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The 2016 Summer Olympics Winner is…

Chicago, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and Madrid are bidding to host the 2016 Games with the IOC voting on the best bids on October 2 at its session in Copenhagen, Denmark.
In my opinion, Chicago has the edge only if President Obama attends the meetings and starts lobbying for it.  In the past, political figures such […]

Speed and Strength Training with Resistance Bands

DYNA-BAND 6ft Green Medium Resistance Band
Resistance bands are great.
They can easily be rolled up to take along for travel.
You can tie 2 together and make a large loop.
You can shorten the length for extra resistance.
Resistance bands are available in a range of colours that relate to their stiffness or resistance. Colour-coding varies between the brands […]

60m to 100m Conversion Tables - USELESS!

When Dwain Chambers won the Indoor Euro Championships 60 meters in 6.42 seconds (March 2009), he predicted that time extrapolated to a 9.70. 
I felt based on previous world records, a conversion of 1.53 or 1.54 would give Dwain approximately 9.82 - 9.89 seconds for a 100 meters.  (He ran a 10.00 season best in […]

When does Daylight Saving Time End, Standard Time Begin in 2009?

The answer:  it depends.
The United States, Canada and some other countries (such as Saint Pierre & Miquelon and Turks & Caicos Islands) extended DST in 2007. The new start date for DST is the second Sunday in March (previously the first Sunday in April) through to the first Sunday in November (previously the last Sunday […]

Foam Roller Exercises to Strengthen Hamstrings?

GoFit 6-Inch by 18-Inch Foam Roller with Core Performance DVD
I am a big advocate of using foam rollers and tennis balls for self massage when on the road or when I simply don’t have access to my massage therapist.
I covered the topic of foam rollers in a variety of past articles:

Self […]

Adidas Super 7 - How Did They Do?

I love the world of sports marketing, branding, and world dominance.  And yes, I follow their commercials.
The Adidas Super 7 series of videos were filmed in March 2009.
I purposely waited until the Berlin Marathon to post this.  Haile Gebrselassie won the 2009 Berlin Marathon in 2:06:08 setting a new 30 km world record (unofficial) of […]

Running Fast and Injury Free by Gordon Pirie

Gordon Pirie was a British long distance runner who died in 1991.  He is most famous for his silver medal at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics in the 5000 meters.
If you read last week’s post about the end of the Adidas and Puma Feud, then you’ll be intrigued by the connection of Gordon Pirie and Adi […]

Other than Bolt, Are We Really Getting Faster?

Ever since Jim Hines ran the first electronic (FAT) sub 10 second 100 meters in 1968, 1983 was the start of the sub 10 explosion (POP QUIZ – who was the lone sub-10 performance in 1977 ?) 
10 seconds for the 100 meters is the holy grail of sprints, just like the 4 minute mile.  4 […]

Bahamas Track and Field - From Vancouver To Athens

On September 28, 2009, a new book titled “From Vancouver To Athens (1954-2004)”.by Alpheus ‘Hawk’ Finlayson will be released in Bahamas.
Why 1954?
Because the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
The first British Empire Games were held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1930, and it was renamed to simply “Commonwealth […]

Carmelita Jeter 100 meter 10.64 Video in Shanghai China

And you thought Carmelita Jeter’s 10.67 in Greece last week was simply a fluke…
Even Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell-Brown runs a season best 10.89. The wind was a legal +1.2.
There is something magic about the stadium in Shanghai, China. Perhaps it is a super hard lightening fast track…
If it were not for the Flo-Jo’s 10.49 […]

Tyson Gay 100 meter 9.69 Video in Shanghai China

And you are telling me this guy is injured and needs surgery at the end of the season…
This 9.69 100 meter race smells a lot like the Tim Montgomery world record with the exact +2.0 tailwind.
But his reaction time was a normal 0.178 seconds.
He betters his 9.71 PB from Berlin and beats Asafa Powell in […]

Peace One Day, September 21, 2009 - Adidas and Puma Celebrate

How are you going to celebrate Peace One Day on September 21?
Well, it looks like to Adidas and Puma are going to do it their way, 60 years later.
ADIDAS is an acronym for “All Day I Dream About Sex Sports”… just kidding, we all know it’s for the 2 German brothers Adi and Rudi Dassler, […]

Who wins? Kenenisa Bekele vs. Usain Bolt at 600 meters

Donovan Bailey and Michael Johnson – step aside…
Why on earth would Kenenisa Bekele and Usain Bolt race each other at 600 meters is beyond me.  If anything, it would help promote Bekele as he is not a household name as compared to Bolt, despite his amazing accomplishments.  If you don’t believe me, just go to […]

Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate - Hope or Hype?

Let me go on record with this fact:
Once injury or osteoarthritis has occurred on a soft tissue such as your shoulders, knees, elbows or Achilles, there is NO magic pill to fix the athletic injury.  Lower back pain also fall in this same category.
That pain and damage you feel is from weeks or months or […]

Dwayne Miller - Coach of LaShawn Merritt

From the mailbag:
Jimson,
You’ve covered a lot of great 400m coaches on your website like Clyde Hart, Bud Winter and Stan Dowell. 
How about LaShawn Merritt’s coach?  What kind of training philosophy does he have?  Long to Short or Short to Long?

First of all, Dwayne Miller is LaShawn Merritt’s coach.
LaShawn’s last 4 years have been impressive […]

Otis Davis, 1960 400 meter and 4×400m Olympic Champion

In my last article about the Harry Jerome, Bill Bowerman and the University of Oregon connection, I didn’t mention Otis Davis, the Rome 1960 400 meter and USA 4×400m Olympic Champion.
I am currently in Rome, so there is a special connection every time I visit the Rome Olympic Stadium, whether it’s for the Rome Golden […]

Arm Action in Sprinting

Did anyone notice the arm action in Usain Bolt’s 200m on the straightaway?  And how it slightly differed compared to the last 40 meters of his 100 meters?
This brings up the topic of arm action in sprinting.
Famous Canadian Track Coach Geoff Gowan would say, “You run with your arms on your legs”.
To study arm mechanics […]

Ladies, Increase Your Speed And Endurance While Sculpting Great Toned Muscles

This article is guest blogged by Taylor Ryan from The Art Of Weight Lifting.
Ladies, Increase Your Speed And Endurance While Sculpting Great Toned Muscles!
It doesn’t matter if your goal is to increase your marathon time or to just be able to walk up the stairs without getting winded… in the long run it’s the […]

Proposal to the IAAF - Scheduling the 100 200 400 for Usain Bolt

If Usain Bolt runs the 400 meters in 2010 or 2011 as promised, and sets the WR in the process, he might consider running the 100, 200, 400 and 4×100m relay all in the same Olympics to achieve his 4 Gold medal dream.  He will achieve iconic status if he accomplishes this incredible feat.
To beat […]

Rieti Italy Revisited

Complete meet information for the IAAF Grand Prix meet in Rieti, Italy can be found here.
Asafa Powell set the 100m WR of 9.74 on September 9, 2007 in Rieti, Italy.  Videos of that meet shows a very sparse crown in the hills of Italy.  Remember, Asafa ran 9.77 three times.
The WR lasted “only” 265 days […]

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