The Vancouver Sun Harry Jerome International Track Classic was held on July 1 and part of the National Track League. The NTL is a point based grand prix series with stops in Edmonton, Halifax, Toronto, Vancouver and Victoria. The 2013 meet celebrated its 30 year tradition, rain or shine. … [Read more...] about How MaxCDN Saved the Harry Jerome Track Meet
Archives for July 2013
How to Improve Your Last 100m in the 400m, Part 3
My last article in June on How to Improve Your Last 100m in the 400m was left open ended where we concluded there are many ways to improve that final straightaway. Mike Hurst coached Australian sprinters to qualify for five consecutive Olympic Games (1980 Moscow to 1996 Atlanta), and he contributed … [Read more...] about How to Improve Your Last 100m in the 400m, Part 3
The Sad State of the 100 meter Sprints
If you are a sprinter, I don’t need to explain the latest news that rocked the Track world, unless you have been living in a cave. As always, it’s time to move forward, but it makes you think the damage it has done to the aspiring sprinters and athletes out there. People are already saying … [Read more...] about The Sad State of the 100 meter Sprints
SHIN SPLINTS REDUX – Marco, Mufasa and Ozzy
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 and Commissioner for Major League Soccer from 1995 to 1999. To read more about his background and involvement in Track, Soccer, Rugby and the … [Read more...] about SHIN SPLINTS REDUX – Marco, Mufasa and Ozzy
Usain Bolt and the Swedish Relay
With the IAAF Youth Championships around the corner, I thought it would be a good time to talk about the Swedish Relay. Everyone knows Usain Bolt has 3 World Records (100m, 200m, and 4x100m) but he also has World Bests in the 60m outdoors (6.31, en route to 9.58 in Berlin), 150m curve (14.44 en … [Read more...] about Usain Bolt and the Swedish Relay
Kirani James vs Lashawn Merritt – What Have We Learned?
In the battle for 400m supremacy, we have a great matchup this season with Kirani James and Lashawn Merritt. The 400m is exciting again. The 400m is sexy again. At the Prefontaine Classic earlier this year, we saw Kirani James lose to Lashawn Merritt because “it appeared he went out too … [Read more...] about Kirani James vs Lashawn Merritt – What Have We Learned?
10 Questions for Pierre-Jean Vazel, Coach and Journalist
Mike Hurst is probably the best known Coach-Journalist combo out there. But Pierre-Jean Vazel is a close second, as you probably know his name either as an Elite Coach or as a Journalist. Or both. As a coach, he coached 2 sprinters under 10.00 seconds (Nigeria's Olusoji Fasuba 9.85 100m). The … [Read more...] about 10 Questions for Pierre-Jean Vazel, Coach and Journalist
SHIN SPLINTS REDUX – And They Were Singing…
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 and Commissioner for Major League Soccer from 1995 to 1999. To read more about his background and involvement in Track, Soccer, Rugby and the … [Read more...] about SHIN SPLINTS REDUX – And They Were Singing…
Race Walking: A Discussion between Jeff Salvage and Margo Schulter
This discussion is an outgrowth of Paul Hoffman’s recent piece “The Trouble with Race Walking”. He facilitated this discussion between Jeff Salvage, athlete, educator, and founder/publisher of racewalk.com, and Margo Schulter, a freestyle athletic walker, advocate, and writer. Jeff … [Read more...] about Race Walking: A Discussion between Jeff Salvage and Margo Schulter
Ground Contact Times at the Harry Jerome International
This article was cross posted by Derek Hansen on RunningMechanics.com. Derek and I have our joint site together at StrengthPowerSpeed.com where we sell our online videos and leading edge Globus SpoeedCoach EMS units. 2013 Harry Jerome International By Derek Hansen On July 1st, I shot some video … [Read more...] about Ground Contact Times at the Harry Jerome International
