PODCAST - 400 meter Training with Iwan Thomas

November 18, 2008 by Jimson Lee

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 […]

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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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Asafa Powell Coach Stephen Francis Coaching Seminar

November 16, 2008 by Jimson Lee

If you enjoyed my casual and candid live coaching videos of John Smith with Jon Drummond demonstrating a drills session or Clyde Hart Drill’s session, you might find this series of videos informative from YouTube.

In these videos, we have Coach Stephen Francis explaining how to prepare for sprinting at a session. This was organized […]

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Obituaries - 400 meter Specialist Larry James 1947-2008

November 10, 2008 by Jimson Lee

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 […]

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PODCAST: Rare Interview with Al Oerter

October 15, 2008 by Jimson Lee

The Canadian Athletics Coaching Center has a wealth of free coaching articles, including a great article I referenced on Valeri Borzov’s mental preparation before a race.
Click here for a complete listing of their downloadable audio files.
Another gem in their collection is a rare interview of Al Oerter, recorded about 4 months before his untimely death […]

CACC with Al Oerter [51:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Michael Johnson Motivation.com

May 15, 2008 by Jimson Lee

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 […]

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Why is Vitamin B12 the Scapegoat?

January 11, 2008 by Jimson Lee

Vitamin B12 has been the subject of controversy lately. More of a scapegoat, to be exact.
From the article Injecting B-12 into athletic controversies, they quote:

“Sprinter thought injection was B-12.”

That sprinter is Justin Gatlin, whose assistant coach gave the world record-sharing athlete a shot two weeks before he tested positive for steroids. Gatlin explained recently, […]

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