If there’s one thing I like love about athletes, it’s CONSISTENCY. But for the 100 meters, where the difference is measured fractions, you can say
Is it Too Late to Go Back to School?
There was a guy named Scott Powell, who used to sing in a Rock and Roll group from 1969 until he left for medical school in 1980 at Columbia
My Favorite Track and Field Stadiums (and strange ones)
I’m feeling a 1994 deja-vu all over again today, with the Vancouver Canucks hockey team losing again in Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup finals. So
Photo Finish–The Last 10 meters, Drive, Relax, and Dip
This past weekend's highlight reel had a lot of good footage to show athletes the importance of the last 10 meters. That is, drive for the tape, stay
Robby Andrews NCAA 800m – Smart Race or Just Lucky?
By now, everyone is talking about Robby Andrews come-from-behind victory at the 2011 NCAA outdoor Championships (see video below). At first, you can
More on the Warm Up (Part 7)
This really isn’t Part 7 on the Warm-up, but it could very well be. Here are 4 previous articles on the warm-up, in case you missed it:
Interview with Christophe Lemaître
This interview was taken on June 9, 2011, two days after his 9.96 100 meter National Record at the Montreuil meeting. Q: Christophe, how was your
Usain Bolt’s 19.86 Bislett Oslo 200m Video
I’ve always said for a 200m meter prediction, take your season best 100 meter time, doubled, and add or minus 0.2 seconds. You have to go back
Why are Good Sprinters Pigeon Toed or have Straight Feet?
For a non-pigeon toed sprinter, the best example of the worse case scenario would have to go to Ato Bolden (see the head-on slow-motion video below
