Chase Wimberly
Orange County, CA
Male, 33
I was a decathlete for four years with the Varsity Track & Field team at Stanford, so go ahead and ask me anything about the greatest sporting contest on earth. And no, I've never attempted the "javelin catch."
Fortunately, I got away with little in the way of injuries; just the usual aches and pains. One time, I broke a pole vault pole and it smacked me in the leg and cut it, but not enough to sideline me for long.
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Of course!
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A typical decathlete probably spends more time keeping his head above water on the events he's already good at and focusing on improving his skill in the events where he's weak. Among the weak events, he would prioritize the ones that score the most points.
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I really enjoyed pole vault because it's exhilarating to be flying upside in the air after sprinting full speed towards a box with a giant pole in your hand!
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This seems to be a loaded question given the fact that your username is Tripl3Jump. ;) But seriously, triple jump was my favorite, and one of my better events in high school, so I'd say throw in the triple and ditch the high jump. Keep the 1500 because it's fun to watch those dudes grimace in pain at the end of two days of grueling events.
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I agree, unfortunately the decathlon doesn't get nearly enough media attention these days. I think it's mostly because Reebok put up big money to sponsor and promote "Dan and Dave" during the build up to the '92 games. This is was mainly to... you guessed it, sell shoes! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_%26_Dave
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The most technical events are pole vault and hurdles, I'd say. Most events are technical, but some you can muscle or sprint you're way through and still score a decent amount of points. Shot put was difficult for me because I needed to be bigger. But the absolute most difficult was probably pole vault since it's so dangerous and very mental. It's probably the easiest event to end up with no points.
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