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What is Speed Reserve? Part 1 - 400 meter Sprinter types

Before I discuss the topic of speed reserve, I want to talk about the different types of 400 meter sprinters.

Types of 400 meter runners

100/200 sprinters moving up to the 400m: In the past, short sprinters moving up the distance were rare. Remember Eric Liddell in Chariots of Fire? Today, we’ve […]

PODCAST - 400 meter Training with Iwan Thomas

Iwan Thomas is the current UK record holder at 400 meters with a time of 44.36 seconds. His best year was definitely 1998 where he won the gold at all 3 major “championship meets” that year, notably the IAAF World Cup, European Championships and Commonwealth Games.

He also won a silver medal at the 1996 […]

IAAF New Studies in Athletics - focus on 400 meters

The latest issue of IAAF New Studies in Athletics special edition focused on the 400 meters:

The 400 metres by Jurgen Schiffer
The aerobic mechanism in the 400 metres - by Enrico Arcelli, Marina Mambretti, Giuseppe Cimadoro, Giampiero Alberti
New Studies in Athletics Interview with Clyde Hart

The IAAF New Studies in Athletics is published quarterly in March, June, […]

Obituaries - 400 meter Specialist Larry James 1947-2008

In the past 18 months this Blog has been around, we’ve had a few great ones pass away in such a short period of time:

Al Oerter
Herb McKenley
Peter Norman
Robert Taylor

And now Larry James.

Larry James is best known for his silver medal at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics in the 400 meters with a time of 43.97 […]

Relaxation - The Key to Victory and Success

NEWSFLASH: Running and Swimming Relaxed is the Key to Victory.

This old news. Everyone knows this.

But when this concept makes the New York Times, and references Clyde Hart, the Director of Track & Field and 4×400m coach at Baylor University, I thought it deserved some feedback.

It doesn’t matter if you are a surgeon, public speaker […]

Video of LaShawn Merritt Beijing Olympic 400 meter 43.75

In stunning fashion, LaShawn Merritt upset Jeremy Wariner to win the Olympic Gold medal in 43.75.
LaShawn Merritt appeared to be left in the blocks with a 0.318 reaction time. But in a 400 meters, the reaction time is not as critical as your first 40-60 meters which sets you up for the entire race. […]

World’s Fastest Nation: USA or Jamaica?

Let the Bragging Rights begin!

Who is the World’s Fastest Nation: USA or Jamaica?

Jamaica had introduced the Fastest Nation Jamaica T-shirt before the Olympic Games!

Let’s take a look at the 7 sprint events that require starting blocks. We are halfway through the Track and Field program and it’s a very tight race between these […]

Usain Bolt, 3 Americans Easily Qualifies for 200m Finals

Usain Bolt, plus all 3 Americans Walter Dix, Shawn Crawford, and Wallace Spearmon all advanced to the Finals in the Olympic 200 meters.

How Low can Bolt Go?

I don’t know many 15 year olds who can run sub 20.60. Plus, he’s been consistently sub-20 for the past 5 years.

I say put him in the 4×400m […]

Usain Bolt 100m 9.69 Olympic World Record Video

Utterly, amazing!

And he slowed down. Imagine if he ran right through?

Take my 100 meter to 200 meter conversion equation of doubled and add or subtract +/- 0.2 seconds = 19.38 (+/- 0.2).

The next question is, “Can he bring down Micheal Johnson’s 19.32?”

Will he win 3 Golds with Jamaica winning the 4×100m relay? How […]

4×100 meter Relay Fallouts and Politics

It didn’t take long for all the finger pointing for those countries who did not qualify for the top 16 spots in Beijing.

Personally, I don’t see why the list can’t be expanded to 24 teams with a 3 heat semi-final (top 2 and 2 fastest times)

Last week I posted 4×100 meter Relay in Beijing from […]

Michael (Mike) Larrabee Olympic 400 Meters

Mike Larrabee is famous for his “come from behind” or “even splits” 400 Meters Gold medal from the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. The Americans swept the medals, and they didn’t repeat that feat until 400 meters in Athens 2004 with Jeremy Wariner, Otis Harris, and Derrick Brew.

Mike Larrabee also won a second Gold in the […]

4×400 meter Relay in Beijing

On Friday, I wrote about the 4×100 meter Relay in Beijing. Here are the stats for the 4×400 meter Relay in Beijing.

The Mens side is no surprise. It takes 4 guys an average of 45 seconds to break 3 minutes. 45.75 from the lead-off leg, then 3 guys running 44.75 with a […]

Jeremy Wariner New Adidas Track Spikes

I’ve been waiting for this article to come out.

There was a lot of news with Michael Johnson’s Golden Track spikes back in 1996.

And we are still waiting for the Asafa Powell spikes expected to make an appearance at Beijing. We’ll see if he wins a gold after Usain Bolts 9.72 World Record and Tyson […]

2008 NCAA Mens 4×400 Relay - Baylor almost Sub 3

I love it when College guys produce a time fast enough to win an Olympic medal.

Even more impressive when the team are all from the same school.

Baylor come to mind, right?

Yes and No.

The NCAA Meet record and College “world record” was set by the 2005 LSU team in 2:59.59 with Reginald Dardar, Kelly Willie, Bennie […]

Danny Everett - Roberto Hernandez 300m World Record

Remember that tie at the 1982 Commonwealth Games 200m where it was virtually impossible to separate 1st and 2nd?

In 1990, both Danny Everett and Roberto Hernandez were credited with a time of 31.48 in the rarely contested outdoor 300m. Danny was declared the winner with the new world record breaking the previous mark of […]

Justin Gatlin Files Suit to Compete at US Trials

Here we go again.

I hope this court order doesn’t cause the 100 meters US Trials to be delayed by several days.

If history repeats itself, you may remember the incident at the 1992 US Trials.

In 1990, Butch Reynolds was banned two years by the IAAF.

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) cleared Butch Reynolds to run at […]

Jeremy Wariner, LaShawn Merritt and… Xavier Carter

These are 3 good picks for the 2008 USA Olympic Team. Many people think Angelo Taylor with be the third and final spot behind Jeremy Wariner and LaShawn Merrit. But trying to double in the 400 meter hurdles and the 400 meters, plus possibly 2 rounds in the 4×400m relay… that’s a lot […]

Can Great Britain Repeat Gold in Men’s 4×100m?

In 1996, when the USA were too busy worrying about where to fit in Carl Lewis for the 4×100 meter relay, Canada stayed focus to win the Gold medal.

But the Americans bounced back with a vengence with Maurice Green and won the Gold medal back in 2000.

However, in 2004, the Americans bobbled the second exchange […]

Michael Johnson Motivation.com

Michael Johnson has a new website for motivational speaking, and it’s not to be confused with his Michael Johnson Performance Center.
Who the heck is Michael Johnson?
To recap his resume:

Gold Medalist, 400m, Olympic Games, Sydney, 2000
Gold Medalist, 4×400m, Olympic Games, Sydney, 2000
Gold Medalist, 300m in 30.85 seconds, Engen Grand Prix, Pretoria, South Africa, 2000
Gold Medalist, 400m […]

Inspirational and Motivational Sports Team Stories

Caroline Kluft and JJK, step aside.
Last week I covered some good sportsmanship and bad sportsmanship stories. Now we need some motivational sports team stories.
In High School and College Track and Field, I cannot stress the importance of scoring points. Even scoring a single point makes a difference between winning or losing […]

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