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Share Here are my top 7 tips for your Track spikes: Don’t leave them in your spike bag Dip the spike pins in 10W30 oil before inserting Carry extra pairs with different spike lengths and types Carry a pair of pliers 200m specialists pin placements Differences in spike plates Choosing pins and needles Take them [...]
Share It wasn’t long ago when Puma signed Usain Bolt back in 2003 as a 17 year old. Puma tried to capitalize on the success after his famous 9.69 and 19.30 in Beijing 2008, but the only “Usain Bolt” merchandise available was his famous signature Bolt Arms lightning bolt pose. Even after Berlin 2009, he [...]
Share This list is sorted from lightest to heaviest. 1 ounce = 28.3495231 grams All prices listed are the MSRP (Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price). Click on the link or image for the latest prices. ASICS Japan Lite-Ning – Mens – Blue/White/Lightning Weight: 4.5 oz. Description: The Japan Lite-Ning is ASICS’ lightest track spike designed for [...]
Share This is part 1 of 2 from my recent visit to the Bay Area, California A trip to Silicon Valley wouldn’t be complete without a visit to San JosĂ© State University. I had two things on my agenda. Visit the Tommie Smith – John Carlos 23 foot statute, and visit the old Track and [...]
Share Gordon Pirie was a British long distance runner who died in 1991. He is most famous for his silver medal at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics in the 5000 meters. If you read last week’s post about the end of the Adidas and Puma Feud, then you’ll be intrigued by the connection of Gordon Pirie [...]
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, and Ronnie Ray Smith, just to name a few. [...]
Share Armin Hary from Germany, the Rome 1960 100 meter Olympic champion, was considered the fastest starter due to his reaction time to the gun and quick acceleration out of the blocks. He earned the nickname “Thief of Starts” from the term “Thief of Hearts” and was often accused of jumping or anticipating the gun. [...]
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 [...]
Share 60 yards is 54.864 meters, which is almost equivalent to the rarely held indoor 55 meter dash. The 60 meter dash is the indoor standard today. Please don’t forget the crash mats! Why a 60 yard test for baseball? Everyone knows it’s 90 feet between bases or 30 yards, so in theory, second base [...]
Share Many Thanks to Puma for providing this training video of Usain Bolt, shot prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympics in his hometown of Jamaica. In the video, I love the casualness of Usain Bolt wearing Basketball pants over his training tights. After the Olympics, his coach tells everyone his secret to success was a [...]
Share Commercialism. Isn’t that what the Olympics are all about? On the day before Usain Bolt set his record breaking 9.69 100 meter win in Beijing, PUMA announced the exclusive release of 180 pairs of Usain Bolt‘s Puma Cell Mio on August 19th. An updated version of Puma‘s Cell cushioning and energy retention technology were [...]
Share In the Corporate Olympics, who won the world’s fastest spikes? Like the Sports drinks and cola beverage industry, the sports shoes market is a highly competitive one, even more competitive than the Men’s 100 meters! My first recollection of the Corporate Olympics was in 1972. Lasse Viren won the 5000 and 10000 meter double, [...]
Share As a sprinter or runner, you know you should throw away your running shoes or training flats before the soles shows signs of excessive wear. Why? Because the padding on the inside has lost their effectiveness. This isn’t a shameless plug for Nike, Reebok, Puma or Adidas to buy more shoes. In my case, [...]
Share This year will mark the 40th anniversary of the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Even today, we still see the old news media reliving those magic moments. Endurance athletes are worried over the pollution in China this summer just like the effects of high-altitude back in 1968. Last fall, the press covered Dick Fosbury’s [...]
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