Success in Track & Field ... and Life
Share Barcelona 1992. The Men’s 400-meter Olympic final. You knew something special was going to happen when Quincy ran 43.71 in the semi-finals! An American sweep in the individual 400 meters was not possible as in 1988 (or 1968), as Danny Everett’s achilles problems prevented him from advancing past the semi-finals. Quincy Watts destroyed the [...]
Share I was recently in Italy competing in the 2007 World Masters Athletics championships in Riccione. I will be updating this blog with some of the highlights including videos of the 100 meters and 200 meters Heats and Quarter Finals (M40 division only.. sorry guys!) I’ll start off with food… my favorite topic! One of [...]
Share I receive many requests for articles on improving self confidence and peak performance. Last month, Guest Blogger Kevin Sinclair wrote the popular article called The Key to Successful Leadership. This article is self-titled Improving Your Self Confidence For Greater Success. Self confidence is a general and realistic belief in one’s own abilities. Self confident [...]
Share Last June, I gave 10 reasons Why I loved Google. Then I showed how Gmail can view Microsoft Powerpoint slides. Now, Google Docs have added a web based Microsoft Powerpoint equivalent. The new name of Google Docs replaces the old name of Google Docs & Spreadsheets. In short, users can: Create and keep presentations [...]
Share Maurice Greene breaks the world record in 100 meters. In June 1999 Maurice Greene set a “new” 100-meter world record of 9.79 seconds, becoming the “first” man to run sub 9.80. Of course, Ben Johnson ran 9.79 11 years earlier at the 1988 Olympic Games, was later disqualifiled, and the new world record was [...]
Share In the next 8 weeks, Matt Bogdanowicz will be submitting his training log for his world record attempt in the 30 minute pull-ups on October 27. You can read his log here on Speedendurance.com. Good Luck Matt! Week 1 of his training log can be found here. Training Log 30 minute World Record by [...]
Share In 1985, I was fortunate (or unfortunate) to be competing against Bruny Surin and Eldrick Floreal in the long and triple jump. Both of these athletes had their own successes later in life, but I still remember Bruny showing up for the Canada Games Trials wearing basketball high-tops and competing in the Triple Jump. [...]
Share This is part 4 of the series on Creatine. Part 1 focused on the loading phase of creatine. Part 2 compared Liquid Creatine vs. Creatine Powders Part 3 discussed the different types of creatine and their mixtures, including the Creatine Glutamine combination. Guest Blogger Troy Degarnham gives his opinion in this article on the [...]
Share Guest Blogger Scott White from Scottsdale, Arizona, goes in detail on the benefits stretching. Last month, he wrote about the benefits of Flax Seed Oil. Active Stretching Active stretching is also referred to as static active stretching. An active stretch is one where you assume a position and then hold that position with no [...]
Share We’ll be recapping the Top 10 Sprint races of all time, with videos of each of those races. Unfortunately, Michael Johnson contracted food poisoning and did not advance to the Finals in Barcelona, despite being the heavy favorite to win the gold. Michael Marsh, who finished 2nd at these trials, eventually won the Olympic [...]
Share Several of my readers asked me “What the heck are those RSS buttons on your Blog?”. RSS, or Really Simple Syndication, is a web feed of frequently published or updated content. There was a good video in Problogger.net explaining this. The content can be read using software called a “feed reader” or an “aggregator.” [...]
Share UPDATE Jan 20, 2008: Be sure to read Football Combine: How to Run a Faster 40 Yard Dash For many high school and college football players, running a faster 40-yard dash is all that stands between them and moving up to the next level. No matter how solid a player’s on-field resume, a slow [...]
Share Everyone knows I’m a big advocate on using voice over the Internet protocol, otherwise known as Voice over IP or VoIP for short. The primary reason is huge cost savings. You can read my article from over 2 years ago. For overseas travel, be sure to read Traveling Overseas and Saving Money on International [...]
Share One of the biggest questions my American friends ask me is differences between Canadian and American Football, and we’re not talking soccer here. Being Canadian and a McGill University alumni, I couldn’t help but talk about this. For starters, contrary to myths, the football field is still played in yards. As well, our golf [...]
Share I was brainstorming with my friend Adarian Barr at Next Level Athletics & Fitness. Like me, he is a Coach and a Masters athlete focusing on Long Jump, Triple Jump, short sprints, and keeps a daily blog on his training. We were on the subject on technique, and how important it is for every [...]
Share Sprinting: A Biomechanical Approach By Tom Tellez. Scientific Overview and Common Errors Part 1 was presented yesterday Scientific Overview Start At the start, mass is at rest. The property of inertia inherent in the mass resists changes in velocity (a vector with magnitude and direction) and according to Newton’s first law will maintain this [...]
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