Tom Walsh speaks on mental strength in the throws

Tom Walsh, World Champion, shot put, photo by PhotoRun.net

Tom Walsh met with RunBlogRun at the Birmingham DL. We asked Tom to speak to us about how he built his mental strength for his throwing. Tom Walsh told us a story about his first junior international competition. He has used that event to motivate him for his years as a senior athlete. I encourage all coaches to listen to this and learn from it.

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Athletes have to figure out their currency. What is important to them? What makes them tick? From there, they must figure out how to approach their competitons. How do they overcome challenging conditions?

That is surely what Tom Walsh did in London, where the officiating was very focused, and the throws were not as long as many expected. In the end of the day, Tom Walsh knew he had to have the longest throw of the night to win, make the the longest legal throw of the night.

And he did.

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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. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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