What a treat in Zurich! The pressers were emceed by Colin Jackson, at the top of his game and well prepared. His questions to both Thomas Rohler and Johannes Vetter came from appreciation and admiration of the two fine German throwers.
Thomas Rohler, Johannes Vetter, photo by RunBlogRun
Exhibiting competitiveness but also respect for each other and their Czech and Kenyan competitors, Thomas Rohler and Johannes Vetter, who have throw 93.90m and 94.44m respectively this year, are among the finest athletes ever in their event. But, more importantly, they are fine role models for athletes in Germany and around the world.
Again, watch this video if you are a javelin thrower or javelin coach, as there is lots to learn in this discussion!
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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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