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May 9, 2013

Liothyronine & the Hypothyroid (Thyroid Deficiency) Controversy

The Wall Street Journal ran an article on April 10 on Dr. Jeffrey Brown, a Houston-based endocrinologist, prescribing a number of young, athletic

Category iconCommentary,  Health & Wellness,  Life & Culture,  Sports Nutrition Tag iconVictor Conte

April 16, 2013

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

Category iconCommentary,  Life & Culture,  Marathons

July 28, 2012

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

Category iconCommentary,  Life & Culture,  London 2012 Olympics,  Track & Field

July 15, 2012

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

Category icon400 meters,  Coaching,  Commentary,  Track & Field

July 12, 2012

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

Category iconCoaching,  Commentary,  Track & Field

July 9, 2012

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

Category iconCommentary,  Health & Wellness,  Life & Culture,  Sports Nutrition

July 5, 2012

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

Category iconCommentary,  Health & Wellness,  Life & Culture,  London 2012 Olympics,  Sports Nutrition Tag iconDarren Campbell,  Peter Radford

July 4, 2012

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

Category icon400 meters,  Commentary,  Track & Field Tag iconSpeed Reserve

July 3, 2012

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

Category iconCoaching,  Commentary,  Track & Field

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