When was the last time you crammed for an exam? Why didn't you keep up all year long, studied a bit every day, so you would just have to review … [Read more...]
February 7, 2011 by 3 Comments
Clyde Hart’s Backwards J’s 200 meter workouts
When you do 200 meters in workouts, where do you start? I wrote about 400 Meter Training Workouts – the Descending 6×200 meters as well as … [Read more...]
July 7, 2010 by 10 Comments
How to Race and Train for the 200 Meters (Part 1)
This article is guest posted by Latif Thomas, CSCS, USATF Level II, Creator of Complete Speed Training for Sprinters. Part 1: How to Race for the 200 … [Read more...]
May 25, 2010 by 10 Comments
More on Pietro Mennea’s Detailed Training Workouts
Last week’s article on Pietro Mennea’s Detailed Training Workouts for 200 meters brought some good discussion on super high volume, medium … [Read more...]
May 20, 2010 by 3 Comments
Tyson Gay 2010 Manchester 19.41 200 meter Splits
I won’t go into too much detail here, because everything that has been said about about Tyson Gay is already out there on the web. I have to admit, … [Read more...]
May 16, 2010 by 5 Comments
Tyson Gay Manchester 200 meter 19.41 World Record Video
I am sure Tyson Gay is saying (in his head) "Veni, vidi, vici" It's a famous Latin phrase reportedly written by Julius Caesar in 47 BC which … [Read more...]
May 16, 2010 by 7 Comments
Controversy over Tommie Smith’s 19.5 200m Straightaway WR
POP QUIZ: What is the converted FAT time for a hand timed 200m straight or hurdles? 0.24? Is Tommie Smith’s WR of 19.5 really equivalent to a … [Read more...]
May 10, 2010 by 14 Comments
Pietro Mennea’s Detailed Training Workouts for 200 meters
Pietro Mennea’s 19.72 200 meter World Record was set at the 1979 World University Games in Mexico City. The WR would later become the holy … [Read more...]
April 29, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Michael Khmel: 200 & 400 Meter Long Sprints Drills (DVD)
Michael Khmel: The Best of British Track & Field 200M & 400M Long Sprints Drills (DVD) If you are not familiar with name Michael Khmel, … [Read more...]
April 19, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Lane 8 200m Revisited – Pietro Mennea 1980 Olympic Gold Medal
Pietro Mennea will be presenting his new book “L' Oro di Mosca” (The Gold of Moscow) at the Scuola Pontificia Pio I X , located at Via dei … [Read more...]
April 11, 2010 by 12 Comments
Tyson Gay will Break the 200 meter World Record in Manchester
I’m going to make a bold prediction here. If Tyson Gay decides to run the 200 at Manchester, just like Sanya Richards, I predict he will break the … [Read more...]
December 10, 2009 by 5 Comments
Men’s Sprint Track Spikes for 100, 200, 400 meters (Review)
This list is sorted from lightest to heaviest. 1 ounce = 28.3495231 grams All prices listed are the MSRP (Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price). … [Read more...]
November 24, 2009 by Leave a Comment
The Icosathlon and Tetradecathlon
What the heck is an Icosathlon? The icosathlon is simply a Double Decathlon, formerly known as the “Double Deca”. When you think about it, Track … [Read more...]
November 12, 2009 by 1 Comment
Tommie Smith’s 11 Concurrent World Records
I re-read Tommie Smith's autobiography Silent Gesture: The Autobiography of Tommie Smith (Sporting) and he mentions in Chapter 2 FOUR times that he … [Read more...]
October 19, 2009 by 1 Comment
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 … [Read more...]
October 11, 2009 by 2 Comments
Italian Sprint Heroes – Livio Berruti 200m Rome 1960
During my prime running years, Pietro Mennea’s 200m WR was the holy grail. 19.72 was the 200m WR standard for 17 years. In fact, Pietro … [Read more...]
August 31, 2009 by 3 Comments
400 meter splits – 2009 Berlin World Championships
The official splits from the IAAF can be found here (PDF). What can we learn from these splits? Standard Coaching Theory If your opening 200m … [Read more...]
August 21, 2009 by 1 Comment
Usain Bolt 200 meter splits, Speed Reserve and Speed Endurance
19.19. Sounds like a year from the WWI history books. What is the take home message, when you compare this with his 19.30 from Beijing 2008? (1) … [Read more...]
LetsRun.com asks How is Bolt’s 200m WR almost exactly twice his 100m WR?
LRC Brain Teaser asks: How is Bolt's 200m WR almost exactly twice his 100m WR? Wejo and Rojo, you might think just doubling your 100m PB is the quick … [Read more...]