Tales and lessons from a lifetime in javelin — on the runway, behind the clipboard, and everywhere in between.
My diary is now 62½ years old, and according to its pages, that meeting took place on Saturday, April 5, 1975. At the time, I had no way of knowing that those two simple words would mark the beginning of coaching one of Canada's most gifted javelin throwers.
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Sometimes an athlete is convinced they're doing one thing, but the camera tells a different story. Here's how one frame-by-frame review session led to a 6-metre personal best — and a lesson in humility for both coach and thrower.
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At 54, David thought his competitive days were behind him. But with a fresh approach to technique and a willingness to unlearn old habits, he proved that age is just a number — and set a personal best that stunned everyone, including himself.
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The javelin runway is only 30 metres long, but the lessons it teaches stretch a lifetime. From patience and persistence to the art of letting go at exactly the right moment — here are the truths I've carried off the field.
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