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

January 5, 2009 by Jimson Lee

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 […]

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Comparing 100 meter Freestyle and 400 meter Sprinting

November 27, 2008 by Jimson Lee

The 100 meter freestyle in swimming resembles the 400 sprint in running.

Their Elite times are in the mid 40’s second range and both events have similar energy systems: Alactic anerobic and Lactic anerobic.

Between 1968 and 2004, only 7 men has run under the magic 44 seconds barrier for the 400 meters (and two of them […]

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Last Ten 400 meters Dash Olympic Champions

November 17, 2008 by Jimson Lee

I was going to post the last ten 400 meters dash Olympic Champions, but decided to post the last 16 Olympic medalists since the post WWII “modern era”.

To read more about these athletes, click on the link under their name. Some names require no introductions.

This list is a classic, but it leaves me with […]

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LaShawn Merritt - Jeremy Wariner Photo Finish

September 16, 2008 by Jimson Lee

When David Neville dove for the finish line at the 400 meters finals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he broke up the pre-race favorite prediction of LaShawn Merritt, Jeremy Wariner and Christopher Brown of Bahamas. With an American sweep, no one won the 400 meter Olympic prediction contest, as the most common entries were […]

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Video of LaShawn Merritt Beijing Olympic 400 meter 43.75

August 21, 2008 by Jimson Lee

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. […]

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David Neville - Anyone Who’s Run the 400 Knows How I Felt

July 7, 2008 by Jimson Lee

Lost in the action on Thursday’s USA 400 meter Olympic Trials final with LaShawn Merritt and Jeremy Wariner was David Neville’s Lane 8 “running scared and hanging on” 3rd place finish.

Anyone who’s run the 400 meters in Lane 8 will know what I’m talking about.

David Neville didn’t take the “victory lap” traditionally taken by the […]

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Jeremy Wariner New Adidas Track Spikes

June 30, 2008 by Jimson Lee

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 […]

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Danny Everett - Roberto Hernandez 300m World Record

June 12, 2008 by Jimson Lee

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 […]

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Jeremy Wariner, LaShawn Merritt and… Xavier Carter

May 29, 2008 by Jimson Lee

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 […]

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Bryshon Nellum: Track & Field’s “Next One”

March 18, 2008 by Jay Hicks

This article was guest written by Jay Hicks of PreraceJitters.com

Byshon Nellum is a phenomenon. Descriptions like “freakish” and “ridiculous” are thrown his way. He is shooting for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and the rising track star is mentioned in the realm of Jeremy Wariner, LaShawn Merritt, and Angelo Taylor.
As a senior in […]

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Tyler Christopher in, Johan Wissman Questionable

March 6, 2008 by Jimson Lee

News from BleacherReport.com reports Johan Wissman of Sweden may not be 100% at the IAAF Indoor Championships March 7-9, 2008.

And recently, Tyler Christopher of Canada ran a 400 meters indoor personal best and National Record of 45.80 seconds in Birmingham, UK on February 16. Despite winning the bronze medal at the 2005 World […]

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