Italian Sprint Heroes – Livio Berruti 200m Rome 1960
October 11, 2009 by Jimson Lee · 2 Comments
During my prime running years, Pietro Mennea’s 200m WR was the holy grail. 19.72 was the 200m WR standard for 17 years.
In fact, Pietro Mennea won the 200m 1980 Olympics in the Moscow Boycotted Olympics. He also won the Bronze medal at 1972 Munich Olympics at the same distance. Mennea competed in 4 5 Olympics [...]
2008 USATF Masters Champs Videos – Mens 100m
August 14, 2008 by Jimson Lee · 1 Comment
The 2008 USATF Masters Championships were held in Spokane, WA from Aug 7-10.
After crossing the border, it was still a 2 hour drive to Seattle, then another 5 hours across HWY 90 in some of the most spectacular scenery in the Pacific Northwest
Due to a camera malfunction, I was only able to get a few [...]
Speedster Upbeat Jamaica can Shatter 4×100m World Record
June 7, 2008 by Jimson Lee · 1 Comment
The day after I posted the article Jamaica 4×100m Relay Potential – A Sub 37 Second WR? came this article from www.jamaicaobserver.com
Speedster upbeat Jamaica can shatter 4X100m world record
Fresh on the heels of establishing the new 100 metres world record of 9.72secs on Saturday, Usain Bolt believes that Jamaica can better the 4×100 metres world [...]
Michael Johnson 200 meter 1996 Atlanta Grand Prix
February 25, 2008 by Jimson Lee · Leave a Comment
Sadly, this stadium no longer exists. Well, it does, but in the form of a baseball stadium for the Atlanta Braves.
The 1996 Atlanta Grand Prix was held two months prior to the Summer Olympics. So this race was “warm up” to the USATF Olympic Trials (the race where Michael Johnson won [...]
Top 10 Sprint Races – #9 – Michael Johnson winning the 1992 Olympic Trials in Lane 8
September 14, 2007 by Jimson Lee · 1 Comment
We’ll be recapping the Top 10 Sprint races of all time, with videos of each of those races.
Unfortunately, Michael Johnson contracted food poisoning and did not advance to the Finals in Barcelona, despite being the heavy favorite to win the gold.
Michael Marsh, who finished 2nd at these trials, eventually won the Olympic gold
Next time you [...]
Top 10 Sprint Races – #10 – Mike Marsh 19.73 200 meters SF Barcelona 1992
September 7, 2007 by Jimson Lee · 3 Comments
We’ll be recapping the Top 10 Sprint races of all time, with videos of each of those races.
Yes, that is not a typo in the headline. Michael Marsh ran 19.73 (-0.2) in the semi-finals with such ease, that he let up 10 meters before the finish. No doubt if he continued all the [...]
Enough of Clyde Hart and John Smith! What about Tom Tellez?
September 3, 2007 by Jimson Lee · 2 Comments
I’ve been criticized on focusing too much on Clyde Hart and John Smith.
What about Tom Tellez? Coach of Carl Lewis, Michael Marsh, Joe DeLoach, and LeRoy Burrell with the Santa Monica Track Club? Even Jenny Adams up until the end of the 2002 season?
On the Collegiate level, Tellez is currently the [...]
