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Asafa Powell, Lolo Jones in the Olympics’ Best Of Us Challenge

  The International Olympic Committee (IOC) just launched The Best of Us Challenge, a global competition in which ordinary individuals compete against their peers and Olympic athletes such as Asafa Powell, Lolo Jones, pole vaulters Steve Hooker & Yelena Isinbyeva and multi-eventer Carolina Kluft.  Yes, it even includes Michael Phelps!
It’s all for a good cause […]

How NOT to do Sled Training

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 success of […]

Massage, Recovery, and Massage Sticks

If you can’t afford a daily massage, then I recommend at least a weekly massage as a bare minimum.  A good therapist will cost anywhere above $70 USD per hour.  I find 1 hour insufficient for the lower body, so my sessions are usually 75 or 90 minutes long.
$70 bucks may be pretty steep for […]

Foam Roller Exercises to Strengthen Hamstrings?

GoFit 6-Inch by 18-Inch Foam Roller with Core Performance DVD
I am a big advocate of using foam rollers and tennis balls for self massage when on the road or when I simply don’t have access to my massage therapist.
I covered the topic of foam rollers in a variety of past articles:

Self […]

Adidas Super 7 - How Did They Do?

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 record (unofficial) of […]

Arm Action in Sprinting

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”.
To study arm mechanics […]

Rieti Italy Revisited

Complete meet information for the IAAF Grand Prix meet in Rieti, Italy can be found here.
Asafa Powell set the 100m WR of 9.74 on September 9, 2007 in Rieti, Italy.  Videos of that meet shows a very sparse crown in the hills of Italy.  Remember, Asafa ran 9.77 three times.
The WR lasted “only” 265 days […]

43.18- It was 10 Years Ago Today - August 26, 1999

If the number forty-three-point-one-eight (43.18) doesn’t mean anything to you, then you aren’t a real Quarter-miler.  One day, that number (or lower) will be the 100 meter freestyle swim record.
It was ten years ago today, Michael Johnson set the Men’s 400-meter world record in Seville.
Michael Johnson should have demolished the 400 World Record in Zurich […]

Video Casting – Comparing YouTube, Blip.tv, Viddler, Vimeo and now Dartfish.tv

By the time I hit “publish” on this article, it will already be out of date.
The online video casting industry changes by the minute.
It wasn’t long ago when YouTube (now owned by Google) was the only player in town.
I was an early adopter and beta tester for Blip.tv, and will continue to use their services […]

2009 World Track and Field Championships - Half-time Report

Here are some thoughts and opinions from the 2009 World Championships in Berlin “half-time report”.
As usual, I’ll try to focus on coaching and training concepts.
Starting Blocks – Back to the Low Blocks
Track and Field at the elite level has gone back and forth from low blocks to high blocks during the last 3 decades.
With the […]

Berlin 2009 World Championships - 100 meters Videos (QF)

When you have the top sprinters in the world jogging a sub-10 second or 10 flat 100 meters, you know these guys have something in reserve will produce something special in the Semis and Finals.
I thought Asafa Powell executed his race the best as he ran his own race in Lane 1, and relaxed at […]

Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay and the Fastest 10 meter Split Recorded

Usain Bolt is the clear favourite to win the World Championships in Berlin.
But lost in the controversy of who ran the fastest split ever recorded was Tyson Gay’s 2008 Olympic Trials 9.68 performance.  Mind you, it was under a +4.1 m/s tailwind advantage.
A 9.68 (+4.1) 100 meters translates to a 9.85 adjusted by Jonas Mureika […]

The Art & Science of Coaching with Usain Bolt and Glen Mills

IMD presents: The Art & Science of Coaching with Usain Bolt and Glen Mills

Here is an amazing 1 hour video from IMD. IMD is a Leading Global Business School based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

If you have an hour to spare, grab a drink and something to eat, and watch these videos.

Part 1 is here from […]

Rome Golden Gala - 100 meter Videos Heats and Finals

I purposely sat around the 30 meter mark to get a better view of the 100 meter starts.  I knew I could get the official video footage later with a view from the finish line.  It was also closer to the Women’s Pole Vault and Men’s Javelin. 
Getting a different vantage point is an interesting […]

Dan Pfaff, Lee Evans in the News

The news of Dan Pfaff and Derek Evely leaving for the UK invoked some thoughts and discussion.
The UK is doing something right.  They are luring quality coaches from other countries with proper salaries and benefits into senior management positions.
Unfortunately, it’s leaving a void in the Canadian coaching system, especially at the High Performance Sprint Centre.
We […]

George Silk - Women Runners at the Olympics

I am a collector of Olympic memorabilia.
I love the old stuff, and I try to collect videos of past Olympics, books, post cards, posters, T-shirts, and even a Michael Johnson collectors watch (Thanks Derek of Running Mechanics for the birthday gift!).
But my favourite collection has to be the Time Life magazines.
The […]

Bill Bowerman, NIKE, PRE and… Harry Jerome?

YET another successful Harry Jerome International Track & Field Classic is under our belts.  In case you missed it, you can view all the races and interviews on Flocast.org.
Harry Jerome was the most decorated sprinter between the Percy Williams (1920’s) and Ben Johnson (1980’s) era.  One of the many highlights was his bronze medal in […]

Technological Innovations in Track and Field

Let’s face it, the new swimming suits have helped demolish world records at a record pace (no pun intended).
Ross and Jonathan from the Science of Sport quoted the average age of a swimming world record for men was 13 months and 8 months for women.  That’s a World Record every year!
By comparison, the average […]

Usain Bolt in Toronto Video

Usain Bolt is coming to Canada.

There was an interesting article from Steve Simmons of the Toronto Sun outlining why his is attending the meet live.

He quotes, “A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see a once-in-a-lifetime kind of athlete”.

I will not be there, so I don’t get credit for the video.

In fact, I won’t be at the 2009 […]

It was 2 Years Ago Today - Speedendurance Turns 2

Speedendurance went live on May 21, 2007. That was Victoria Day in Canada (or La fête de Dollard-des-Ormeaux in Quebec)

So today marks the 2 year anniversary.

This site has helped hundreds of personal bests, seasons bests, and Masters “age category” bests over the past 2 years. And I don’t plan on slowing down either […]

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