was a bit frustrated. But Renaud, smiling, made it clear, he was going for gold, and silver or bronze was the same to him. Piotr Lisek, European Indoor Champion, as well as bronze medalist in Beijing and Portland World Indoor, moves up to silver in the World Champs.

Sam Kendricks, King of his domain, photo by PhotoRun.net

A nice, moving conversation with the kings of the pole vault.

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Larry Eder

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.

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