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Share Clyde Hart’s 200/400M Sprint Training Program Clyde Hart’s resume at the NCAA and Olympic level proves his method works for the athletes he recruits. I’ve seen Clyde in person at several conferences, and the room is always silent with his stories and examples when he talks about his training methods. This Blog has free [...]
Share LaShawn Merrit will be running the 500 meters at the new and improved Millrose Games. The meet will be held at the NYC Armory, which offers a fast 200m banked track, opposed to the Madison Square Garden 11 laps to the mile (145 meters) wooden boards! Can he break the world record? What is [...]
Share Thanks to Steve P for pointing this out. The chart below shows the 2011 IAAF A & B standards, and the number of male and female, Junior and Youth athletes who made either standards. What does this tell us about the 400 meters? First, note how the men’s 400m standard is doubled best 200m [...]
Share I had the pleasure of speaking with LaShawn Merrit, the 400 meter 2008 Olympic and 2009 Word Championship Gold medalist. We talked about training, and especially Dwayne Miller’s famous “Drill Outs” workout. Miller presented LaShawn’s annual plan at the 2008 SuperClinic. I primarily asked about his 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 season, and that Beijing [...]
Share This is part 3 of the article How to Run Faster… at any Age as we start going into Technical Competency and Sprinting Efficiency. Part 2 talked about the importance of coordination. If I had to name a couple of jargons related to sprinting and how to sprint faster, it would be “dorsiflexion”, “triple [...]
Share Dwayne Miller: World Class 400M Dash (DVD) If you attend the USATF Olympic Trials, they hold a fantastic SuperClinic series on the “rest day break” every year since 1992. The 2012 SuperClinic will be on Tuesday 26 June at the Boulevard Grill on the south end of Franklin, 5 blocks from Hayward Field. The [...]
Share One of the earliest papers I read on 400 meter training was written by William Black from the 1988 Winter edition of TRACK COACH. You can download the PDF here (168Kb). The paper talks about the physiological factors of performance in the 400 meters, and one specific reference was from 1980. It’s a good [...]
Share The Alpe Cermis is the toughest race in the Cross Country Skiing World Cup. It’s the final stage of the Tour de Ski, a 9km course just outside of Trento (Trentino) Italy, with a total climb of 495 meters! Just search Google for photos and videos, and all the skiers literally collapse in exhaustion [...]
Share Racing season is here! Last month, I wrote about How to Run the Indoor 300 or 400 meters. BBC Channel 4 had a good video clip with UK’s Iwan Thomas and Michael Johnson on How to Race the outdoor 400 meters shown during the 2011 World Championships in Daegu. Ironically, back in 1998, Iwan [...]
Share Once again, I want to thank @TrackNation for pointing out some useful references. Below is a chart I extracted from the USATF 2008 Men’s 400m Olympic Trials Finals. There are several components you can learn from these results, both in race strategy as well as workout suggestions and guidleines. Source: USATF Splits are just… [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Share In 1964, Bud Winter published the book The Rocket Sprint Start based on Germany’s Armin Hary 100 meter victory at the 1960 Olympic Games. If you’ve seen the vintage footage, you will agree on two facts: (1) he was one of the fastest starters of all time, and (2) his pickup in the first [...]
Share Here are my top 7 tips for your Track spikes Don’t leave them in your spike bag Dip the spike pins in 10W30 oil before inserting Carry extra pairs with different spike lengths and types Carry a pair of pliers 200m specialists pin placements Differences in spike plates Choosing pins and needles Take them [...]
Share This article discusses wind assistance for the short sprints and horizontal jumps. This article will not discuss excessive wind assistance for the hurdles, as that’s another story with stride and step patterns. You’ve all seen the dreaded +2.1 on the race results which nullifies any attempts for record purposes (or achieving standards). I know [...]
Share I never get tired listening to Tom Tellez, Clyde Hart, John Smith, Dan Pfaff or Loren Seagrave. Sure, they may be old school USATF material, but I always, and I mean always, come out with several new ideas and a few “a-ha” moments. I’ve watched hundreds of hours of film, both elite sprinters as [...]
Share I did a 10 minute video on How to Break 50 seconds for the 400 meters. Scroll below to get to the video on YouTube. Here is the presentation in PowerPoint with the transcript of the 9 slides on AuthorStream. You can also download the PPT or Video file (MP4 version) from that link [...]
Share A young sprinter asked me how to get faster at a recent function. Well, I replied if he had 3 hours to spare. He looked confused, as this article is the result of our conversation. It’s a long read (almost 2000 words), so I suggest you grab a drink and have a seat. This [...]
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Lee Evans: A Plea for Help
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 [...]