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Bud Winter Sprint Program for Tommie Smith

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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

Dick Fosbury: Former Olympic high jumper

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Vancouver, BC is really a small town. I saw Debbie Brill training her group of high jumpers at our local track meet at Burnaby Central High School on Tuesday night. Talk about Flashbacks! The only thing I remember about watching the 1972 Munich Games on my 13" Black and White TV was Frank … [Read more...] about Dick Fosbury: Former Olympic high jumper

Feedback on The Limits of Human Potential

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I recently read Jimmie R. Markham's blog on The Limits of Human Potential. He used an example of extrapolating a World Record in the mile from the maximum speed of a 40 yard dash. I had discussed a similar example on my previous post where a mediocre 100m sprinter could theoretically break the … [Read more...] about Feedback on The Limits of Human Potential