I turned 47 today, and contemplating yet another Masters comeback. In my mid 30’s while still running open meets, I had great visions of performing well when I turned 40. The Canadian Masters record was tied at 50.10 and I had just run 50.44 at age 34 after a 4 year lay-off. All my … [Read more...] about The Comeback? Masters Attrition Rate and Goals
Archives for July 2010
Christophe Lemaitre Wins 100m at European Championships [Videos]
Without the Americans and the Jamaicans, the media has been playing the Christophe Lemaitre vs Dwain Chambers hype all week. At the 2010 European Athletics Championships, four men finished in 10.18, yet another reason to lean at the finish line. Crowd favorite Christophe Lemaitre wins in … [Read more...] about Christophe Lemaitre Wins 100m at European Championships [Videos]
Torino (Turin) 2013 World Masters Games, August 2-11
50,000 athletes in Torino for the 2013 World Masters Games… just 3 YEARS away! TORINO-TURIN -- Torino will be hosting the eighth edition of the World Masters Games, the summer games for sportspeople aged from 35 to 100+ years in August 2013. The event - called by Regione Piemonte, Provincia di … [Read more...] about Torino (Turin) 2013 World Masters Games, August 2-11
Duane Carlisle Total Football Training DVD
Are you ready for some football? Football is around the corner. Actually, it’s already here when you count the off season. Track coaches who coach multi-sport athletes such a American football will love this complete program as it resembles Track and Field due to the speed, power and strength … [Read more...] about Duane Carlisle Total Football Training DVD
Clarification on Fastest Recorded 10 meter Split
Time for some clarifications on last week's article On Top End Speed and Speed Endurance. In the article Usain Bolt 100m 10 meter Splits and Speed Endurance, I wrote at the time 0.83 was the fastest record split before Usain Bolt ran 0.82 (from 50-80m) at the 2008 Beijing OG. He subsequently … [Read more...] about Clarification on Fastest Recorded 10 meter Split
Jerome Drayton – Elite Marathon Training Plan & Schedule
While this Blog is focused on sprinting and speed endurance events, I do enjoy researching training plans from various sports including marathons as I coach a couple of corporate executives for the marathon distance. It gives me an excuse to go to Death Valley every year. Growing up in Canada … [Read more...] about Jerome Drayton – Elite Marathon Training Plan & Schedule
400 meters: Forget Usain Bolt, Here is Jermaine Gonzales
What do you get when you have Usain Bolt as a teammate, Glen Mills as the head coach with former 400 meter Olympian Bert Cameron as a coach? Coupled that with being a taller than average height for a sprinter (1.90m or 6 foot 3 inches)? Ecco Jermaine Gonzales… Jermaine Gonzales ran 44.63 … [Read more...] about 400 meters: Forget Usain Bolt, Here is Jermaine Gonzales
4x400m Doha WIC: We Got Hamstrings Blowing Left and Right
I’ve always said the Relay is like the Irving Berlin song… Anything Goes… The 4x400m meter relay at the 2010 World Indoor Championships (WIC) in Doha were no exception. Every time you line up for the finals, you have to believe you can win or medal. It doesn’t matter if you are sandwiched … [Read more...] about 4x400m Doha WIC: We Got Hamstrings Blowing Left and Right
On Top End Speed and Speed Endurance
On the eve before Usain Bolt’s 9.58 WR in Berlin 2009, the St. Kitts and Nevis newspaper The Labour Spokesman wrote about the showdown between Bolt and Tyson Gay. It was written by Peter Adrian and can be found here. Eventually, Tyson Gay did run 9.69, the exact same time Usain Bolt ran in … [Read more...] about On Top End Speed and Speed Endurance
Bud Winter – Relaxation is the Key
Before the Internet, Track fans were at the mercy of Track & Field News or Sports Illustrated for two month old news at the newsstand. I even remember paying $5 a month for ESPN email alerts back in 1993 to my Freenet account! Sports Illustrated archives, better known as Sports … [Read more...] about Bud Winter – Relaxation is the Key
