Success in Track & Field ... and Life
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 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 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 [...]
Share Track Alerts had a great interview with Glen Mills, in case you missed it. There’s aren’t any secrets here, but the best part of the Q&A was “the last word” on Mills on the state of the sport. Canada and the USA aren’t the only ones having problems keeping and retaining young elite athletes [...]
Share Christophe Lemaitre was in Amsterdam this week and fellow Dutch Blogger Losse Veter has the chance to interview him. The first question was his decision (and his coach!) to skip the World Indoor Championships. Later, he talks about the past season, his goals, next year’s Olympics in London, the mental part of the sport, [...]
Share This is Part 2 of my Lake Tahoe Marathon experience. Click here for Part 1. Dick Beardsley was a guest speaker at the 2011 Lake Tahoe Marathon He is famous for the race he didn’t win. If you don’t know who Dick Beardsley is, read Duel in the Sun by John Brant. True, he [...]
Share This interview was taken on June 9, 2011, two days after his 9.96 100 meter National Record at the Montreuil meeting. Q: Christophe, how was your evening after your second place in the 100m at the Montreuil meeting, behind Jamaican Yohan Blake, which culminated in a new French record? Christophe Lemaître: It was quiet. [...]
Share In almost 4 years of blogging, this site has numerous articles on the training and accomplishments of Bud Winter and Speed City. Athletes profiled include Lee Evans, Tommie Smith and John Carlos. And I know I am leaving out a lot. Now it’s time to take a closer look, and we’re talking beyond Track [...]
Share Obinna Metu is a Business Management undergraduate student at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. His personal best time for 100 meters is 10.16 seconds set in 2008. Unlike a majority of talented African runners, and especially sprinters, Obinna Metu elected to stay home and not go to the NCAA. In 2007, G4S launched an [...]
Share Yesterday’s post on 100 Meter Training Videos with Marc Mangiacotti raised the question: Who the heck is Marc Mangiacotti? Here’s a chance to get a transcribed 1 hour interview with Coach Mangiacotti and Latif Thomas of Complete Speed Training. It’s over 29 pages long which should take you less than an hour to read, [...]
Share Jack LaLanne died yesterday at the age of 96. Before there was Arnold, or Charles Atlas, there was Jack LaLanne. He opened up the first modern health club in Oakland, California in 1936. It had a gym, juice bar and health food store. And this was during the Great Depression! Even on his TV [...]
Share . Frans Bosch is a professor of biomechanics and motor learning at Fontys University for Applied Science in Holland. He is the co-author of “Running: Biomechanics and Exercise Physiology in Practice”, which is widely regarded as one of the top sprinting resources for coaches worldwide. A painter and anatomical illustrator, Bosch has a unique [...]
Share Ralph Mann is everywhere. He was in London at the European Sprinting & Hurdling Conference, then he was at the 2010 USATF National Podium Education Project in Virginia Beach. He’s also famous for his Sprinting & Hurdling book (which I have referenced several times on this Blog), which you can obtain by emailing Curtis [...]
Share I have been moonlighting on another job which explains the infrequent posting here on Speedendurance. I pride on the fact that ALL the information on this site is free, with no monthly membership fees. That being said, I do have to earn a living, and that’s where I am a Technology Consultant on the [...]
Share In an exclusive interview with Lee Evans, the 1968 Olympic 400 meter champion and anchor leg of the 4x400m relay (both World Records), I asked him on why he has decided to sell his Gold Medals from those Games. SpeedEndurance.com: As you may be aware, Tommie Smith tried to sell his Gold medal and [...]
Share If you liked yesterday’s daily routine of Tiger Woods, then you’ll enjoy this daily life of Jessica Ennis. This article is guest blogged by Louise Hudson, co-founder of Sportsister.com Interview date: July 15, 2008 (pre-Beijing Olympics) Jessica Ennis: I’m 22 and have been specializing in the Heptathlon since the age of 13, I run [...]
Share When I hear and see the name “Dan O’Brien”, the one word that comes to mind is “attitude”. “Character” is a close second. There are several posts on “Attitude” on this Blog, including Attitude is Everything where attitude = 100% and Attitude: the Difference Maker from the 2007 USATF National Podium Education Project In [...]
Share When it comes to injuries for world class sprinters, the most frequent are hamstring pulls and knee problems. Add Achilles tendon problems to Masters folks. But in the world of the average layman, and sedentary slouch, you can add lower back problems, coupled with belly fat. If you read my last article on core [...]
Share . Lance Brauman: 16 Speed and Power Drills for Sprints (DVD) Lance Brauman: 30 Speed and Power Drills for the Hurdles (DVD) If you liked the previous article or DVD on Lance Brauman, you’ll like this one. This recording took place at the USATF Conference in Dec 2009 in Orlando. I like his overall [...]
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My Ethical Cheating segment on ESPN 1280AM / Living the Run
Share Below is the audio and video from my radio appearance on ESPN (The Ticket) 1280AM yesterday. Many thanks to Ryan Foran of LivingtheRun.com for having me on the show Wednesday. The co-host is decathlete Paul Terek, a 2004 Olympian and on the USA World Championship team in ’03, ’05, ’07. Maybe I should title [...]