Success in Track & Field ... and Life
Share This whole Coe-Ovett movie brought back some old memories. The Sebastian Coe – Steve Ovett dual in Moscow 1980 was a surprise where they each won the event they weren’t supposed to win. I had a similar experience back in 1991 at the Provincial Championships where a top 5 finish (with a standard) earned [...]
Share A big thank you to Ken Stone of MastersTrack.com for pointing this out to me. I love it when Science & Technology meets Track & Field. The High Jump Resource Center belongs to Todd Acheson, a two-time NCAA DIV II All-American in the High Jump. I discussed Baseball’s circular path when rounding the bases, [...]
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Share This is part one of a series entitled, What’s on Your Bookshelf? I’m always inspired by someone else’s reading list. Or Bookshelf. Have you ever watched a comedy movie with a group of people? Do you notice how some people laugh at certain scenes, while others laugh at other scenes? It’s the same with [...]
Share For those who swear by ZMA, you’ll be glad to know a new and improved formulation is now on the market. ZMA isn’t for everyone, because everyone will react differently to it, especially the vitamin B6 component which can keep you awake for hours. ZMA is meant to be taken at night prior to [...]
Share Now that I’m living in Italy, one of the most popular foods and spices is basil, otherwise know as Ocimum basilicum. Basil is the key ingredient in pesto – along with pie nuts, parmesan cheese and olive oil. That’s it. It’s my emergency meal when there’s nothing in the house to eat. When I’m [...]
Share INDIANAPOLIS – Some of the world’s most respected coaches and scientists are among the scheduled presenters for USATF’s Podium Education Project, Dec. 10-13 and Dec. 17-19 in Orlando, Fla. The featured speaker for both sessions will be German biomechanist Dr. Klaus Bartonietz. The author of countless articles on biomechanics and technique for throwing events, [...]
Share The International Olympic Committee (IOC) just launched The Best of Us Challenge, a global competition in which ordinary individuals compete against their peers and Olympic athletes such as Asafa Powell, Lolo Jones, pole vaulters Steve Hooker & Yelena Isinbyeva and multi-eventer Carolina Kluft. Yes, it even includes Michael Phelps! It’s all for a [...]
Share In the YouTube video below, we have Veronica Campbell-Brown training with Tyson Gay. Two world class athletes. Fast forward to the 1:20 mark and you will see VCB doing a variety of 4 drills with a sled or harness. First, who am I to argue if these drills and exercise are crap, considering the [...]
Share Bill Bowerman is more famous for co-founding NIKE and coaching long distance runners, but he did coach sprinters and field events. I covered Harry Jerome and Otis Davis in previous articles. From his book Bill Bowerman’s High-Performance Training for Track and Field (Third Edition) he compares the training patterns of Stan Wright, Jim Bush, [...]
Share Dwayne Miller: World Class 400M Dash (DVD) From the mailbag: Jimson, You’ve covered a lot of great 400m coaches on your website like Clyde Hart, Bud Winter and Stan Dowell. How about LaShawn Merritt’s coach? What kind of training philosophy does he have? Long to Short or Short to Long? First of all, Dwayne [...]
Share In my last article about the Harry Jerome, Bill Bowerman and the University of Oregon connection, I didn’t mention Otis Davis, the Rome 1960 400 meter and USA 4x400m Olympic Champion. I am currently in Rome, so there is a special connection every time I visit the Rome Olympic Stadium, whether it’s for the [...]
Share The following is a press release from Nike.com. It discusses the evolution from cotton T-shirts, polypropylene and Lycra, Dri-FIT and today’s Nike Pro. It’s a long but interesting read. Nike Training: The Beauty of Obsession There is a code among Nike Athletes: Devotion is the heart of success, and preparation is the soul of [...]
Share 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 is within 1 second of your best 200m, and the differential between the 1st half and 2nd half is about 2 seconds, then simple logic determines your 400m time [...]
Share NIKE, Inc. today introduced the Nike Air Max LeBron VII, the latest and most innovative shoe in LeBron James’ signature line, at a global media summit in Akron, Ohio featuring James and performance footwear designer Jason Petrie. The Nike Air Max LeBron VII is designed to deliver maximum comfort and stability. It features an [...]
Share I’m in a bit of a rut. I am currently north of Rome where half my friends are AC Roma (or just Roma) and the other half are S.S. Lazio (or just Lazio) fans of the Italian Football (Soccer) league. Roma has gained a lot of popularity because in the past 3 years, as [...]
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The Secret to Sprinting Success
Share This applies to all sports, and to life as well. For example, take two people.. One invest $100 a month, the other starts 10 years later and puts $300 a month (3 Times more, but 10 years late) At the end of 10 years for the late starter (or 20 years for the early [...]