July 2013 - SpeedEndurance.com

July 31, 2013

Importance of First 2 Steps vs First 7 steps

I wrote about Seven Strides for the First 10 meters back in 2010, where most sprinters reached 10 meters on their 7th step. Of course, the

July 30, 2013

At the London Sainsbury's Anniversary Games last Sunday, Alan Oliveira ran a 10.57 100m WR on the fast London MondoTrack. (I missed this race as

July 29, 2013

Emotions… how was I going to feel returning to the London Olympic stadium one year later? The track is the same but with no Olympic flame and

July 26, 2013

I got a lot of slack in my article last week when I agreed with Victor Conte’s assessment that 60% of the top 16 in the world were using some kind of

July 25, 2013

This new series is guest blogged by Doug Logan. Doug Logan was the CEO for USATF from 2008 until September 2010. He was also the CEO, President

July 24, 2013

I’ve always stated that getting to the top is a lot EASIER that staying on top. So what do you do when you are the Olympic Gold medalists AND the

July 23, 2013

Out of the blocks, how hard do you run the first part of your 400 meters? I usually run 40 meters, then relax. For younger athletes, I put a

July 22, 2013

Alan Oliveira ran a world record 20.66 for 200 meters (see video below at the end of this post). Before I get to my point, I want to rewind to my

July 19, 2013

Earlier this week, I did an interview for Simone Proietti on the Italian website http://www.atleticanet.it/ I am attaching the English version below.