5 million throws! Roald Bradstock joins ‘Believe It or Not’ ranks
Also amazing: He says he hasn’t competed in three years. But still throws.
So I asked him via Facebook: So when will U get back in the game — enter a meet?
He replied: “That’s a good question. . . . I guess when I feel I am ready and there is a reason I am motivated and excited by M55 . . . M60? If and when I do throw in a meet again, it will have be to do or try to do something extraordinary.”
Later, he added:
As I told you years ago Ken, I love to throw, whether it’s in competition in not – it’s just a great feeling. I may never compete again in competition and just throw in cow pastures with no one around for miles – just for the pure joy of throwing — but either way I am taking my javelins to the grave with me!
Roald is an artist — the Olympic Picasso as his website says. So I chalk up his never-compete remarks to right-brained considerations. But he’s an amazing guy. (I spent time with him at the 2008 Trials.)
No matter what happens in life, Roald will enjoy it his own way.
I guess that’s a masters motto, isn’t it?
10 Responses
Weia Reinboud - May 21, 2015
Fact or fantasy? 5 miilion in 40 years makes 342 throws each day, no rest days, no injuries. Sounds a bit exaggerated.
Joseph Burleson - May 21, 2015
Agree with Weia. And to continue . . . if each of the 342 throws took one minute each (i.e., no time in between to retrieve the implement, simply have 342 individual javelins lined up), that would 5 hours 42 minutes for the 342 throws.
Roald is a true champion, nonetheless, and a wonderful character, as his picture attests.
Whatever the number . . . his videos of standing throws are truly incredible, as are his performances, now and ago.
Roald - May 21, 2015
So weia, just curious, what number would be more acceptable- is less exaggerated? 341?
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Weia Reinboud - May 21, 2015
Hi Roald, I know you do immense series of all kinds of throws, but do you do it every day? And how much in one training session and how many throwing sessions a week?
I in fact hope you would do less million throws and more competitions, you are such a marvelous javelin thrower.
My number of throws (spears and balls) is about 30000 since I started doing the javelina at age 55.
Jeff Davison - May 21, 2015
Great picture
Roald - May 22, 2015
Just to clear the majority of the 5 million throws are done throwing a medicine ball with two hand – probably about 75%.
The remainder are single hand throws with javelins, golf balls, racket ball and yes a few wet fish, records and mobile phones!
🙂
Jim Fuqua - May 22, 2015
I’m a believer. I know how much I throw right now in my sixties and I threw a lot more each decade past. Just yesterday i made over 500 throws with the javelin,golf balls baseball and med balls. I throw every day. I just don’t throw hard every day. Like Roald… i just love throwing. It is very relaxing for me. I may throw nothing but golf balls for a couple of hours at targets all over my yard. I started throwing golfs because of a workout I had with Roald many years ago. I’ve had 10 surgeries on my throwing arm and throwing every day keeps my arm in good shape. Thanks Roald!
who is your daddy ? - May 23, 2015
Jim……could it be your surgeries have come from overuse……throwing every day ????
Roald Bradstock - May 24, 2015
cheers jim
good to hear from you
Jim Fuqua - May 26, 2015
All my arm surgeries but two came in my baseball days.I played well into my forties. My last two[rotator cuff and a tfc tear in my wrist] were about a year and a half ago. I was running stadiums and had a nasty fall. I drive my wife crazy watching TV. During commercials I bounce a tennis ball off the wall. Just having fun.
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