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Lee Evans: A Plea for Help

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Share If you are a reader of SpeedEndurance, you don’t need a reminder of who Lee Evans is. On the Track side, he is a 2-time Gold medalist from the 1968 Mexico City Olympics in the 400 meters and 4×400 meter relay.  He was the first man to break the 44 second barrier, along with [...]

My Christmas Message, and Thanks to 7 Special People

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Share 2011 has been a strange year starting with massive Flooding worldwide and then the Occupy <insert keyword here> movements. 2011 is also a very bad year in terms of Italy’s economics.  We are in the news everyday, and since I live in Rome, I get so many emails from friends asking how things are [...]

How to Run the Indoor 300 or 400 meters [Video]

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Share I created a 12 minute video on How to Run the Indoor 300 or 400 meters. The indoor track competitive season has begun, so if you plan on running a 400 meters indoor, read on. Scroll below, or click here for the video on YouTube. Here is the presentation in PowerPoint with the transcript [...]

Secret to your PR is only 6 inches: the Gap between your Ears

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Share I was going to leave the second half of the title off, and simply call it, “The Secret to your PR is only 6 inches”.  But that would cause a lot of curious people, especially boys and men, to click on the link expecting adult content or some LaShawn Merritt joke.  And heaven forbid, [...]

Most Effective Ab Workout? 2 Minutes or 1000 reps?

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Share The 6 pack abs, or a “washboard stomach”, seems to be the holy grail for the average non-athlete. For athletes, especially sprinters with above average muscle mass and below average body fat, a six-pack (or even 8-pack) appears to come with the territory. We don’t train for 6-pack abs, it just comes naturally.  But [...]

Navicular Stress Fracture: Symptoms and Treatments

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Share This article is guest blogged by Amol Saxena, a Podiatrist at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation near Stanford.  Visit Dr. Saxena’s website at  www.amolsaxena.com Navicular stress fractures by Amol Saxena, DPM Until recently, little has been known about these injuries. Unfortunately they often get mis-diagnosed as arch pain, plantar fasciitis and various strains, or [...]

30 meter Sprint Times Revisited

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Share I want to thank @TrackNation for pointing out some useful references. It might be better to have all the references listed in a single page, instead of flipping back for forth to multiple pages. The following are national norms for 16 to 19 year olds from the reference Physical Education and the Study of [...]

Armin Hary and the Famous 10.0 sec 100m World Record

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Share Here is a great article from Läufer des Jahrhunderts – Die atemberaubende Karriere des Armin Hary – 14) 1960 – Hary, strahlende Nummer 1 – GIPFELTÄNZE II. It’s in German, so I translated the article with Google translate (as bad as it may be sometimes) and put the English version side-by-side. You can download [...]

The Importance of PH Balance in the Athletic Body

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Share This article is guest blogged by Brett Warren, a Biochemical Engineer from Force Factor. The Importance of PH Balance in the Athletic Body With all the talk you hear these days about physical fitness, proper nutrition, balanced diet, good body maintenance, energy sustenance, strength, stamina, and staying in shape, how much do you hear [...]

How to Use Starting Blocks: Case Study #1

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Share Here is a sample analysis of a sprinter using starting blocks. As always, I try to keep my videos under 10 minutes.  Normally, I need a whole hour or 90 minutes to critique a full starting block analysis. If you want more information on how to get a great start with starting blocks, read [...]

Calculating 100 meter Potential from 30 meter Flys

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Share Friday’s article on Calculating 400 meter Potential stopped at 60 meters.  So to continue the downward spiral, I will show some extrapolations from 30 meter fly times or running start. You can use the Freelap to accurately test 30 meter fly times. I wrote a lengthy piece on What is a good time for [...]

Calculating 400 meter Potential [Video]

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Share I did a 10 minute video on Calculating 400 meter Potential, giving conversions for 200m, 100m and 60 meter times. The indoor track competitive season has begun, so if you just ran a 60 meter indoor, read on. Scroll below, or click here for the video on YouTube. Here is the presentation in PowerPoint [...]

IAAF Lowers Qualifying Standards for 2012

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Share I’m glad to see the IAAF lowering the qualifying standards for the 400m and 400m Hurdles. I wrote about World Championship Performance Trends last month, and how you’ll notice starting in 2001, there are only 3 rounds for the 400 meters, and not 4 rounds.  1999 was the last time there was 4 rounds. [...]

Soccer Injuries vs. Running Injuries

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Share I lose so many of my good athletes to soccer. Conversely, I get a lot of “washed up” soccer players at age 17 who didn’t make the cut professionally (or amateur leagues).  It’s a cruel world out there, what can I say? If you are interested in becoming a professional soccer player in Europe [...]

How to Run a Track Program

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Share The good folks at the Canadian Athletics Coaching Centre (CACC) have once again provided some stellar content. Even though Derek Evely and Kevin Tyler have left for the UK, the CACC continues to be a great source of information.  Highly recommended with a mixture of free content, as well as paid premium content such [...]

Interview with Jamaica’s Dennis Johnson

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Share Dennis Johnson is a household name in Jamaican sprinting. He was part of the San Jose State “Speed City” era with Bud Winter. In 1948, the Official world record for the 100 yard dash was 9.3 seconds held by Mel Patton.  Back then, you had to break the WR by TENTHS of a second, [...]

Do Sprinters Breathe when Sprinting?

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Share Here’s a common question from the mailbag.  Do Sprinters breathe when sprinting? The answer is, of course, yes. There are a few pointers on when to breathe (inhale) and when to simply exhale.  And when to hold your breath. If you want to read more about deep breathing and its effects, read Deep Breathing [...]

Did Stephen Francis Read my Jamaican Sprint Secrets Report?

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Share When I wrote the Jamaican Sprint Secrets ebook, which you can get for free when you sign up for the free monthly newsletter, the section on Stephen Francis was based on older interviews during the peak years of Asafa Powell. The 2011 World Championships in Daegu was a disappointment for Stephen Francis’ team MVP [...]

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