Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games
May 9, 2008 by Jimson Lee
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First, Tommie Smith writes a book 38 years after the fact.
Then, in December 2007, the 1980 USA Olympic team gets congressional medals.
And now this book comes out, 28 years later.
Maybe I should write a memoir: Uncovered Stories from my 1980 High School Graduation. It would be a book like Jose Canseco naming names […]
1968: Black Americans or Negro Americans?
April 25, 2008 by Jimson Lee
Here is a video clip from the CBC archives.
The video shows Tommie Smith and John Carlos being interviewed immediately after their 1968 Olympic “Black Power” salute from their Gold and Bronze medal in the 200 meters. They were ordered by the IOC to leave the Olympic Village within 48 hours.
It also has Harry Jerome, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Maurice Greene 52 sub-10 Second 100 Meters
April 11, 2008 by Jimson Lee
Longevity in Track and Field is rare, indeed. If you time it right, an 8 year career can span 3 Olympics.
One has to look at Carl Lewis and Al Oerter to see remarkable athletes competing in 4 Olympiads… 5 if you include making the 1980 National team.
On the womens side, there’s Irena Szewinska, Jackie […]
Olympic Torch Protesters Scale Golden Gate Bridge - Ties Tibetan Flag to Cable
April 8, 2008 by Jimson Lee
One of the charities Speedendurance.com supports is the Vairotsana Foundation in Santa Barbara, CA.
With all the civil unrest going on between China and Tibet, we are happy to see non-violent demonstrations in protest of human rights (or lack of in this case).
While I don’t support a boycott for this summer’s Olympics, I think more people […]
Ties in Sprinting History: 1982 Commonwealth 200m
March 31, 2008 by Jimson Lee
In the high jump and pole vault, a jump off is used to determine the winner, but ties are permitted for the other placings. One has to look back at the drama from the women’s High Jump at the 1984 Olympics with the dual between Germany’s Ulrike Meyfarth’s and Italy’s Sara Simeoni.
Other field events, […]
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 […]
40 Years Later, We Still Remember 1968
March 24, 2008 by Jimson Lee
This year will mark the 40th anniversary of the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Even today, we still see the old news media reliving those magic moments. Endurance athletes are worried over the pollution in China this summer just like the effects of high-altitude back in 1968.
Last fall, the press covered Dick Fosbury’s […]
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 […]
More History of the 4×100m Relay
March 15, 2008 by Jimson Lee
It’s hard to believe one of the oldest records in Track and Field is the 4×100m relay. The World Record of 37.40 goes back to the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart.
I preferred seeing 3 rounds of races, with heats and semis on one day, and the final on the next. […]
Grueling Videos: Crossing the Finish Line
March 7, 2008 by Jimson Lee
WARNING: SOME OF THE VIDEOS PRESENTED HERE ARE NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART.
The Olympics and sports in general has a place for dramatics. From cheers to tears.
Sometimes, just finishing the race is more important. Whether it’s prize money or simply the will to survive, I’d like to know what’s on their mind […]
The Greatest Underdog to Win an Olympic Gold Medal
March 4, 2008 by Jimson Lee
In my previous article on scheduling and qualifying rounds, I was trying to think of an extraordinary example of someone qualifying through the rounds, squeezing in by a hair, and eventually succeed.
Since this blog is called speed endurance, the primary focus is on running, specifically the sprints. However, the winner of this award goes […]
Track and Field 4×100 meter Relay and Exchanges
March 3, 2008 by Jimson Lee
Relays.
The sprint relay produces stories of heroes and scapegoats.
Why? Because of the controversy over the selection and order of the relay pool, as well as the outcome of dropped batons and missed exchanges.
You can go back as far as 1936 with the USA 4×100m team, a team that was pre-selected and had practiced prior […]
Michael Johnson 200 meter 1996 Atlanta Grand Prix
February 25, 2008 by Jimson Lee
Sadly, this stadium no longer exists. Well, it does, but in the form of a baseball stadium for the Atlanta Braves.
The 1996 Atlanta Grand Prix was held two months prior to the Summer Olympics. So this race was “warm up” to the USATF Olympic Trials (the race where Michael Johnson won […]
Where is Donovan Bailey & Mark McKoy?
February 23, 2008 by Jimson Lee
Mark McKoy won the Gold Medal in the 110 meters hurdles at the 1992 Olympics. Donovan Bailey won the Gold Medal in the 100 meters at the 1996 Olympics.
Where are they now?
Like most professional athletes, they either become coaches (like Larry Wade and Jon Drummond) or Sales professionals. The dynamic duo are still […]
Valeri Borzov - An Hour Before the Start
February 14, 2008 by Jimson Lee
Thanks to my good friends at the Canadian Athletics Coaching Center, they reprinted in an easy to read 2 page PDF of Valery Borzov’s account of his own mental preparation prior to a race.
The Canadian Athletics Coaching Center also has a wealth of free coaching articles, so feel free to browse their site.
If you read […]
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 […]
David Powell’s Top 50 Olympic Athletes List
February 8, 2008 by Jimson Lee
The world is full of lists. Everyone has their own list on who deserves to be the greatest Olympic athlete.
Here is David Powell’s Top 50 Olympic Athletes List.
50. Merlene Ottey (Jamaica)
49. Frankie Fredericks (Namibia)
48. Gwen Torrence (United States)
47. Harry Hillman (United States)
46. Evelyn Ashford (United States)
45. Alain Mimoun (France)
44. Valeriy Borzov (Soviet Union)
43. Parry […]
Ben Johnson, Bruny Surin 1992 Canadian Olympic Trials
January 17, 2008 by Jimson Lee
We all know the saga from the post-1988 Seoul Olympics.
At the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Ben Johnson would not qualify after the 100 meter semi-finals, and Bruny went on to finish 4th after leading the race for 60 meters.
A reader who wishes to remain anonymous sent me the link to this video. This one […]
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