Fosbury Flop back in the news 39 years later

October 25, 2007 by Jimson Lee

With the 40th anniversary of the 1968 Mexico City Olympics next year, we will see a resurgence of athletes that made an impact to the sport of Athletics.
Names like Tommie Smith and John Carlos, Al Oerter, Jim Hines, Bob Beamon, Lee Evans, and Dick Fosbury immediately come to mind.
USA won 12 out of 16 Golds […]

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HSI John Smith: We are literally trying to stop time

August 14, 2007 by Jimson Lee

This article is from the April 2000 edition of Fast Company magazine. It’s a long read, over 8 pages, and over 3000 words!
Smith’s goes in detail into 5 clock-stopping rules for competing in a race where there is no speed limit.
To learn more on his philosophies, several of the Eurosport HSI videos are […]

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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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Dick Fosbury: Former Olympic high jumper

June 15, 2007 by Jimson Lee

Vancouver, BC is really a small town.
I saw Debbie Brill training her group of high jumpers at our local track meet at Burnaby Central High School on Tuesday night. Talk about Flashbacks!
The only thing I remember about watching the 1972 Munich Games on my 13″ Black and White TV was Frank Shorter (marathon, and […]

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Injuries and Q&A with John Smith, HSI

April 30, 2007 by Jimson Lee

In April 2005, I was fortunate to meet with John Smith, head coach and co-founder of HSI.
John is also the former UCLA Track and Field head coach, and has coached several world famous athletes that spans many decades, including some of my heroes.
My track club, Metro Athletic Club, was in Southern […]

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