Ok, so you might think the 100 meters, all natural talent, short race etc...
But the start takes a lot of training etc.
Maybe not at the Wariner/Merritt level... But to get to the 46-47 level.
Laziest guy on my college team could crawl out of bed, hung over, and throw down a victory in the 400.
What do you think is the easiest event to train for?
Most high jumpers I knew were naturally good at the sport, and really didn't seem to work too hard. Their performances were also quite inconsistent.
this is not an easy sport at any level...that is why track and field is the sport of the gods.
But if I had to say one...racewalking
Definitely not race walking. It might be a non-sport, but it does take some endurance. Try speed-walking a mile and your shins will burn; multiply that by many miles and your hips and shins start to really ache.
I second the high jump. I "coached" an All-American that practiced once a week. Sometimes she would lift a few weights or jog a mile on the other days. I don't know of any other event where you can be an AA without any training.
The answer is definitely high jump
Poker is pretty easy to train for. You can go months without playing a hand of poker, show up at a tournament (televised on ESPN), get dealt a good hand and win the thing. Does not really take alot of training for this intense sport.
We had a naturally talented discus thrower in high school, a freshmen when I was a senior. She basically just showed up when she wanted to. She won VA states 3 or 4 times.
I think the "easiness" of events change as you go up levels. I'm not sure if she's changed her work ethic, but I doubt she's doing as well in college.
Tsk Tao wrote:
We had a naturally talented discus thrower in high school, a freshmen when I was a senior. She basically just showed up when she wanted to. She won VA states 3 or 4 times.
I think the "easiness" of events change as you go up levels. I'm not sure if she's changed her work ethic, but I doubt she's doing as well in college.
Was she a red-head by chance?
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