http://speedendurance.com/2008/08/13/the-olympic-starting-gun-and-starting-blocks-controversy/ Success in Track & Field ... and Life Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:57:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://speedendurance.com/2008/08/13/the-olympic-starting-gun-and-starting-blocks-controversy/#comment-30140 Technological Innovations in Track and Field | SpeedEndurance.com Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:55:13 +0000 http://speedendurance.com/2008/08/13/the-olympic-starting-gun-and-starting-blocks-controversy/#comment-30140 [...] – sensors to detect reaction times faster than 0.100 are disqualified, speakers are installed to ensure a fair start (or use a silent gun), and the high blocks that prevent your heel from giving a calf stretch reflex.  We’ve come a [...] [...] – sensors to detect reaction times faster than 0.100 are disqualified, speakers are installed to ensure a fair start (or use a silent gun), and the high blocks that prevent your heel from giving a calf stretch reflex.  We’ve come a [...]

]]> http://speedendurance.com/2008/08/13/the-olympic-starting-gun-and-starting-blocks-controversy/#comment-15408 Chip Time vs. Gun Time Controversy | SpeedEndurance.com Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:08:07 +0000 http://speedendurance.com/2008/08/13/the-olympic-starting-gun-and-starting-blocks-controversy/#comment-15408 [...] in the 400 meters where reaction times are poor, or for those sprinters in the outer lanes without the speakers installed behind the blocks? I’ll present the results at the end of this post, but this method is common for road racing [...] [...] in the 400 meters where reaction times are poor, or for those sprinters in the outer lanes without the speakers installed behind the blocks? I’ll present the results at the end of this post, but this method is common for road racing [...]

]]> http://speedendurance.com/2008/08/13/the-olympic-starting-gun-and-starting-blocks-controversy/#comment-12976 Jimson Lee Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:05:01 +0000 http://speedendurance.com/2008/08/13/the-olympic-starting-gun-and-starting-blocks-controversy/#comment-12976 @Nathan - I am probably the biggest fan of MJ - he made the 200/400 double more "common". I am also a 200/400 guy. @Nathan – I am probably the biggest fan of MJ – he made the 200/400 double more “common”. I am also a 200/400 guy.

]]> http://speedendurance.com/2008/08/13/the-olympic-starting-gun-and-starting-blocks-controversy/#comment-12969 Nathan Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:14:22 +0000 http://speedendurance.com/2008/08/13/the-olympic-starting-gun-and-starting-blocks-controversy/#comment-12969 lol. Jimson are you bagging on Michael Johnson?? Man, you're killing me. He's awesome. So what if he called himself the fastest man in the world? he was...in his events. Why is the 100m winner necessarily the fastest man in the world? Its just an arbitrary designation. Heck, sometimes I'm the fastest man in the world...in the 3 feet dash! My point is that in the 400m and the 200m Michael Johnson was the fastest man in the world. None of the sprinters are very fast at the 10000m. So the guys that are WR holders in that event could say they're the fastest men in the world and be well within their right. As you know, its a special person that can perform at elite levels. I'm an average guy, I try to run 200m in under 30 seconds, and destroys me everytime I run that pace. From my perspective, gifted athletes that work for YEARS to shave hundredths of seconds (or full seconds if they're lucky) off their various event times are role models for perseverance and discipline. Michael Johnson can call himself whatever he wants in my opinion. Also, as far as I can tell, he goes far beyond simple athletic accomplishment and has shown himself to be a damn good human being, which in our world is saying alot! lol. Jimson are you bagging on Michael Johnson?? Man, you’re killing me. He’s awesome. So what if he called himself the fastest man in the world? he was…in his events. Why is the 100m winner necessarily the fastest man in the world? Its just an arbitrary designation. Heck, sometimes I’m the fastest man in the world…in the 3 feet dash! My point is that in the 400m and the 200m Michael Johnson was the fastest man in the world. None of the sprinters are very fast at the 10000m. So the guys that are WR holders in that event could say they’re the fastest men in the world and be well within their right. As you know, its a special person that can perform at elite levels.
I’m an average guy, I try to run 200m in under 30 seconds, and destroys me everytime I run that pace. From my perspective, gifted athletes that work for YEARS to shave hundredths of seconds (or full seconds if they’re lucky) off their various event times are role models for perseverance and discipline. Michael Johnson can call himself whatever he wants in my opinion. Also, as far as I can tell, he goes far beyond simple athletic accomplishment and has shown himself to be a damn good human being, which in our world is saying alot!

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