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I thought that this was a young man's event, something to look back on wistfully with the passage of years. I was very wrong! I completed my first dec since 1984 at the World Masters Athletics championships in Perth this past August. Hundreds of men competing in their age categories (28 in mine alone!). No, performances nowhere near those of bygone years (certainly for me). But the …

When I was younger I was enthralled by the variety and challenge in the sport I love. Having just finished my first decathlon in 32(!) years I realize the spark is still there, and even more, because now it really is for the love of the event. I had forgotten the camaraderie of the men. . . and how easy it is to hurt myself as a masters athlete (takeoff knee, ankle). Now if I could just …