Success in Track & Field ... and Life
Share Happy Birthday Jeremy! Hard to believe he’s only 26 years old today with his impressive resume. Here is a good 6 minute interview (in 2 parts) from 400 meter specialist Jeremy Warnier. I wonder if this is a shameless plug for Adidas as he talks about: his training the secret to the 400 meters [...]
Share Mike Holloway: 25 Tips & Drills for the Sprint Events (DVD) Mike Holloway, the University of Florida Head Track & Field, is recognized as one of the top sprint coaches in the sport. Coach Holloway believes that the make-up of a successful sprinter must include the ingredients of power, flexibility, elasticity and the willingness [...]
Share Dear Readers, I want an opinion. Seriously. Is this product Sprint Trainer for Arms a piece of crap? I wrote an article last September called Arm Action in Sprinting With the forces produced on the backswing, there’s no way you can keep your elbows locked at 90 degrees. If it bends, say to 100 [...]
Share It’s January and that means indoor training and racing for certain parts of the world. The article on 3×300 or 2x325m raised some concerns. Doing this workout outdoors in cold rainy weather really sucks. Doing this indoors on tight non-banked turns could lead to injury. Knowing this workout, if you were forced to go [...]
Share Is there a preference on how to pass the baton blindly in a 4x100m relay? At the International level, Canada, USA & Jamaica all use the push pass. France, however, uses the upsweep pass. Once upon a time, France held the WR in the 4x100m Relay before the Americans dominated the event. That is, [...]
Share Maurice Wilson: Sprint Training the Jamaican Way (DVD) Maurice Wilson’s resume is impressive: Jamaican National Track & Field Team Assistant Coach (Sprints) at the 2008 and 2004 Olympic Games and in four World Championships; Head Coach to the 2002 and 2001 Jamaican World Junior Teams; Head Girls Track Coach at Holmwood Technical High School [...]
Share Last year, I wrote “NIKEPLUS – Why Nike is Winning the Shoe War”. In short, the success of NIKE was a consumer device that connected social trends and interactive training. Their product was called Nikeplus or simply known as NIKE+. Now, you didn’t think rival Adidas were resting on their laurels, did you? In [...]
Share I wonder if this has to do with the Tiger scandal? Gatorade Tiger Focus is being discontinued to make room for newer 2010 innovation products. Like all Food and Beverage companies, Gatorade discontinues certain product lines and that included Gatorade Tiger Focus in this year’s cut… yes, Tiger didn’t make the cut. Apparently, this [...]
Share What do the eyes tell the brain when sprinting at 40 km/hr? Why does sprinting indoor feel faster? Is it because of the tennis nets lining the inside of Lane 1? We are all taught to “stay low” at the start, but where are we supposed to look? Derek Hansen of RunningMechanics.com wrote a [...]
Share I’ve been drinking chocolate milk as my post recovery workout drink since 1985. In Montreal, we would have a long commute home on the subway, and always grabbed a 500mL or 16oz carton of chocolate milk at the indoor kiosk. (Jamie, Sonya and Charles, are you reading this?) Here is some current research that [...]
Share As a coach and athlete, I’ve always preached passion for the sport of Athletics or Track & Field, fair play & honesty (e.g. being drug free) and the pursuit of excellence. Excellence is about doing your best WITH passion. I used to wash dishes ay my parents’ restaurant at the age of 12, but [...]
Share This article will discuss choosing a pair of spikes and the different type of pins. I won’t discuss the infamous illegal 1968 Brush spikes worn by Lee Evans and John Carlos… I’ll save that for the documentary. I always have 2 pairs of spikes. One is the inexpensive variety that is usually heavier and [...]
Share Every 100 meter sprinter is different. But when you have a 6 foot 5 inch sprinter on your roster, who happens to be fast and comes from a 200/400 background, well… good things happen. Tom Tellez broke down what he thought were the 5 phases of a 100 meter sprint: Reaction Time Block Clearance [...]
Share This article is aimed for readers born before 1960 when running 100 yards was the norm, especially in the USA. There has been a lot of buzz on how fast Usain Bolt could run a 40 yard dash, which were fuelled by the Chris Johnson’s recent 40 yard challenge to determine the World’s Fastest [...]
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Oldest Siblings have less Chance in Setting World Records?
Share Has it occurred to you that none of the recent 100m WR for men were the first born sibling? From the book The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How, pages 115 and 116: Usain Bolt is the 2nd of 3 children Asafa Powell: 6th of 6 Justin Gatlin: 4th of 4 [...]