Middle distance javelin

I agree, an absurb title but I caught the attention of two of my four subscribers.

Middle distance runners get to have all the fun. [Disclaimer: I am no middle distance runner.] You run 5K and 10Ks during the fall in these spectacular locations with the leaves changing. You get to rack up t-shirts and frozen apple pies at turkey trots, finishing well ahead of the ten minute milers. When the weather changes, you head indoors for some miles and other distances on the ovals. Come spring, it's back outdoors for 10Ks on the track. And summertime brings road races all over the region. Rinse and repeat.

Meanwhile, if you throw the javelin, there aren't many/any indoor events interested in your run-ups. I've reached out to a few coaches to try to get an answer to the question: how do javelin throwers train during the winter months? No answers so far; I will not be deterred.

And since I said I would cover track and field, I plan to put together lists of the top jumpers and throwers in our region and try to determine where some of their top performances have them ranked nationally.