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Share This article discusses wind assistance for the short sprints and horizontal jumps. This article will not discuss excessive wind assistance for the hurdles, as that’s another story with stride and step patterns. You’ve all seen the dreaded +2.1 on the race results which nullifies any attempts for record purposes (or achieving standards). I know [...]
Share What does Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay have to do with Muhammad Ali? Simple. With Tyson not eligible for Team USA for the 2011 World Championships in Daegu, you have to ask when will Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay meet again? The 2012 London Olympics? Can Zurich (i.e. the biggest meet after the World [...]
Share . Lance Brauman: 16 Speed and Power Drills for Sprints (DVD) Lance Brauman: 30 Speed and Power Drills for the Hurdles (DVD) Warning: This post is controversial Along with Trevor Graham, Lance Brauman’s reputation for making bad decisions are questionable. The sad part is you spend a lifetime following your passion with countless (unpaid) [...]
Share I am sure Tyson Gay is saying (in his head) “Veni, vidi, vici” It’s a famous Latin phrase reportedly written by Julius Caesar in 47 BC which literally translates to “I came, I saw, I conquered”. Tyson Gay came. Tyson Gay saw. Tyson Gay conquered. When Tyson Gay ran a 19.41 FAT at Manchester, [...]
Share This interview was held on March 2009. Interesting interview, especially when he confesses his junk food habits! If you want to read more about the effects of junk food, read the Top 10 Worst Fast Food Places List, Are French Fries Bad for You?-, and EAT THIS, NOT THAT – Book Review Q. What’s [...]
Share Will the compression shorts and shirts become the story of the year, similar to Swimming speed suits? Note that FINA (swimming’s governing body) has banned the speed suits as of Jan 1, 2010. Based on last year’s outdoor meets (and sales!), they certainly were the rage. Here is the Tyson Gay video on YouTube [...]
Share I mentioned the previous USATF SuperClinic in the article on Dwayne Miller, LaShawn Merrit’s coach. Among the wealth of information provided at this clinic was a lecture and handout from Tom Tellez. Tom Tellez requires no introduction… you can read the article Sprinting: A Biomechanical Approach Part 1 (Part 2 is here) for a [...]
Share In the YouTube video below, we have Veronica Campbell-Brown training with Tyson Gay. Two world class athletes. Fast forward to the 1:20 mark and you will see VCB doing a variety of 4 drills with a sled or harness. First, who am I to argue if these drills and exercise are crap, considering the [...]
Share When Dwain Chambers won the Indoor Euro Championships 60 meters in 6.42 seconds (March 2009), he predicted that time extrapolated to a 9.70. I felt based on previous world records, a conversion of 1.53 or 1.54 would give Dwain approximately 9.82 – 9.89 seconds for a 100 meters. (He ran a 10.00 season best [...]
Share I love the world of sports marketing, branding, and world dominance. And yes, I follow their commercials. The Adidas Super 7 series of videos were filmed in March 2009. I purposely waited until the Berlin Marathon to post this. Haile Gebrselassie won the 2009 Berlin Marathon in 2:06:08 setting a new 30 km world [...]
Share Ever since Jim Hines ran the first electronic (FAT) sub 10 second 100 meters in 1968, 1983 was the start of the sub 10 explosion (POP QUIZ – who was the lone sub-10 performance in 1977 ?) 10 seconds for the 100 meters is the holy grail of sprints, just like the 4 minute [...]
Share Did anyone notice the arm action in Usain Bolt’s 200m on the straightaway? And how it slightly differed compared to the last 40 meters of his 100 meters? This brings up the topic of arm action in sprinting. Famous Canadian Track Coach Geoff Gowan would say, “You run with your arms on your legs”. [...]
Share How to Convert 10 meter Splits to Kph or Mph This article is in response to a LAZY reader who emailed me on how to calculate or convert 10m times to miles per hour. It is possible the reader is 9 years old and unable to do fractions, too. In reviewing the splits from [...]
Share LaShawn Merrit and Jeremy Wariner in the 400m – The Battle of Nike and Adidas Next to the Usain Bolt – Tyson Gay anticipated match up, the LaShawn Merritt Jeremy Wariner head-to-head match up comes next. These two have been avoiding each other all year, and the meeting in Herculis Greece never materialized where [...]
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