Michael Johnson Motivation.com

May 15, 2008 by Jimson Lee

Michael Johnson has a new website for motivational speaking, and it’s not to be confused with his Michael Johnson Performance Center.
Who the heck is Michael Johnson?
To recap his resume:

Gold Medalist, 400m, Olympic Games, Sydney, 2000
Gold Medalist, 4×400m, Olympic Games, Sydney, 2000
Gold Medalist, 300m in 30.85 seconds, Engen Grand Prix, Pretoria, South Africa, 2000
Gold Medalist, 400m […]

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Some Great 4×400 Relays this Weekend

April 28, 2008 by Jimson Lee

The 4×400 meter relay is arguably the most exciting event in Track and Field.
This weekend was no exception.
The Oregon Relays
Check out the number of lead changes in this 4×400m video hosted by Runnerspace. We are so use to seeing USA dominate (annihilate?) the competition at International meets.
University of Washington phenom Jordan Boase takes the […]

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Where are the Kenyan Sprinters?

April 16, 2008 by Jimson Lee

Kenya, like Canada, has a hard time trying to develop a pool of 100m, 200m & 400m sprinters with Olympic and IAAF “A” Standards. I can’t remember the last time Canada sent a 4×400m relay team to a World Championships or Olympics. (HINT: 1992 Olympics) The Americans are overflowing in abundance in this […]

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Comparing 400m - Michael Johnson and Jeremy Wariner

April 14, 2008 by Jimson Lee

How Low Can Jeremy Wariner Go?
These stats were published in the March 2008 edition of Track and Field News.
Wouldn’t it be nice to have all of these videos in one place, with a handy playlist pull down menus? (hint hint)
After Johnson broke 44 seconds, it took him 7 years to break the World Record, […]

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Complete Videos of Track and Field World Records

March 27, 2008 by Jimson Lee

This video is a great collection of all the Men’s Track and Field World Records (excludes distances over 5000 meters or Multis).
Some of these videos are very rare, as I haven’t seen these in a long long time (i.e. the pole vault or high jump record)
This list has a lot of outstanding performances… let me […]

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Teamwork and Clutch in the Relays

March 20, 2008 by Jimson Lee

Did anyone notice the 4×400m winning time from the NCAA’s was faster than the IAAF World Indoor?
UPDATE: Thanks to Chui for sending the links to the videos!
In fact, all 3 medalist from the NCAA bettered the winning time from IAAF Worlds.
Also, Baylor won the race with only one team member (LeJerald Betters) entered in the […]

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400 Meters: Can you Drop from 45 to 43 in One Year?

March 19, 2008 by Jimson Lee

In the 400 meters, can you drop your personal best from 45 seconds down to 43 seconds in one year?
The answer is yes.
In 1967, Lee Evans ran a 44.9 hand time (equivalent to a 45.04 FAT) behind Tommie Smith’s 400 meter World Record of 44.5, then ran 43.86 in Mexico City in 1968.
In 1987, Steve […]

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Bryshon Nellum: Track & Field’s “Next One”

March 18, 2008 by Jimson Lee

This article was guest written by Jay Hicks of PreraceJitters.com

Byshon Nellum is a phenomenon. Descriptions like “freakish” and “ridiculous” are thrown his way. He is shooting for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and the rising track star is mentioned in the realm of Jeremy Wariner, LaShawn Merritt, and Angelo Taylor.
As a senior in […]

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Tyler Christopher wins 400m IAAF Indoor Championships

March 9, 2008 by Jimson Lee

UPDATE: Here is the video from YouTube.
Canada’s Tyler Christopher won the 400 meters in a world leading time of 45.67 at the IAAF Indoor Championships in Valencia. This lowers his PB and National Record of 45.80 set earlier this year in Birmingham, UK.
Johan Wissman of Sweden finished second in a Personal Best of 46.04
Chris […]

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Tyler Christopher, Johan Wissman Clash in Semi-Finals

March 8, 2008 by Jimson Lee

Canada’s Tyler Christopher and Sweden’s Johan Wissman were drawn the same heat in the first of two 400m semi-finals at the IAAF Indoor Championships in Valencia. Wissman’s health was questionable after withdrawing from Sweden’s Indoor Nationals last weekend due to fever.
As expected, Christopher was the first to the break for the pole in Lane […]

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Tyler Christopher in, Johan Wissman Questionable

March 6, 2008 by Jimson Lee

News from BleacherReport.com reports Johan Wissman of Sweden may not be 100% at the IAAF Indoor Championships March 7-9, 2008.

And recently, Tyler Christopher of Canada ran a 400 meters indoor personal best and National Record of 45.80 seconds in Birmingham, UK on February 16. Despite winning the bronze medal at the 2005 World […]

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Butch Reynolds 400 meter 1996 Atlanta Grand Prix

February 26, 2008 by Jimson Lee

The 1996 Atlanta Track and Field Grand Prix was held two months prior to the Summer Olympics as a “warm up” to the USATF Olympic Trials.
Two of the favorites in this race was Butch Reynolds & Deon Minor won by Reynolds in 44.33. It also had Briton’s Iwan Thomas and Roger Black.
Here’s a brief […]

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Clyde Hart Jeremy Wariner Split Was NOT About Money

February 18, 2008 by Jimson Lee

UPDATE: download Clyde Hart’s 60 page Training Manual from the 2007 USATF NPEP Conference.
Old news: Jeremy Wariner has a new coach.
The rumour about the split was about money and how Jeremy wanted to reduce Clyde Hart’s commission, despite the increase amount of money Jeremy would be making.
From www.star-telegram.com:

“Michael assured me he didn’t advise him,” Hart […]

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Clyde Hart Training Manual and Speed Drills

February 12, 2008 by Jimson Lee

These are some of the highlights from the USATF National Podium Education Project in Las Vegas from Dec 11-15, 2007.
As expected, Clyde Hart’s presentation had a full house.
At the beginning of his lecture, he handed out this monster 60 page handout which included:

Baylor Sprint Relay Exchange (including 4×400 Relay Running) (9 pages)
400 Meter […]

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Worlds Greatest Female Sprinter - Irena Szewinska

February 11, 2008 by Jimson Lee

When I was 12 years old, I was fortunate enough to watch the 1976 Summer Olympics in my hometown of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
I remember Irena Szewinska of Poland winning the 400m, and Alberto Danger Juantorena winning the 400/800 double.
Little did I know at the time this was her 4th Olympiad! She had […]

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Track Conversions for 50m, 60m, 200m, 300m, 400m

January 23, 2008 by Jimson Lee

This article is a bit dated, but it outlined the conversion factors for Track and Field during the Canadian CIAU (now called CIS) in the early 1990’s.
The standards to qualify for Nationals were based on the 8th place performance from the previous year’s Finals.
I am often surprised by the number of people asking for conversion […]

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WMA2007 4×400m M40 Silver Medal, Canadian Record

January 4, 2008 by Jimson Lee

This video is part of the series 2007 Year in Review.
Team Canada’s Christain Lemassif, Malik Crepsac, Paul Osland and Michael Sherar “won” the silver medal in the 4×400m by 0.66 seconds at the 2007 World Masters Athletics in Ricionne, Italy.
Team Canada ran uncontested in the first heat in 3:26.67 and set a new Canadian Record […]

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NCAA 1989 400 meters final: Tyrone Kemp vs. Raymond Pierre

December 27, 2007 by Jimson Lee

My apologies for misleading titles.
My earlier post Viewing YouTube FLV files with Adobe Media Player had the video of the NCAA 1989 400 meters final with Freshman Tyrone Kemp from Florida and Senior Raymond Pierre from Baylor.
I was simply trying to demonstrate how to view a FLV file locally on your laptop or PC. […]

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Viewing YouTube FLV files with Adobe Media Player

December 27, 2007 by Jimson Lee

Adobe Media Player is a desktop media player that lets you play QuickTime movies, podcasts and Flash Videos (FLV) files.
Most people are familiar with Windows Media Player or Real Player.
My popular article on Saving YouTube and Blip.tv Files for your iPod or Computer explained how to extract and play FLV files with WinFF or […]

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Darold Williamson Greatest Anchor Leg - 2004 NCAA Indoor 4×400

December 23, 2007 by Jimson Lee

[WARNING - Spoiler Alert - if you haven’t seen this video, go directly to the video and click Play] BONUS: There is no Carol Lewis commentary in this video, just the raw sounds from the stands.
One of the greatest 4×400 meters anchor legs I have seen from Darold Williamson was NOT the Gold medal […]

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