I Did SEVEN Events In One Afternoon [] Northern Track and Field League [] Grassroots Athletics

Why would I sign up to do seven different events in one afternoon? Especially when six of them are way outside my comfort zone and skillset. So having completed a parkrun at threshold effort in the morning, I went down to Newark to complete my own personal Heptathlon at the 2nd leg of the Northern Track and Field League.
00:00 - Introduction
00:29 - Event 1. Discus
02:50 - Event 2. 100 metres
04:49 - Event 3. Shot Putt
05:34 - Event 4. 5000 metres
08:09 - Event 5. 400 metres
09:00 - Event 6. 1500 metres
10:31 - Event 7. 200 metres
10:57 - Results and Points

[@callmeal4183]

I'm really ashamed to admit but I was hoping to see a race for people with no sense of direction. John. You are truly a bloody hero!

[@tworunningbrooms]

Never mind the incontinence one...

[@sheldon59]

Brilliant, what a trooper you are John!

[@tworunningbrooms]

Thank you

[@markg99]

There was almost as much variation in the weather as the events you took part in 😂 Daley Thompson has nothing on you, John! Well played. It looked like a lot of fun 👍🏻🏃‍♂️

[@tworunningbrooms]

Ah Daley Thompson's Decathlon for the ZX Spectrum.

[@Stevenc1984]

Well done John! I've tried to broaden my range of running distances recently, but to go down to 100m and add in some throwing too is very impressive. I'll have a wild guess that's not the last we've seen of the rain 🌧(no spoilers!)

[@tworunningbrooms]

Oh yes Tuesday's relay upcoming...

[@hoppodonc]

Love it. An inspiration to anyone who is thinking about giving it a go and thinking they aren’t ready 👍 incidentally I spent a week in the Caribbean with Norman Pace while he was commentating on the poker 😂

[@tworunningbrooms]

Poker with Pace

[@tworunningbrooms]

Or Pokerpace

[@raleyadventures]

Fair play to you both Running and supporting, that looked like a long day 😅😅

[@tworunningbrooms]

Long but fun. 🙂

[@racheld1844]

This was brilliant John. Well done on taking on all those events. Did no one else from your team want to have a go at some of the races or throws?
We were wondering if there’d be some triple jumping or pole volt in the next meeting? 😱

[@tworunningbrooms]

Haha. They actually have rules on the Pole Vault where you need to have practised it. I draw the line at jumping events as I'd probably strain something.

[@RunSensible]

Well done, John. Haha - I laughed at your "double threshold" comment after the 22:02

[@tworunningbrooms]

We try to educate, inform and entertain...

[@RunSensible]

@@tworunningbrooms love it mate. The Ingerbritsens will be copying you soon!

[@samsonslaphead1]

Fantastic effort John & brave man for giving those events a go.You are certainly a dedicated Club member who gives everything for your club. It's a shame there wasn't a lot of similar aged athletes as yourself. Looked like a lot of younsters

[@tworunningbrooms]

Thanks Kev. I've always done these events when I can.

[@DeeJay_78]

Very well done, good participation there. Great 5k time

[@tworunningbrooms]

Thank you

[@tworunningbrooms]

Thank you