The heptathlon world record is nice, but the decathlon is the event. I think the heptathlon is more like a practice. There is something completely different about the decathlon.
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I think everyone in the heptathlon is improving together, so it is a very hard event to compete in.
The thing I like about decathlon is also the thing I dislike: It's the maximum challenge, but also the maximum frustration.
The whole decathlon is ridiculous, but the 1,500 meters is insanity.
The questions to ask are, why was the decathlon so popular before, and what happened to make it fade? I notice a lot of things in general tend to follow that up-and-down trend.
Speed is more important than endurance in the decathlon.
I don't think anyone chooses the decathlon as much as it chooses you.
The decathlon includes ten separate events and they all matter. You can't work on just one of them.
During the decathlon, I always think only of the next event and my personal record.
Most people doing the decathlon these days are quite boring, so people don't relate to them.
If I really felt like I was the world's greatest athlete, I'd get 10 great events. But I know that's pretty much not possible. That's the toughness of the decathlon.
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