The Chris Lukezic Workout

May 6, 2008 by Jimson Lee

UPDATE: Sorry, this video has been removed from blip.tv.

When you watch this video, and see lots of medicine balls, hip mobility drills, dynamic stretching, speed and agility drills, you would think he was just another skinny sprinter. But with more and more middle distance runners becoming a more complete athlete as seen in the […]

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Beyond the Finish Line with Gary Reed

May 2, 2008 by Jimson Lee

Beyond the Finish Line - An Achilles Society Evening of Excellence
Monday May 26, 2008 at 5:30 PM
On August 8th 2008 the world will be transfixed by the opening of the Beijing Olympiad. Canadian Gary Reed of Victoria, who placed second in the 2007 World Track and Field Championships, will toe the starting line of the […]

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Blood Sweat and Tears - Penn Relays 2008

April 30, 2008 by Jimson Lee

Thanks to Wejo of LetsRun.com for pointing this out.
At the 2008 Penn Relays, Stanford’s Alicia Follmar took a hard fall on the leadoff leg of the women’s distance medley. While she was on the ground, Follmar took a spike to the head but got up to finish a gutsy 3rd.
Check out the skin burns […]

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Who Needs Rabbits? Video of Filbert Bayi 1500m WR

April 22, 2008 by Jimson Lee

My all time favorite race without rabbits is the 1974 Commonwealth Games 1500 meters in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Filbert Bayi’s set a world record of 3.32.2 beating New Zealand’s John Walker in the process. Bayi opened up a first lap 54.9 and ran from start to finish in first place, with Walker closing in the […]

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TrackandFieldRadio .com - I DARE YOU TO RUN

April 17, 2008 by Jimson Lee

I had the pleasure of working out once with Decathlete Phil McMullen during my years at Berkeley, California. It was a pretty intensive speed endurance workout, and I’m sure glad he didn’t invite me to practice the field events!
On the other hand, his brother Paul McMullen is well known for winning the 1996 US […]

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PacifiCanada Track and Field Series June 15-21

April 15, 2008 by Jimson Lee

REMINDER: Only 2 months away!
4 Track meets in 7 days. If the rain holds out, and you get a decent tailwind for the sprints, these high performance meet may be a good tune up for the Trials.
The PacifiCanada Track and Field Series provides International and Olympic level competition for track and field athletes. The […]

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David O’Meara - OneMileRunner .com

April 7, 2008 by Jimson Lee

One Mile Runner Tours 20 North American Cities to Inspire Older Runners to Run Faster
Masters Miler David O’Meara is traveling throughout the United States and Canada this summer to accomplish a feat he calls 20/20/20

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How Many Feet in a Mile? Taking Splits for 1500m

February 21, 2008 by Jimson Lee

The mile has so much tradition compared to the 1500 meters. Let’s see, for celebrities, we have Miles Davis, Robert Miles, Miles Kimball, and Sarah Miles come to mind. There’s even the song “(I would walk) 500 miles”. And, of course, there’s Three Mile Island and the urban legend “Mile High Club”.
How […]

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Get More Out of your 800m Training – Without the Pain

January 8, 2008 by Jimson Lee

This post was guest blogged by Mike Toal from www.mastersathletics.co.uk. Last month, Mike wrote How to Run Faster.

Get more out of your 800m training – without the pain!
There are 3 well regarded 800 meter running ‘types’. These are the sprinter, the jack of all trades and the long distance runner.
The SPRINTER responds to short […]

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Building a Better Runner by RunningDVDs .com

January 5, 2008 by Jimson Lee

Introduction
I’ve reviewed my fair share of training videos in the past and was very happy to see this DVD didn’t focus on selling a gadget, or belong to the “answer to success is core stability” camp. Visions of Paul Chek come to mind.
I’m a big fan of going back to basics and keeping things […]

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Sebastian Coe Videos - Born to Run

November 26, 2007 by Jimson Lee

Many thanks to Albert Caruana from CrossCountryExpress for this link.
These videos are the Sebastian Coe “Born to Run” series.
Next to the 400 meters, the 800 meters is probably the toughest event. I really can’t imagine running a 400 meters in sub 50, and hearing the bell lap to run another lap.
We all remember the […]

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Consistency and Focus Year In and Year Out

June 22, 2007 by Jimson Lee

This weekend marks the 2007 USA National Championships, and once again, we’ll see Jeremy Wariner running, but not in his 400m specialty, thanks to the “Michael Johnson rule” of 1997.
MJ hurt himself in the 150m showdown with Donovan Bailey on June 1st that year, and this new rule (still in effect today) allows previous World […]

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