Many thanks to PJ Vazel for posting this on his Facebook feed! Follow him on Twitter as @pjvazel FYI, PJ Vazel coached 2 sprinters under 10.00 seconds (Nigeria’s Olusoji Fasuba 9.85 100m, and France's Ronald Pognon with PRs of 6.45 and 9.99 for 60m & 100m respectively. He is currently a … [Read more...] about 2017 IAAF Biomechanics Research Project
Archives for August 2017
The Perfect 4x100m Relay?
First, congrats on the GBR team for winning the 4x100m relay ay the 2017 World Championships. Choosing your relay squad can be more complicated that doing your taxes. It's no longer "top 4 at Trials". It's no longer "4 fastest guys on paper". There's a lot of teamwork, chemistry, … [Read more...] about The Perfect 4x100m Relay?
Sprinting Lane Draws, Revisited
There was some discussion on social media about unfair lane draws for the Mens 200m at the 2017 World Championships. Here is the Start List for the Finals: According to the rules, How you place in the heats (i.e. Q or q) guarantees a spot in the next round, but your time will decide the … [Read more...] about Sprinting Lane Draws, Revisited
Steroid Doesn’t Help. In Fact, It Is Detrimental To Sprints
This article is guest blogged by Jad Adrian Washif. He has a MSc in Sport Science from University Putra Malaysia, and his website can be found at http://www.adriansprints.com/ Forget Gatlin and Bolt, understanding human movement and determinants of sprint performance can shed some lights into … [Read more...] about Steroid Doesn’t Help. In Fact, It Is Detrimental To Sprints
The Concept II Rowing Machine – 20 Years Later
Usually, I wait for my birthday or April 1st to write some non-track true stories about me. Here is one regarding the Concept 2 Rowing Machine and the 2000m time trial race. The summer of 1997 was quite magical. I ended up in Vancouver Canada on a 4 month project and I had just started my … [Read more...] about The Concept II Rowing Machine – 20 Years Later
