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Bahamas Track and Field - From Vancouver To Athens

On September 28, 2009, a new book titled “From Vancouver To Athens (1954-2004)”.by Alpheus ‘Hawk’ Finlayson will be released in Bahamas.
Why 1954?
Because the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
The first British Empire Games were held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in 1930, and it was renamed to simply “Commonwealth […]

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 […]

Usain Bolt 4×100m Relay Anchor Leg at Zurich Video

Imagine if someone said to the Jamaican 4×100m Team:
“You can’t win, all you have is Usain Bolt”.
Afterwards, in victory of course, Jamaica would reply:
“All you need is Usain Bolt”.
In Zurich, 45 minutes after his 9.81 100 meter victory, we finally get a chance to see Bolt run the Anchor.
Bolt gets the final baton pass with […]

Usain Bolt 9.81 100m Zurich Video

Usain Bolt 9.81 Weltklasse Zurich Video

How fast will Usain Bolt run?

How tired is this human after his 19.19 200m World Record? His “weak” 4×100m relay leg showed he was human after all!

Will he just go for the win against fellow countryman Asafa Powell?

UPDATE: Check back on this site in a few hours for the […]

I Love Track and Field, but This is Ridiculous

Thoughts on the post 2009 World Championships in Berlin
I love Track and Field (Athletics to the rest of the world) primarily for one reason.  With the Track running events, the first person to cross the line is the winner. 
Usually.
In the Winter Olympics, all but one event is either a time-trial or a judging event.  […]

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 […]

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 […]

World Championships Relay Team Selection Policy

Interesting email from the USATF this week.  Relay selections has always been a center of controversy ever since the 1936 Olympics.
Prior to 1936, the 4×100m relay pool was a special group of athletes outside of the individual 100 meter athletes.
Then, usually the medal winners at the Trials plus the 4th place finisher were the four […]

Bill Bowerman, NIKE, PRE and… Harry Jerome?

YET another successful Harry Jerome International Track & Field Classic is under our belts.  In case you missed it, you can view all the races and interviews on Flocast.org.
Harry Jerome was the most decorated sprinter between the Percy Williams (1920’s) and Ben Johnson (1980’s) era.  One of the many highlights was his bronze medal in […]

Speed and the Masters Sprinter

Speed decreases with age.  That’s a fact of life.  Check the World Records in different age groups if you don’t believe me.
I call it "The Law of Attrition".
I used a random sample of the 2007 WMA results in Ricionne, using the M40 – M65 5 year age groups as my sample pool:

100m 0.4 seconds […]

Running 100 Meters before your Big Race – Thoughts on Shawn Crawford

Did anyone notice Shawn Crawford’s 100-300m double at the 2009 NIKE Prefontaine meet?   He ran a 10.21 (+0.1) 100  meters followed by a rare 300 meters in 32.47 about an hour later.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Shawn Crawford crossed the line in 4th place, got a silver medal from 2 disqualifications (Churandy Martina and Wallace […]

Rest and Taper After a Maximal Performance – Thoughts on Tyson Gay

We all know to rest and taper BEFORE the big meet.  That is just common sense.  For a good review, check out Derek’s 10 Day taper DVD.
Here are two of many guidelines I like to use for my sprinters:

10 day taper AFTER a major Personal Best or World Record.
5-7 100 meter races before […]

Baton Exchanges: How to Run the 4×200m & 4×400m

The post on the CIS indoor 4×200 meter relay showed some interesting analysis on how to properly exchange batons for a relay. April is around the corner, and that means Relay season. Penn, Drake, Texas… you name it!

I prefer to use a visual exchange for both 4×200 and 4×400m relay. The 1968 […]

Bob Hayes 1964 Olympic 4×100m Relay in HD Video

If you are going to buy an Olympic History DVD, my first choice is Bud Greenspan.

My second choice is the official documentary of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics - Tokyo Olympiad - Criterion Collection by Kon Ichikawa.

Why?

Because there are no interviews and practically no dialog in this documentary. It’s about capturing the emotions and heartbreaks […]

Usain Bolt to Run 150 meter Street Race in Manchester

Shades of Donovan Bailey and Michael Johnson.

Back in 1997 when they contested the dual race, my initial thoughts were the track dimensions and surface. Was it going to be a 75 meter curve and a 75 meter straightaway? Being an indoor baseball stadium, there was no way to have a 50 meter curve […]

Fastest Baseball “Inside Park Home Run” World Record

What’s the fastest time for an “Inside the Park Home Run” in Baseball?

I am referring to the time “around the bases” from home plate, touching all 3 bases, and crossing home plate again?

First, we have to calculate the actual distance.

90 feet between bases, makes 360 feet or 120 yards of linear running. Draw a […]

Sebastian Bayer - 8.71m Long Jump

The world is still buzzing about Sebastian Bayer’s 8.71m Long Jump on his 6th and final jump. And it wasn’t performed with a fancy 2-and-a-half hitch kick either.

Here’s a good question for Track and Field Coaches:

In the long jump and triple jump, should you try to win the jump on your first jump?

Or try […]

Armin Hary - The 1960 100 meter Olympic Champion

Armin Hary from Germany, the Rome 1960 100 meter Olympic champion, was considered the fastest starter due to his reaction time to the gun and quick acceleration out of the blocks. He earned the nickname “Thief of Starts” from the term “Thief of Hearts” and was often accused of jumping or anticipating the gun. […]

Usain Bolt Speed Reserve vs. Michael Johnson Speed Endurance?

With all the hype about Usain Bolt’s 10 meter splits and speculation on what he could have run, I forgot to analyze the 200 meters! Shame on me!

I touched the topic of Speed Reserve in Part 1 and Part 2.

Usian Bolt’s 200m splits were clocked at 9.98 + 9.32 splits for his 200m. […]

Walter Dix 2007 NCAA 100 meters 9.93 splits

Walter Dix was the unsung hero of American Track and Field in Beijing 2008.

With all the hype towards Tyson Gay and possibly winning 3 medals (and ended up with zero), Walter Dix came out with 2 medals despite 2 DQs in the 200 meters that moved him up from 5th to 3rd. A 3rd […]

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