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
Coaching
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
Everything I learnt in Life, I learned while Bartending
You're probably reading the headline and asking yourself "What the heck does this have to do with running?" "What does bartending have to do with being a good coach?" Well, I have news for you. Whether you are a Doctor, Starbucks Barrista, Bartender, Technology Consultant, Personal Trainer, … [Read more...] about Everything I learnt in Life, I learned while Bartending
10 Reasons Why I Love Google
How to Build a Winning Team
How do you build a great successful team? How do you become a great leader? If you were a Major League Baseball team with an unlimited payroll, could you win the World Series year in and year out? I won't tell you who I'm thinking of, but the first initials are NY. In Track and Field, does … [Read more...] about How to Build a Winning Team
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
Pre-Race Jitters and How to Calm Them
In my early years of running the 400m, my biggest problem was getting ridiculously nervous before the race. However, once the gun went off, I was fine as sprinting is a "hind brain" activity... everything is automatic. All the years of countless drills and hundreds of intervals paid … [Read more...] about Pre-Race Jitters and How to Calm Them
Attitude
The best example of attitude that I have ever witnessed was American Decathlete Dan O'Brien. As the 1991 World Champion in his event and the alarming favorite to win the 1992 US Olympic Trials (and the Olympics for that matter), Dan no-heighted in the pole vault at the Trials and as a result … [Read more...] about Attitude
10 Success Tips
According to Brian Tracy, a leading expert on the development of human potential, highly successful people think differently than others. They are habitual optimists and generally have a positive/constructive attitude toward life. Optimists are focused on the future, feeling that the best is … [Read more...] about 10 Success Tips
