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Jeremy Wariner New Adidas Track Spikes

I’ve been waiting for this article to come out.

There was a lot of news with Michael Johnson’s Golden Track spikes back in 1996.

And we are still waiting for the Asafa Powell spikes expected to make an appearance at Beijing. We’ll see if he wins a gold after Usain Bolts 9.72 World Record and Tyson […]

The Last 4×100m Mixed Team to Hold a World Record

The last time a mixed team consisting of athletes from different countries setting a world record was the University of Southern California in 1967.

Ironically, the infamous O.J. Simpson ran the 3rd leg and handed it off to Lennox Miller of Jamaica in a time of 38.6 hand time.

Lennox Miller would later win a silver at […]

The Original Decathlon Events with 800 meter Racewalk

In the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, Jim Thorpe won both the Pentathlon and Decathlon events. He also placed fourth in the high-jump and took seventh place in the long jump in the individual events. That’s 17 events in a span of a week!
In 1913, the IOC unanimously decided to strip Thorpe of his Olympic […]

Fastest Times for the 40-Yard Dash and the 3-Cone Drill

This article was guest blogged by Martin Chase, a retired NFL player who has played with the Giants, the Saints, the Redskins, the Ravens, and the Jaguars.

How To Become An NFL Player

In this article I am going to discuss the specific football drill skills you need to develop to make you look attractive to college […]

2008 Harry Jerome Track Classic - 1500 meters Men

The 2008 Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome International Track Classic will mark the 25th anniversary of the meet being named in honour of great Canadian sprinter Harry Jerome. Harry Jerome was the 1964 Olympic bronze medalist and former world record holder.

Men’s 1500 meters

Taylor Milne runs away from the field with 300 meters to go in […]

2008 Harry Jerome Track Classic - 1500 meters Women

The 2008 Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome International Track Classic will mark the 25th anniversary of the meet being named in honour of great Canadian sprinter Harry Jerome. Harry Jerome was the 1964 Olympic bronze medalist and former world record holder.

Women’s 1500 meters

Kara Goucher shows her speed in this 1500m. She’s my favorite to […]

2008 Harry Jerome Track Classic - 800 meters Men

The 2008 Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome International Track Classic will mark the 25th anniversary of the meet being named in honour of great Canadian sprinter Harry Jerome. Harry Jerome was the 1964 Olympic bronze medalist and former world record holder.

Men’s 800 meters

Gary Reed runs a solo 1:45.44 despite running a 1:45.66 two nights earlier […]

2008 Harry Jerome Track Classic - 400 meters Men

The 2008 Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome International Track Classic will mark the 25th anniversary of the meet being named in honour of great Canadian sprinter Harry Jerome. Harry Jerome was the 1964 Olympic bronze medalist and former world record holder.

Men’s 400 meters

Strong performances by James Davis (a.k.a. “Quarter Horse” on Track & Field News […]

2008 Harry Jerome Track Classic - 100 meters Men

The 2008 Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome International Track Classic will mark the 25th anniversary of the meet being named in honour of great Canadian sprinter Harry Jerome. Harry Jerome was the 1964 Olympic bronze medalist and former world record holder.

Men’s 100 meters
Impressive performances by Canadian Brian Barnett and American Jason Heard. Barnett and […]

2008 Harry Jerome Track Classic - 100 meters Women

The 2008 Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome International Track Classic will mark the 25th anniversary of the meet being named in honour of great Canadian sprinter Harry Jerome. Harry Jerome was the 1964 Olympic bronze medalist and former world record holder.

Women’s 100 meters

A great 100m/100m Hurdles double by Priscila Lopes-Schliep (11.61 / 12.86)

With Perdita Felicien […]

Improve Football Speed Immediately with Four Simple Drills

This article was guest blogged by Joe Heiler PT, CSCS, a physical therapist specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics.

What is the best way to increase speed for football?
Improve acceleration!
This means getting to full speed in as little time as possible. Football requires short intense bursts of speed, and the most successful are those that […]

Shark Fin Soup and Benefits of Shark Cartilage

When I was a boy (and that was a longtime ago) I remember eating Shark Fin Soup for New Year’s Day dinner. The occasional wedding dinner would also serve it as an appetizer.

Unlike the Bird Nest soup (which isn’t really a bird nest) and the Egg Roll (which doesn’t contain any eggs), Shark Fin Soup […]

4×200 meters - 3 turn Stagger or 1 turn Stagger?

I am so used to watching a College or High school 4×200 meters using a 3 turn Stagger that when I saw this video, I had to point out how they used a 1 turn Stagger with World class sprinters!

This is a video of Michael Johnson’s last European race, a 4×200m in Berlin 2001.

In 2001, […]

The Pursuit of Happiness and Olympic Medals

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness… and Olympic Medals !

By now, you’re probably aware of countries like Qatar and Bahrain “importing” elite athletes in the Pursuit of Olympic Medals. Qatar offers a monthly stipend of $1000 USD for life to athletes who “switches passports”.

LetsRun.com is notorious for pointing out this fact and always […]

2008 NCAA Mens 4×400 Relay - Baylor almost Sub 3

I love it when College guys produce a time fast enough to win an Olympic medal.

Even more impressive when the team are all from the same school.

Baylor come to mind, right?

Yes and No.

The NCAA Meet record and College “world record” was set by the 2005 LSU team in 2:59.59 with Reginald Dardar, Kelly Willie, Bennie […]

Speed Linking - Complete Guide to the 40 Yard Dash

“Speed-linking” is a term to define a collection (or handful) of good posts on a particular topic, very similar to a Blog Carnival.

Here is a collection of 40 yard dash workouts and videos from Speedendurance.com’s archives:

Improving your 40 Yard Dash Instructional Videos

Draftguys TV: The Secrets of the 40-Yard Dash - Coach Travelle Gaines explains the […]

Danny Everett - Roberto Hernandez 300m World Record

Remember that tie at the 1982 Commonwealth Games 200m where it was virtually impossible to separate 1st and 2nd?

In 1990, both Danny Everett and Roberto Hernandez were credited with a time of 31.48 in the rarely contested outdoor 300m. Danny was declared the winner with the new world record breaking the previous mark of […]

Justin Gatlin Files Suit to Compete at US Trials

Here we go again.

I hope this court order doesn’t cause the 100 meters US Trials to be delayed by several days.

If history repeats itself, you may remember the incident at the 1992 US Trials.

In 1990, Butch Reynolds was banned two years by the IAAF.

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) cleared Butch Reynolds to run at […]

Remember when France had the 4×100m WR?

In response to Usain Bolt 9.72 and Asafa Powell 9.74 in the same fantasy 4×100m relay, here is proof you don’t need 4 superstars to break the World Record (but it certainly helps) - just 3 perfect baton exchanges!

The old record was 37.83 set by the United States at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics with […]

Photo Finish: How to Read a Finish Line Photo

With my extensive Information Technology background, I used to volunteer as a Photo Finish timer or reader. The days were long, and the number of interruptions were tremendous from all the athletes peeking over your shoulder looking for their official electronic time! Who can blame them?

Gone are the days of hand times at […]

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