Kovacs will beat all of the decathletes and non-decathletes I've seen listed here at all of the throws. Holloway will win the 110mHH and 400mIH and run 44 in the 400m, along with something better than his 10.21 100m pr and possible low 20 in the 200. He can also place well in the jumps. Jakob will make up for his 1:46 800m with 3:28/12:40s/26:30s. I was assuming one of the three athletes in each event--or maybe more if they can score.
I think yours is the best approach I’ve seen so far. I’m surprised nobody has selected Said Aouita. He’d be on my team along with Michael Norman and (to be different) Gerd Kanter.
Aouita is going to get you some 800m points but that is about it. People picking Bekele, jakob, Farah, Lagat,... Are going to suck up the 1500-10k points. Webb is in the same boat.
Pretty sure the way to win this is to score 50 points in like 6 events by picking dominate specialists rather than trying to get 3 points each in 5 events...
Modesto's Gary Ard anchored both winning relays coming from behind in both, he won the long jump and the triple jump, he took second in the 100 and 200. So he scored over 50 points.
Off to Kansas would win an NCAA long jump and ran on the relays.
Myers subsequently was with greater frequency not allowed to participate in some races, as few runners wanted to compete against him.[2] In 1882, he set world records at 250 yards (26.0), 400 yards (43.625), and 800 yards (1:44.4), and American records in a sixth-of-a-mile hurdle race (37.125) and at 700 yards (1:31).[2] In 1884, he set the American record in the 50-yard dash, at 5.5 seconds, and the 880, at 1:55.4.[2] In 1885, after setting world records in the 440 on grass (49.4), the 840 on grass (1:48.6), and the 880 on grass (1:56.5), he announced that he intended to retire.[2]
In his career he set world records in 11 different distances: the 250 (26.0 seconds; 1882), 350 (36.8; 1881), 400 (43.675; 1882), 440 on grass (49.4; 1885), 500 (58.0; 1880), 600 (1:11.4; 1882), 660 (1:22.0; 1880), 800 (1:44.4; 1882), 840 on grass (1:48.6; 1885), 880 on grass (1:56.5; 1885), and 1,000 (2:13.0; 1881).[2] He also set American records in the 50-yard dash (5.5 seconds, amateur record; 1884), 100-yard dash (10.0; tying two others; 1880), 200 (20.3; 1881), 300 (31.375; 1881), 440 (48.6; 1881), 700 (1:31; 1882), 880 (1:55.4; 1884), 1,320 (3:13, 1882), and the mile (4:22.6; 1882).[1][2]
I think yours is the best approach I’ve seen so far. I’m surprised nobody has selected Said Aouita. He’d be on my team along with Michael Norman and (to be different) Gerd Kanter.
Aouita is going to get you some 800m points but that is about it. People picking Bekele, jakob, Farah, Lagat,... Are going to suck up the 1500-10k points. Webb is in the same boat.
Pretty sure the way to win this is to score 50 points in like 6 events by picking dominate specialists rather than trying to get 3 points each in 5 events...
Yeah, after taking the time to analyze it, I see that you’re right. Thinking through what I could see happening if these 5 studs actually raced each other with the same quality of spikes at 800-10K, it might go something like this:
Aouita is going to get you some 800m points but that is about it. People picking Bekele, jakob, Farah, Lagat,... Are going to suck up the 1500-10k points. Webb is in the same boat.
Pretty sure the way to win this is to score 50 points in like 6 events by picking dominate specialists rather than trying to get 3 points each in 5 events...
Yeah, after taking the time to analyze it, I see that you’re right. Thinking through what I could see happening if these 5 studs actually raced each other with the same quality of spikes at 800-10K, it might go something like this:
Something like that. But now imagine there are 4 Bekeles pushing everyone else down while also splitting the points. Bekeles might only earn you 12 points in the end. A guy like kiprop(no testing right?🤣) With a dominate 800/1500 might get you 20 pts. But if someone else picks him, you lose points.
Yeah, after taking the time to analyze it, I see that you’re right. Thinking through what I could see happening if these 5 studs actually raced each other with the same quality of spikes at 800-10K, it might go something like this:
Something like that. But now imagine there are 4 Bekeles pushing everyone else down while also splitting the points. Bekeles might only earn you 12 points in the end. A guy like kiprop(no testing right?🤣) With a dominate 800/1500 might get you 20 pts. But if someone else picks him, you lose points.
But the only ones doubling and tripling in meets (unless these are multi day meets) are the sprinter/jumpers. It's the reason why sprint/jump schools win meets at every level.
Something like that. But now imagine there are 4 Bekeles pushing everyone else down while also splitting the points. Bekeles might only earn you 12 points in the end. A guy like kiprop(no testing right?🤣) With a dominate 800/1500 might get you 20 pts. But if someone else picks him, you lose points.
But the only ones doubling and tripling in meets (unless these are multi day meets) are the sprinter/jumpers. It's the reason why sprint/jump schools win meets at every level.
The rules aren't clear about that..I think most of us are going that you get to send the Decathlete into every event they have PRs in...
I now realize that decatheletes break the game. So I have decided for each decathlete to only pick 4 events (ill use a random generator on Google). Any one athlete is the same 4, so if Eaton gets hj, 100m, sp and 400 its the same for everyone who picks him. This still gives you the depth you're looking for, but not so much it breaks the game.