Share If you enjoyed Vince Anderson’s Sprint Acceleration and Maximum Velocity article, you are sure to enjoy this podcast. Vince Anderson, the assistant coach at Texas A&M University, is a world class sprint, hurdle and relay coach. He has coached a number of athletes to NCAA and US national titles, including Leonard Scott, Jabari Greer, [...]
PODCAST – Vince Anderson – Technical Aspects of Sprinting and Technique
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PODCAST – Jack Daniels – The Art and Science of Running
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Share Daniels’ Running Formula If you enjoyed the article on Jack Daniels – The Art and Science of Running Video, you are sure to enjoy this podcast. With the closing of the The High Altitude Training Center in Flagstaff, I thought to give Jack Daniels some shameless promotion for his book and DVD, though I [...]
What do Bud Winter and Usain Bolt have in Common?
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Share Bud Winter coached at San Jose State University from 1944 – 1974 and was responsible for the legendary “Speed City” in the mid 1960′s. In total, he produced 1 NCAA Championship, 49 NCAA records, and 27 Olympians including including Tommie Smith, Lee Evans, John Carlos, Ronnie Ray Smith, and Ray Norton, just to name [...]
400/800 Meter Training Workouts – The Beakdown
April 5, 2009 By 19 Comments
Share Here is a classic workout from my archives under the guidance of long time McGill coach Dennis Barrett. We called them “breakdowns” for obvious reasons: 600-500-400-300-200. Recovery is “walk what you run” to a maximum of 400m: – 600, walk 400 – 500, walk 400 – 400, walk 400 – 300, walk 300 – [...]
“Good to Great” Book – Analogies to Track and Field
March 29, 2009 By 2 Comments
2009 NCAA March Madness Basketball Tournament
March 12, 2009 By 1 Comment
Share Next to the Olympics and World Championships, the NCAA “March Madness” Basketball Tournament is my favorite event. It’s easy to win the National Championships. Just go 6-0 on 3 consecutive weekends. Go Hard or Go Home. In theory, you throw out all your stats, whether you are 27-0 or 18-12, and start with a [...]
Jack Daniels – The Art and Science of Running Video
March 3, 2009 By 1 Comment
Share With the closing of the The High Altitude Training Center in Flagstaff, I thought to give Jack Daniels some shameless promotion for his book and DVD, though I really don’t think he needs it. This man dedicated his entire life to running, and his passion for the sport spills out in interviews and DVDs. [...]
NIKEPLUS – Why Nike is Winning the Shoe War
February 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Share Why is Nike winning the Shoe War? Let’s recap 2008. Over $18 Billion dollars in sales in the fiscal 2008. Just as a perspective, Apple topped $10 billion in quarterly sales this year. And according to reports, Nike accounted for almost 50% of ALL running shoe sales in the USA. That’s a lot of [...]
Loren Seagrave – Neuro-Biomechanics of Maximum Velocity
February 9, 2009 By 3 Comments
Share This summary was written by Richie Mercado. This is Part 1. Part 2 will be published tomorrow. Neuro-Biomechanics of Maximum Velocity by Loren Seagrave Loren Seagrave has coached several world class sprinters and hurdlers over the past decade and a half. Recently he took on the task of training Donovan Bailey. His company, Speed [...]
Genetic Potential – Obstacles = Personal Best
February 5, 2009 By 4 Comments
Share If you followed this blog for a while, you’ve noticed I’ve tried to run parallels to the business world or just ordinary working class people. I made references to Pareto’s Principle as well as the PDCA Deming Cycle. For those lucky to still have a job, ask yourself this question: What is the role [...]
Training 800 Meter Runners
February 1, 2009 By 12 Comments
Share Training 800-Meter Runners presented by William Wuyke at the NACACTFCA Congress Aruba, October 2008 The original presentation can be found here. The 800-Meters To be a successful runner you must have: Genetics Training/Discipline Coach with knowledge Desire to win and competitive personality Terminology Aerobic Running: running at a pace in which no oxygen debt [...]
Interview with Dwain Chambers – Race Against Me
January 20, 2009 By 5 Comments
Share Dwain Chambers new book Race Against Me: My Story is published by Libros International and will be released on March 2, 2009. You can pre-order the book from Amazon.com. Flashback to 1988 We all know the story of Ben Johnson in 1988. He served a 2 year suspension and came back to the sport [...]
2009 BC Strength Fitness and Conditioning Conference
January 15, 2009 By 2 Comments
Share Focus on Recovery, Regeneration and Rehabilitation Our Head Coach, Derek Hansen, will be hosting a Conference on March 7th, 2009 in Vancouver, BC with a theme of Recovery, Regeneration and Rehabilitation. You can download the conference brochure by clicking here. (PDF) Last year’s conference, Mobility and Movement, was a huge success. If you live [...]
Valeri Borzov – Training Procedures in Sprinting
January 12, 2009 By 2 Comments
Share This is the 4th article on Valeri Borzov. In cased you missed the other three, please refer to Video of Sprinter Valeri Borzov 100 meters, Olympic Champion Valeri Borzov – A Clinic on Sprinting from Starting Blocks – First 3 Steps Valeri Borzov – An Hour Before the Start. Here is another great article [...]
Track and Field Starting Blocks Evolution
December 29, 2008 By 11 Comments
Share Starting blocks were developed in the late 1920′s over the alternative of digging holes into the ground. They were patented in 1935, and have officially been used at the start of sprint races since 1937. Several iterations of starting blocks have been filed by the US patent office since then. They have always been [...]
1996 Gold Medal 4x100m Relay Team Inducted to Sports Hall of Fame
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Share 1996 Gold Medal 4x100m Relay Team Inducted to Sports Hall of Fame in November 2008. 12 years after winning the Gold medal in Atlanta, the Gold Medal 4x100m Relay Team of Donovan Bailey, Carlton Chambers, Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert and Bruny Surin were inducted to the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. Also receiving the [...]
Coaching Long Jump Technique – Hang or Hitch-kick?
December 16, 2008 By 4 Comments
Share When you think of high jump, no one uses the straddle roll anymore. The last time we saw that technique being used was Vladimir Yashchenko (2.33m & 2.34m World records from 1977-78) or Valeriy Brumel (2.23-2.28m World records from 1961-63) In the long jump, most Elite men (if not all) use the hitch kick. [...]
Ben Johnson – The 1988 Lost Seoul Series
December 8, 2008 By 2 Comments
Share Where were you on December 8, 1980? I was studying for my College finals when I heard the news about John Lennon. Some dates you will always remember. July 20, 1969. September 11, 2001. September 24, 1988. December 26, 2004. Did I say September 24, 1988? With the 20th anniversary of the 1988 Seoul [...]
Dwain Chambers on Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, Stride Length and Stride Frequency
December 2, 2008 By 8 Comments
Share Here are some quotes from the original article on timesonline.co.uk, and some commentary and analysis that follows it. On Extrapolating 60 meters performances to 100 meters Charles van Commenee, the new head coach at UKA, has said that Chambers is welcome back and the sprinter is hoping that this message will lead to a [...]
