Olympic 100 meter Sprint Videos
December 22, 2008 by Jimson Lee
This YouTube video is called Break the limit - Tribute to Sprinters with the background music “Desert Rose” by Sting.
It starts off with the first electronic recorded 100 meters under 10 seconds by Jim Hines in the 1968 Olympics. I love this video because Lennox Lewis of Jamaica is wearing a simple short sleeve […]
Who Won the Shoes War? PUMA, NIKE or ADIDAS?
August 24, 2008 by Jimson Lee
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, and immediately […]
Beijing Men’s 4 x 100m Relays - Anything Goes!
August 21, 2008 by Jimson Lee
The 4 x 100m Relay was going to be a showdown between USA, Jamaica, and Great Britain.
However, from my experience witnessed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, “Anything Goes” (the Irving Berlin song).
In Semi-Final 1, USA, Nigeria, Poland, South Africa all dropped or missed the baton and DNF’ed. Trinidad won in 38.26, followed by Japan […]
How to Run the Perfect 200 Meters
August 20, 2008 by Jimson Lee
The following article is from NBCOlympics, used with permission.
A breakdown of what Usain Bolt needs to do to break Michael Johnson’s 200m world record
By Joe Battaglia, NBCOlympics.com
BEIJING — When Michael Johnson set the 200m world record of 19.32 seconds at the 1996 Atlanta Games, all of the factors that he needed to be perfect for […]
Usain Bolt 100m 9.69 Olympic World Record Video
August 16, 2008 by Jimson Lee
Utterly, amazing!
And he slowed down. Imagine if he ran right through?
Take my 100 meter to 200 meter conversion equation of doubled and add or subtract +/- 0.2 seconds = 19.38 (+/- 0.2).
The next question is, “Can he bring down Micheal Johnson’s 19.32?”
Will he win 3 Golds with Jamaica winning the 4×100m relay? How […]
Questions Heading into the 2008 Olympic Men’s 100m Showdown
August 14, 2008 by Jimson Lee
Running Mechanics is a new site dedicated to improving your running technique in a very short time. Derek Hansen’s “Running Mechanics” program can guide you through the steps needed to achieve proper posture, stride mechanics and general strength to achieve efficient running technique.
The 2008 Olympic men’s 100m appears to be one of the […]
The Olympic Starting Gun and Starting Blocks Controversy
August 13, 2008 by Jimson Lee
Every 4 years, the whole world focuses on the Olympics in particular Track and Field (or Athletics as it’s called everywhere else in the world)
Especially the 100 meters.
However, everyone including the media loves controversy!
On the eve of the 100 meters showdown between Asafa Powell, Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay, check out these three headlines in […]
Walter Dix NIKE Spikes?
July 24, 2008 by Jimson Lee
I respect any athlete who gets a scholarship, especially a NCAA Div 1 scholarship, and stays the entire 4 years. Less than one percent of the 149,000 NCAA Division I athletes turn pro following their college career.
I respect athletes even more who go to school under their own terms, and preventing over racing in […]
Shot Put History and Stockholm’s Big Shot
July 9, 2008 by Jimson Lee
The whole world is going “throwback”.
Well, almost, one event at a time.
Last week I wrote about the Cambridge Mile in Bannister Conditions.
Do you remember the shot put at the 2004 Athens Olympics? The heats and finals were held on the same day at the historical Mt. Olympia venue, and not the main Olympic stadium.
Adam […]
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 […]
Speedster Upbeat Jamaica can Shatter 4×100m World Record
June 7, 2008 by Jimson Lee
The day after I posted the article Jamaica 4×100m Relay Potential - A Sub 37 Second WR? came this article from www.jamaicaobserver.com
Speedster upbeat Jamaica can shatter 4X100m world record
Fresh on the heels of establishing the new 100 metres world record of 9.72secs on Saturday, Usain Bolt believes that Jamaica can better the 4×100 metres world […]
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 […]
Alltel Wireless Sponsors Tyson Gay
May 16, 2008 by Jimson Lee
Paul Klein of ABC once said “TV is the business of selling audiences to advertisers”.
How true.
Rewind to the 2000 Sydney Olympics where all the finals were tape delayed “live” on TV, at least in North America.
Immediately “live on tape” after Michael Johnson’s 400-meter final, where he won his second consecutive 400 meter Gold medal, we […]
Japanese Documentary of Asafa Powell
March 27, 2008 by Jimson Lee
If you enjoyed the British version of Sports Matters “Worlds Fastest Man” with Michael Johnson, you’ll certainly enjoy this 1 hour documentary of Sports Science with Asafa Powell on Japanese TV.
There are no commercials, and you can view the 5 part, 10 min segments of the show below.
The show is in Japanese, but it’s well […]
Curve Running and 200 Meters in Lane 8? No problem!
February 15, 2008 by Jimson Lee
Last year, one of my athletes complained about his lane draw for the 200 meters as he drew Lane 8.
Complaining wasn’t the best way to describe his emotions. It was more of frustration, or perhaps, a little worried.
I promptly reminded him that Xavier Carter (better known as the X-man) ran 19.63 in Lane 8 […]
Sport Psychology - Part 1
January 19, 2008 by Jimson Lee
Last month’s article and video of Asafa Powell 9.74 100m World Record brought the attention of the subject “Sport Psychology”
I’ll bet you’re thinking Asafa Powell is having meetings with many Sport Psychologists, before the Beijing Olympics in 2008) thinking he can’t win the “big one” or that “he is a choker at big meets” (source: […]
9.77 seconds - 100 Meter World Record revisited
August 17, 2007 by Jimson Lee
I want to post this before Asafa Powell or Tyson Gay breaks the World Record!
Click on this image to zoom in on Asafa Powell’s 9.77 100 Meter World Record photo finish.
This image is Justin Gatlin’s 9.77 100 Meter World Record photo finish in Doha, Qatar.
Both were amazing runs, despite the questionable wind readings in Doha […]
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