The Wall Street Journal ran an article on April 10 on Dr. Jeffrey Brown, a Houston-based endocrinologist, prescribing a number of young, athletic
Boston Marathon Tragedy: My Thoughts
No words can express how I felt yesterday. Anger. Shock. Disbelief. Sadness. Confused. Right now, my thoughts and prayers go out to all the victims
Primo Angeli’s Olympic Posters
If you’ve seen the famous official poster for 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, or the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics (see below), then you are familiar
The Loneliness of a 400 meter Runner: The Re-Runs
Here are two bizarre stories with protests and re-runs (no coin flips), and both involve the 400 meters! One of the most unusual protests at the
Are We Getting Faster in the Last 50 Years? (Part 2)
If you are a male sprinter currently running 10.60, 21.50 or 47.50, you’d probably wish you could turn back the clock 50 years. That’s because
The China Study vs The Japan Study
The problem with research is… it’s only research. Anybody can gather facts and present them in a way to make you believe what they want you to
Food at London Olympics (How to Run 10.29 Eating Crap)
With the London Olympics 3 weeks away, what will the food be like? I am so spoiled with Italian food that I may be in for a big surprise. I am
When is the next sub 44 400 meters?
I’ll get to the point. 400 meter supremacy is cyclical, and it’s a very exclusive club. Forget about the first white man to run 100 meters under
How to Settle the Allyson Felix, Jeneba Tarmoh Tie-Breaker
Here is how I would settle the Allyson Felix, Jeneba Tarmoh 100 meter Photo Finish. Back in 2004, I proposed a rule on how to settle a tie-breaker on
