Success in Track & Field ... and Life
Share If you’ve been to Le Louvre museum in Paris, then you’ve seen the inverted pyramid. However, in the coaching world of athletics, we always use a regular pyramid base, primarily the GPP or General Physical Preparedness as the “base”. See my other articles on periodization. John Wooden is a great example. Charlie Francis’ “vertical [...]
Share I created an 18 minute video on 800 meter training, with an slight emphasis for 400 meters moving up in distance. Scroll below for the video, or click here for the video on YouTube. Here is the presentation in PowerPoint with the transcript of the 12 slides on AuthorStream. You can also download the [...]
Share Here are my top 7 tips for your Track spikes: Don’t leave them in your spike bag Dip the spike pins in 10W30 oil before inserting Carry extra pairs with different spike lengths and types Carry a pair of pliers 200m specialists pin placements Differences in spike plates Choosing pins and needles Take them [...]
Share Gary Reed announced today the public launch of the Reed Athletics Fund, the first non-profit of its kind, founded and funded by a Canadian Olympian. Reed, 6-time 800 meter Canadian champion and record holder, 2 time Olympian, and 2007 Silver Medalist in the World Championships, retired from athletics in 2010 and founded the Reed [...]
Share This is part 5 of a multi part series. Part 1 was the ESPN radio interview. Part 2 looked at the history of Ethical Cheating or Ergogenic Aids and some of the disgusting food choices. Part 3 discussed coffee and caffeine. Part 4 discussed Nootropics. Let’s go over some of the common products you [...]
Share This article is guest blogged by Shon Grosse, a physical therapist, athletic trainer and performance coach at www.shongrosse.com First, let me qualify things a little bit before the arguments start: 1) The 800 meters should be run in lanes – at least for 500 of those meters. 2) It should be run in this [...]
Share No surprise we see yet another superior performance by David Rudisha in Rieti. The track is known for its fast times and world leaders after a major Championship. Yes, it’s the hard track and favorable winds. See conspiracy theories below. Yes, it’s a “straight finals” meet instead of the rounds. Yes, it’s after THE [...]
Share If you enjoyed the 800 meter training videos with Scott Christensen last February, you’ll be glad to know he has come out with a video series for preparing the Elite Junior Cross Country Runner. Like the 800 meter videos, he uses solid proven scientific principles and relates them to your team. Scott was the [...]
Share When you think of the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, you immediately think of the Black Power Salute of the 200 meters, Kip Keino and Jim Ryan in the “rabbited” 1500 meters, the Bob Beamon Long Jump, and Dick Fosbury’s High Jump. These events are etched in Gold. Some people may even remember the Marathon. [...]
Share Last year, I wrote about the 400 meter sprinter moving up to the 800 meters. Unless you are a pole vaulter, gone are the days where you can just focus on one event. Usually, you have to double up in events, especially in the High School and College ranks. And then there are relays! [...]
Share Running My Way by Harry Wilson ( UK residents click here) Who can remember the Steve Ovett – Sebastian Coe rivalry back in the late 70’s and early 80’s? I was always an Ovett fan. Unless Lord Coe sends me complementary tickets to the London 2012 Games, I’ll change my mind. Once reason I [...]
Share I was lucky to be in Sherbrooke, Quebec (Canada) in 1987 and witnessed Chip Jenkins setting an American record of 1:15.80 for 600 meters missing the World Record of 1:15.77. Chip is my friend on Facebook, so I’ll ask him to comment on this after I publish this article. Today, the WR is lowered [...]
Share SpeedEndurance.com has partnered directly with adidas to provide the latest track spikes. Below are the top selling spikes for sprinting, running, and the horizontal jumps. 60 to 400 meter Sprint Spikes Adidas Powersprint 2 Track Spikes Zip ahead of the pack with the sleek, stealth adidas Powersprint 2 track and field shoe. This ventilated, [...]
Share For 400 meter runners, there may come a day when you will be asked to move up to the 800 meters, especially if you are tall, light & lean, and haven’t improved over several seasons. For 800 meter coaches and athletes, you are probably asking yourself these questions: What the ideal mileage for 800 [...]
Share If you had a chance to listen to the 2 hour speech from Arthur Lydiard, you might think his success of producing Olympic medalists was having the right people at the right time. Or it was from his high mileage base training and overall approach to training. Lydiard favored a high mileage base to [...]
Share If you are interested in a 3 hour rare audio recording of Arthur Lydiard, visit the Bud Winter website for a copy of the International Sports Symposium. I was once told by my previous coach Dennis Barrett, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery". Actually, that quote came from Charles Caleb Colton (1780-1832). You [...]
Share What can I say about the success of David Rudisha that has not already been said? Great coaching Great planning Great teammates as training partners A great friend who is good enough to rabbit Great teammates for support and friendship Breaking the WR not once, but twice in a 6 day span shows it [...]
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Robby Andrews NCAA 800m – Smart Race or Just Lucky?
Share By now, everyone is talking about Robby Andrews come-from-behind victory at the 2011 NCAA outdoor Championships (see video below). At first, you can say he was lucky, or that he always had the faith to win (again, see his post race interview) When it comes to a Championship race, I don’t care much for [...]