The Canadian Track and Field Championships will be held this weekend in Windsor, Ontario. Looking back, can you believe it's been only 34 years since Canada hired full time professional coaches for Track and Field? Yes, shocking. Here is a brief history of Gerard Mach into the Canadian … [Read more...] about Gerard Mach on Sprints and Hurdles in Track and Field
400 meters
Race Strategy – How to run the 400 meters
What's the best way to run the 400 meters? Go hard for 300 meters and hang on; and if you die, you die? Or run even pace splits? Both work depending on your conditioning and experience. Once you have a race plan, you stick with it. Of course, talk it over with your coach first! In 1992, I … [Read more...] about Race Strategy – How to run the 400 meters
400 Meter Training from Supertraining
UPDATE: download Clyde Hart's 60 page Training Manual from the 2007 USATF NPEP Conference. If you are serious about training for the 400 meters, or even sports and general fitness, Supertraining and Supertraining Blog is a great resource. It is devoted to sports, strength and fitness science, … [Read more...] about 400 Meter Training from Supertraining
Michael Johnson’s Racing Strategy in the 400 meters
UPDATE: download Clyde Hart's 60 page Training Manual from the 2007 USATF NPEP Conference. This excerpt was from www.MichaelJohnson.com which sadly no longer exists. There were a lot of good articles. One of them involved wearing a special Nike speedsuit that measured his 400m splits at every … [Read more...] about Michael Johnson’s Racing Strategy in the 400 meters
Bud Winter Endurance Sprint Program for Lee Evans
Lloyd (Bud) Winter coached at San Jose State University from 1944 - 1974 and was responsible for the legendary "Speed City" in the mid 1960's. In total, he produced 1 NCAA Championship, 49 NCAA records, and 27 Olympians including including Tommie Smith, Lee Evans, and John Carlos, just to name … [Read more...] about Bud Winter Endurance Sprint Program for Lee Evans
Bud Winter Sprint Program for Tommie Smith
Bud Winter coached at San Jose State University from 1944 - 1974 and was responsible for the legendary "Speed City" in the mid 1960's. In total, he produced 1 NCAA Championship, 49 NCAA records, and 27 Olympians including great athletes like Tommie Smith, Lee Evans, and John Carlos, just to … [Read more...] about Bud Winter Sprint Program for Tommie Smith
Planning Training and Racing for Quality 400 Meters
Lee Evans is a double Gold medalist in the 400 meters (World Record) and 4 x 400 meters relay (World Record) at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Normally, I don't cut and paste an article if the URL still exists on the web, but this one was really worth repeating. It really goes in depth on … [Read more...] about Planning Training and Racing for Quality 400 Meters
What is Speed Endurance training?
The purpose of speed endurance is to prolong the amount of time where a near maximal speed can be maintained. Although the term is aimed at the long sprinters (200-400m), it also benefits the longer distances as well, in running events and other events like hockey. The range for sprinters … [Read more...] about What is Speed Endurance training?
