Success in Track & Field ... and Life
Share Gone are the days where the 400 meters was an event for 800 meter runners who moved down in distance. Today, I am convinced the short sprinters have an advantage over the “strength” sprinters like Lee Evans and Butch Reynolds. I am referring to the successes of Quincy Watts and Michael Johnson. In MJ’s [...]
Share Click here for What is Speed Reserve? Part 1 – 400 meter Sprinter types The news of Usain Bolt going after the 400 WR in 2010 inspired me to write this article. What is Speed Reserve? Speed Reserve, or Anaerobic Speed Reserve (ASR), is simply the difference between your maximum speed and your maximum [...]
Share 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 [...]
Share 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 [...]
Share 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, 4x400m, Olympic Games, Sydney, 2000 Gold Medalist, 300m in 30.85 seconds, Engen Grand Prix, [...]
Share This article was guest written by Jay Hicks of PreraceJitters.com Byshon Nellum is a phenomenon. Descriptions like “freakish” and “ridiculous”Âť 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 [...]
Share 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 [...]
Share The World and Olympic 4×400 meter relay record was tied at 2:56.16 set in the 1968 & 1988 Olympic finals. The 1992 USA Olympic Trials were controversial enough with the appearance of Butch Reynolds and the IAAF “tainted” rule, thus the 400m was delayed several days. He was “named” to the relay pool, but [...]
Share Barcelona 1992. The Men’s 400-meter Olympic final. You knew something special was going to happen when Quincy ran 43.71 in the semi-finals! An American sweep in the individual 400 meters was not possible as in 1988 (or 1968), as Danny Everett’s achilles problems prevented him from advancing past the semi-finals. Quincy Watts destroyed the [...]
Share This article is from the April 2000 edition of Fast Company magazine. It’s a long read, over 8 pages, and over 3000 words! Smith’s goes in detail into 5 clock-stopping rules for competing in a race where there is no speed limit. To learn more on his philosophies, several of the Eurosport HSI videos [...]
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Performance vs Maintenance: When Do You Quit Sprinting?
Share The recent talk about Tyson Gay’s injuries leads me to ask the question: When should you stop thinking of “performance”, and focus on “maintenance”? Or perhaps move up in distance? After Tyson Gay scratched out of the 100 meters semi finals, people suggested he retire, or that he only has “two or three” good [...]