Kip Janvrin details his M40 world record deca
Kip Janvrin was a man on a mission in San Sebastian — not just to break the M40 world record (which he did) but to crash the 7,000-point barrier for over-40 athletes on the IAAF open tables. He did that with ease, too, scoring 7,525 points in Spain — and making sure it counted. He asked officials to let him run the 42-inch high hurdles instead of the girlie 39-inchers used by men 40-49. I sent him 10 questions, and he quickly replied with great details.
One thing I should add: Had he entered the 10 individual events, his deca marks would have won him three more medals — gold in the pole vault and silvers in the 400 and long jump. He also would have taken third or fourth in the 110 hurdles, fifth in the javelin, sixth in the shot and sixth in the discus (and had the advantage of throwing six times instead of three).
An amazing gent.
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I met Kip in San Sebastian.He obliterated the M40 age graded world record. What was the M40 WR with full height hurdles etc?
If Kip gets this can I ask him what training he does over the winter prior to the indoor season-whether it is different from the build up to the summer competitions.
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