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November 30, 2007 by Jimson Lee

If you are like me, you are probably very busy, have little free time, and commute to work.
The secret is to maximize your time in every nook and corner.. I call these “stolen moments”.
For instance, my drive to the local track is 30 minutes long. I maximize that by reading “books on tape”. […]

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World Masters Athletics 2007 - M40 200 meters Heat 8

November 30, 2007 by Jimson Lee

When you have over 81 entrants, 4 qualifying rounds are required by the IAAF. With 89 declared competitors, we had 12 heats where the top 3 places and 4 fastest times (i.e. “3P4T”) advanced to the Quarter-Final round of 40 athletes.
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World Masters Athletics 2007 - M40 200 meters Heat 7

November 29, 2007 by Jimson Lee

12 Heats is a lot of heats when they are spaced 5 minutes apart.
When you have over 81 entrants, 4 qualifying rounds are required by the IAAF. With 89 declared competitors, we had 12 heats where the top 3 places and 4 fastest times (i.e. “3P4T”) advanced to the Quarter-Final round of […]

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Olympian Champion Herb McKenley dies

November 29, 2007 by Jimson Lee

Full article found here.
Jamacain Herb McKenley is the only man to have reached the finals of the Olympic 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters. Even Michael Johnson didn’t achieve that, despite his PB of 10.09 seconds. Personally, if I was the USATF head relay coach, I would put MJ on the 3rd […]

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World Masters Athletics 2007 - M40 200 meters Heat 6

November 28, 2007 by Jimson Lee

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World Masters Athletics 2007 - M40 200 meters Heat 5

November 27, 2007 by Jimson Lee

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Sebastian Coe Videos - Born to Run

November 26, 2007 by Jimson Lee

Many thanks to Albert Caruana from CrossCountryExpress for this link.
These videos are the Sebastian Coe “Born to Run” series.
Next to the 400 meters, the 800 meters is probably the toughest event. I really can’t imagine running a 400 meters in sub 50, and hearing the bell lap to run another lap.
We all remember the […]

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Coaching Books by John Wooden

November 25, 2007 by Jimson Lee

One of my favorite all time coaches isn’t a Track and Field coach.
It’s former UCLA Bruins Basketball coach John Wooden.
Sure, he coached at an era when 3 point lines, the 45-35-22 second shot clock, dunking, huge egos and outrageous salaries were non-existent.
I personally liked his philosophy because he never emphasized winning. […]

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World Masters Athletics 2007 - M40 200 meters Heat 4 - My Race

November 23, 2007 by Jimson Lee

When you have over 81 entrants, 4 qualifying rounds are required by the IAAF. With 89 declared competitors, we had 12 heats where the top 3 places and 4 fastest times (i.e. “3P4T”) advanced to the Quarter-Final round of 40 athletes.
Basically, it meant coming in top 3, and not leaving the rest to chance.
I […]

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World Masters Athletics 2007 - M40 200 meters Heat 3

November 23, 2007 by Jimson Lee

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$20,000 Bonus for Olympic Athletes

November 22, 2007 by Jimson Lee

I came across two articles on Olympic bonuses starting next year in Beijing.
Canadian athletes get $20,000 for Gold, $15,000 for Silver and $10,000 for Bronze. The current conversion rate is $1.0187 CAD to USD.

The Canadian Olympic Committee says the athlete support and reward program is a way to compensate high-performance athletes for the financial […]

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World Masters Athletics 2007 - M40 200 meters Heat 2

November 22, 2007 by Jimson Lee

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World Masters Athletics 2007 - M40 200 meters Heat 1

November 21, 2007 by Jimson Lee

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Giving Thanks - A Shout to Our Sponsors

November 21, 2007 by Jimson Lee

Happy Thanksgiving to our American readers!
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Healthy Weight Loss Program: The Importance of Stable Blood Sugar

November 20, 2007 by Jimson Lee

With the upcoming Holiday season approaching, one of my biggest fears as a coach is an athlete gaining weight due to (1) decreased training due to winter conditions and lack of indoor facilities and (2) increase food and alcohol consumption. I’ve even had a distance runner give blood, which is excellent for humanitarian reasons, […]

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High School Runner Breaks Leg in Meet, Crawls to Finish Anyway

November 19, 2007 by Jimson Lee

Remember Derek Redmond’s 400 meter semi-final in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics?
Or Bert Cameron 1984 Olympics 400m semi-final?
The full article and video is on ESPN.

…as she entered the stadium at Columbus’ Scioto Downs, with about 400 meters to go, she heard her left leg crack.

The leg had been sore on and off for the previous two […]

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Olympic Champion Sprinter Robert Taylor Dies

November 18, 2007 by Jimson Lee

Everyone remembers Valeri Borzov winning the gold in 1972 Olympics in Munich.
And every American remembers the scheduling mix-up that prevented the top 2 Americans, Eddie Hart and Ray Robinson, from running the Quarter-finals.
The 3rd “unknown” American Robert Taylor did manage to run that QF, and went on to win a silver medal in a time […]

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Comparing 400m World Records: Lee Evans 43.86 - Butch Reynolds 43.29 - Michael Johnson 43.18

November 16, 2007 by Jimson Lee

These records were set in 1968, 1988, and 1999 respectively.

Lee Evans 43.86
Butch Reynolds 43.29
Michael Johnson 43.18

Here are the races from YouTube as a single file.

Note how Lee Evans drives to the line and leans for the finish. Larry James also runs sub-44 for the silver medal.

In Butch Reynold’s World Record at Zurich ‘88, […]

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World Masters Athletics 2007 - M40 100 meters Heat 9

November 15, 2007 by Jimson Lee

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