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Tom Tellez’ 5 Phases of the 100m Sprint

I mentioned the previous USATF SuperClinic in the article on Dwayne Miller, LaShawn Merrit’s coach.
Among the wealth of information provided at this clinic was a lecture and handout from Tom Tellez. 
Tom Tellez requires no introduction… you can read the article Sprinting: A Biomechanical Approach Part 1 (Part 2 is here) for a detailed look […]

Good Luck and Bad Luck Superstitions - the Olympic 1952 110mH

Do you have any Track and Field Superstitions?  Hallowe’en is around the corner!
I used to always wear black and yellow sweat pants and sweatshirts.  Why?  Because they are the colours of a Tiger.  The last time I checked, tigers were fast animals.  (I stole the idea from a Rocky movie)
I also wore a T-shirt of […]

How to Increase Indoor Track Attendance & TV Coverage

I have an idea on how to increase the indoor Track and Field attendance, as well as TV coverage… chase after obscure World Records.  That is, chase after WRs set in Yards from over 25 years ago.
A recent case of this type of marketing was the special 500 yards WR setup for Jearl Miles-Clark, […]

Asafa Powell and Carmelita Jeter - Peak Training Age

Can you imagine having a 17 year old male sprinter on your team who runs 11.45 for 100 meters, then the following year as a Junior he runs 10.50.  10.30 is the IAAF “A” standard so you dare to write him off as “Nah, he’ll never be a world class sprinter” kind of attitude.  Would […]

The Return of Konami Track and Field Arcade Game

Who was a teenager or young adult during the 1980”s? 
Who remembers spending countless quarters on the Konami Track and Field Video arcade game?
What techniques did you use to hit the buttons at a rapid-fire rate?  Cadence was the key! Some even used a flat pencil back and forth to hit the two buttons.
I remember […]

60m to 100m Conversion Tables - USELESS!

When Dwain Chambers won the Indoor Euro Championships 60 meters in 6.42 seconds (March 2009), he predicted that time extrapolated to a 9.70. 
I felt based on previous world records, a conversion of 1.53 or 1.54 would give Dwain approximately 9.82 - 9.89 seconds for a 100 meters.  (He ran a 10.00 season best in […]

Other than Bolt, Are We Really Getting Faster?

Ever since Jim Hines ran the first electronic (FAT) sub 10 second 100 meters in 1968, 1983 was the start of the sub 10 explosion (POP QUIZ – who was the lone sub-10 performance in 1977 ?) 
10 seconds for the 100 meters is the holy grail of sprints, just like the 4 minute mile.  4 […]

Carmelita Jeter 100 meter 10.64 Video in Shanghai China

And you thought Carmelita Jeter’s 10.67 in Greece last week was simply a fluke…
Even Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell-Brown runs a season best 10.89. The wind was a legal +1.2.
There is something magic about the stadium in Shanghai, China. Perhaps it is a super hard lightening fast track…
If it were not for the Flo-Jo’s 10.49 […]

Arm Action in Sprinting

Did anyone notice the arm action in Usain Bolt’s 200m on the straightaway?  And how it slightly differed compared to the last 40 meters of his 100 meters?
This brings up the topic of arm action in sprinting.
Famous Canadian Track Coach Geoff Gowan would say, “You run with your arms on your legs”.
To study arm mechanics […]

Proposal to the IAAF - Scheduling the 100 200 400 for Usain Bolt

If Usain Bolt runs the 400 meters in 2010 or 2011 as promised, and sets the WR in the process, he might consider running the 100, 200, 400 and 4×100m relay all in the same Olympics to achieve his 4 Gold medal dream.  He will achieve iconic status if he accomplishes this incredible feat.
To beat […]

43.18- It was 10 Years Ago Today - August 26, 1999

If the number forty-three-point-one-eight (43.18) doesn’t mean anything to you, then you aren’t a real Quarter-miler.  One day, that number (or lower) will be the 100 meter freestyle swim record.
It was ten years ago today, Michael Johnson set the Men’s 400-meter world record in Seville.
Michael Johnson should have demolished the 400 World Record in Zurich […]

Pole Vault World Records should be Modified

Watching the Men’s Pole vault with an injured Steve Hooker inspired me to write this article.

In the past article on Technological Innovations in Track and Field,  I forgot to mention the Pole vault standards that support the bar were changed from 76mm to 55mm.
We are talking about the days of super dominant Sergey Bubka from […]

Berlin 2009 World Championships - 100 meters Videos (QF)

When you have the top sprinters in the world jogging a sub-10 second or 10 flat 100 meters, you know these guys have something in reserve will produce something special in the Semis and Finals.
I thought Asafa Powell executed his race the best as he ran his own race in Lane 1, and relaxed at […]

Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay and the Fastest 10 meter Split Recorded

Usain Bolt is the clear favourite to win the World Championships in Berlin.
But lost in the controversy of who ran the fastest split ever recorded was Tyson Gay’s 2008 Olympic Trials 9.68 performance.  Mind you, it was under a +4.1 m/s tailwind advantage.
A 9.68 (+4.1) 100 meters translates to a 9.85 adjusted by Jonas Mureika […]

40 Yard Dash Times for Usain Bolt and Ben Johnson

Football season is around the corner, so it’s time for yet another 40 yard dash post.
You just can’t get away from the 40 yard dash "trash talk" when coaches and athletes float inaccurate numbers from a 40 yard dash time.
The 40 yard dash was an arbitrary number, just like the 72 ounce steak "eat […]

Michael Johnson’s 3 Point Plan to Save Athletics

There was some Interesting commentary from Superman (a.k.a. Michael Johnson) on Telegraph.co.uk last week.  Let’s take a closer look at his suggestions:

My three-point plan would be to shorten the competitions and limit the events to only those that most people, in particular young people, are interested in.
Focus on the pure competition between the athletes […]

Rome Golden Gala – Behind the Scenes

Here are some of the behind the scenes look at the 2009 Rome IAAF Golden Gala Meet
Men’s 400 meters
When you have 6 guys at 300 meters with 100 to go, anything goes.  The one who wants it the most usually wins.  Or the athlete that is better prepared.  Without the top 2 names in 400 […]

Rome Golden Gala 2009 – Overall Thoughts

I am currently in Rome so when the 2009 IAAF Golden League meet passed though town, I just had to go.
I won’t get into the results yet, as they are on the official web site, but I wanted to share some of my overall thoughts of the meet.
The Olympic Stadium was home of the 1960 […]

Dan Pfaff, Lee Evans in the News

The news of Dan Pfaff and Derek Evely leaving for the UK invoked some thoughts and discussion.
The UK is doing something right.  They are luring quality coaches from other countries with proper salaries and benefits into senior management positions.
Unfortunately, it’s leaving a void in the Canadian coaching system, especially at the High Performance Sprint Centre.
We […]

When Should an Athlete Double Up?

This is part 2 of the article Running 100 Meters before your Big Race.
With the USATF National Championships around the corner, you have to ask yourself when is a good time to double.
Unlike the Olympics or Olympic Trails spread over 8 –10 days, the USA system is 4 days long and only 3 days for […]

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