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1980 Moscow

More on Pietro Mennea’s Detailed Training Workouts

May 25, 2010 by Jimson Lee 10 Comments

Last week’s article on Pietro Mennea’s Detailed Training Workouts for 200 meters brought some good discussion on super high volume, medium intensity training methods. In all fairness, I will present the final week of training prior to his 7 day taper period. I will only focus on track … [Read more...] about More on Pietro Mennea’s Detailed Training Workouts

Filed Under: 400 meters, Coaching, Olympic History, Track & Field Tagged With: 1980 Moscow, 200 meters, Pietro Mennea, Plyometrics, Sprint Training, Sprints

Pietro Mennea’s Detailed Training Workouts for 200 meters

May 10, 2010 by Jimson Lee 14 Comments

Pietro Mennea’s 19.72 200 meter World Record was set at the 1979 World University Games in Mexico City.  The WR would later become the holy grail of the 200 meters until Michael Johnson broke it (twice) in 1996. Today, that 19.72 sounds like molasses in January compared to … [Read more...] about Pietro Mennea’s Detailed Training Workouts for 200 meters

Filed Under: Book Reviews, Coaching, Featured Story, Olympic History, Track & Field, Training Tagged With: 1980 Moscow, 200 meters, Carl Lewis, Michael Johnson, Pietro Mennea, Plyometrics

How to Get Corporate Sponsors for Yourself – The Resume

May 3, 2010 by Jimson Lee 2 Comments

This article will focus on high performance athletes seeking a corporate sponsor for financial aid or even free running gear.  For high school athletes, getting an Athletic Track and Field scholarship would be ideal. Obtaining a corporate sponsor is the same as looking for a job, or what I … [Read more...] about How to Get Corporate Sponsors for Yourself – The Resume

Filed Under: Coaching, Commentary, Track & Field Tagged With: 1980 Moscow, boycott, scholarships, sponsors

Lane 8 200m Revisited – Pietro Mennea 1980 Olympic Gold Medal

April 19, 2010 by Jimson Lee Leave a Comment

Pietro Mennea will be presenting his new book “L' Oro di Mosca” (The Gold of Moscow) at the Scuola Pontificia Pio I X , located at Via dei Cavalieri del Santo Sepolcro in Rome on Tuesday April 27, 2010 at 5:30pm.  Everyone is invited. Lane 8 for the 200 meters The next time you get Lane … [Read more...] about Lane 8 200m Revisited – Pietro Mennea 1980 Olympic Gold Medal

Filed Under: Olympic History, Track & Field Tagged With: 1980 Moscow, 200 meters, Alan Wells, Lane 8, Pietro Mennea

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