Often I go by train from one place to another. Sometime a get in contact with other passengers. Some time ago I returned from a running event. I've got in contact with another runner. I talked about Runners Decathlon and he asked: Runners Decathlon? What's that? It is a running event where each participant must absolvate ten running disciplines from 60 m up to 10,000 m. Ten disciplines? All at one day? No, the disciplines where distribute over four days. The Runners decathlon always starts on Ascension Day and finishes on following sunday. On which day I have to run which distance? On Thursday you have to run 60 m, 1,500 m, and 400 m. On Fryday the distance are 100 m, 3,000 m, and 800 m. On Saturday you have to start with 200 m, after this the 5,000 m must be run and in the evening 1,000 m. On every day the sprint is in the morning, the long distance in the noon and the middle distance in the evening. On Sunday, the last day, you only have to run 10,000 m. Is there any hurdles run? No, thanks god. At the 3rd day (or earlier ;-)) putting your feet from the ground is hurdle enough. Are the long distances cross-country races? All disciplines take place at the stadium on a Tartan track. Who is the winner? The one with the lowest time sum? The times will be calculated to points according to a special scoring system. These points will be added for each run and who has the highest point sum is the winner. But everyone finishing the Runners Decathlon will be a winner. What kind of people participates in Runners Decathlon? A various mix of all kind of people is particpating in Runners Decathlon: Men and women, teenagers and pensioners, competitive athletes and hobby runners, sprinters and long distance runners. Nobody is to young and nobody is to old. Everbody who is health can participate in Runners Decathlon. You should have some experience in running different distances. I am a long idstance runner. Have I to compare me with competive sprinters on short distances? Each heat is only set by performance, your age does not matter. For the first day you give your actual performance from former competitions or from your training. On all other days the performance from the day before is used for setting the heats. So each heat is a very exciting fight. It could be that a teenager has to run with its grandfather if they have the same performance. But they will scored in different agegroups? Of course there is a age group scoring, but for is is the total scoring more exciting, because I see my position in comparison to my direct heat opponents. It sound interesting. Where does the Runners Decathlon take place? Normally the place changes between Austria and Germany. In the year 2008 the Runners Decathlon took place in Switzerland for the first time and in 2010 the Runners Decathlon take place in Czech Republic in Nova Paka. What is the reason for these alternating places? The origin of the Runners Decthlon is Viena. It was organized by Dr. Wilhelm Fischer († 2001), a teacher of a vocational school in Vienna. He wanted to detect the most versatile runner. In 1990 the Runners Decathlon was announced internationally for the first time. 133 runners from 7 countries came to Vienna. From the still existing GDR came 55 Runners. Due to this the next Runners Decathlon should take place in Berlin. After this the organizer changes every year. Where can I find information about Runners Decathlon On www.runners-decathlon.eu you find the announcement and other information about the next Runners Decathlon; Results, photos, and reports from fromer Runners Decathlons; a discussion platform and something more. Special thanks. I must get off now. Have a good journey! May be we will meet again at the next Runners Decathlon! ... |
