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Coach Says Bolt Could Have Run 9.52 in Olympics

I don’t think so.

I analyzed Usain Bolt’s 10 meter splits from his 9.69 Beijing Olympic victory in a previous article.

If you extrapolate Usain Bolt’s last 10 meter segment, without the chest thumping, it would be fair to say he would have ran 0.84 or 0.85 seconds, making his 100m World Record 9.63 or 9.64.

Even a […]

2009 Map: Mind and Body

This guest post was written by Eric Grant of the KnowledgeWorks Foundation’s Map of Future Forces Affecting Education.

Mind and Body

The Olympic Games are the ultimate expression of all that we have learned about training our minds and bodies to maximize performance. Athletes spend years preparing to compete, and coaches and trainers take advantage of everything […]

World’s Fastest Nation Results: USA or Jamaica

Who was the World’s Fastest Nation at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games? USA or Jamaica?

Jamaica had introduced the Fastest Nation Jamaica T-shirt before the Olympic Games!

Let’s take a look at the 7 sprint events that require starting blocks:

Here are a few random thoughts that come to mind:

USA owns the Men’s 400 meters and 400mH […]

Who Won the Shoes War? PUMA, NIKE or ADIDAS?

In the Corporate Olympics, who won the world’s fastest spikes?

Like the Sports drinks and cola beverage industry, the sports shoes market is a highly competitive one, even more competitive than the Men’s 100 meters!

My first recollection of the Corporate Olympics was in 1972. Lasse Viren won the 5000 and 10000 meter double, and immediately […]

Heartbreak for Blanka Vlasic - Tia Hellabaut wins Gold High Jump

One has to feel sorry for Olympic favorite Blanka Vlasic. She hasn’t lost a high jump competition in 35 meets, and was heavily favored to win the Gold medal.

After jumping cleanly through 2.03m, only Anna Chicherova and Tia Hellabaut cleared the same height, but with a total of 3 missed attempts each.

The high jump […]

Usain Bolt 100m 10 meter Splits and Speed Endurance

Usain Bolt won the 100 meters because of his speed endurance.

I’ve said this all along, unless you are running a 40 yard dash or 50 meter sprint, sprinting the 100, 200, or 400 meters is all about speed endurance… reach your top speed, and maintain it. The winner of two athletes with the same […]

Jamaica Smashes 4×100m WR, Canada 6th

In June, I predicted Jamaica could go sub 37.

The next big question is, what will be the order?

Usain Bolt ran the 3rd leg, when everyone expected him to run 2nd, the “longest leg” with his long strides.

This is silly, as the 3rd leg can also be the “longest leg”!

But Bolt ran the 3rd leg, which […]

Video of LaShawn Merritt Beijing Olympic 400 meter 43.75

In stunning fashion, LaShawn Merritt upset Jeremy Wariner to win the Olympic Gold medal in 43.75.
LaShawn Merritt appeared to be left in the blocks with a 0.318 reaction time. But in a 400 meters, the reaction time is not as critical as your first 40-60 meters which sets you up for the entire race. […]

Beijing Men’s 4 x 100m Relays - Anything Goes!

The 4 x 100m Relay was going to be a showdown between USA, Jamaica, and Great Britain.

However, from my experience witnessed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, “Anything Goes” (the Irving Berlin song).

In Semi-Final 1, USA, Nigeria, Poland, South Africa all dropped or missed the baton and DNF’ed. Trinidad won in 38.26, followed by Japan […]

World’s Fastest Nation: USA or Jamaica?

Let the Bragging Rights begin!

Who is the World’s Fastest Nation: USA or Jamaica?

Jamaica had introduced the Fastest Nation Jamaica T-shirt before the Olympic Games!

Let’s take a look at the 7 sprint events that require starting blocks. We are halfway through the Track and Field program and it’s a very tight race between these […]

How to Run the Perfect 200 Meters

The following article is from NBCOlympics, used with permission.

A breakdown of what Usain Bolt needs to do to break Michael Johnson’s 200m world record
By Joe Battaglia, NBCOlympics.com

BEIJING — When Michael Johnson set the 200m world record of 19.32 seconds at the 1996 Atlanta Games, all of the factors that he needed to be perfect for […]

Usain Bolt 200m 19.30 Olympic World Record Video

Who said Michael Johnson’s 19.32 World Record would last 50 years?

Try 12 years.

Usain Bolt shocked the world today with his 200m Olympic Gold Medal and World Record with a 19.30 performance. This time, there was no show boating, no pre-celebration BEFORE the finish line.

8 races. 6 days. 2 Olympic Gold medals. […]

Christine Ohuruogu Upsets Sanya Richards in 400m Final

You got to have respect for the 400 meters.

Go too easy, you end up playing catchup (shades of Butch Reynolds Olympic 1988 come to mind)

Go too hard, you pay the price over the last 50 or 100 meters.

At least that’s what it appeared to be on live TV. Every Quarter-Miler knows the feeling […]

Usain Bolt, 3 Americans Easily Qualifies for 200m Finals

Usain Bolt, plus all 3 Americans Walter Dix, Shawn Crawford, and Wallace Spearmon all advanced to the Finals in the Olympic 200 meters.

How Low can Bolt Go?

I don’t know many 15 year olds who can run sub 20.60. Plus, he’s been consistently sub-20 for the past 5 years.

I say put him in the 4×400m […]

Yelena Isinbaeva wins Gold, 5.05 meter World Record Video

As expected, Yelena Isinbaeva won the Gold medal in Beijing. What we didn’t know is by how much, and if she could break her own world record of 5.04m.

Jennifer Stuczynski finished 2nd in 4.80m and Svetlana Feofanova 3rd in 4.75m

Yelena (Elena) Isinbaeva didn’t disappoint us.

The video of her 5.05 meter World Record Video and […]

Angelo Taylor Gold, USA Sweeps Olympic 400m Hurdles Video

Angelo Taylor won the Gold in 47.25, repeating his feat from the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Kerron Clement finished 2nd in 47.98 and Bershawn Jackson 3rd in 48.06

Shades of Edwin Moses?
1976 - Gold
1980 - Did Not Compete (Olympic Boycott)
1984 - Gold
1988 - Bronze

Angelo Taylor
2000 - Gold
2004 - 4th in semifinal.
2008 - Gold
2012 - ?

It […]

Is Bicarbonate of Soda a Performance-Enhancing Drug?

In July, I wrote about Bicarbonate Loading Raises Ethical Issues As Performance-Enhancing Aid.

Once again, every second article from the Olympics is about drugs or health benefits of Ergogenic aids. Otherwise, it’s the Michael Phelps show!

Is popping a few Tums considered illegal before your 400 or 800 meters ? How about a mountain of baking […]

Shelly-Ann Fraser Gold, Jamaica Sweeps Olympic 100m Video

Shelly-Ann Fraser of Jamaica won the Olympic Gold in the Women’s 100 meters with a time of 10.78 seconds.

What is unusual is they gave a TIE for second place. Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart both tied for second place in 10.98. Even at the nearest thousandth (0.001) of a second, they still could […]

Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Updates on iDashboards

A week ago, I posted Olympic Results Tracking by iDashboards.

So a busy week has gone by, and again I checked the medal standings (click on the above iDashboards image).

I’ve been checking the results on a daily basis, but so far CANADA has won 0 medals.

Zero. Zilch. Nada. Goose Egg. Nothing.

After watching […]

Beijing Men’s Swimming 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Video

In the swimming events, the Beijing Men’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay was one of the most exciting relays. USA beat France 3:08.24 to 3:08.32. With all the lead changes, it was too close to call. Personally, I would have put Michael Phelps anchor to out psyche the opponents.

YouTube and NBC are […]

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