Track Alerts had a great interview with Glen Mills, in case you missed it. There’s aren’t any secrets here, but the best part of the Q&A was “the last word” on Mills on the state of the sport. Canada and the USA aren’t the only ones having problems keeping and retaining young elite … [Read more...] about Interview with Glen Mills (New)
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Glen Mills on Tall Sprinters having an Advantage
Is it my imagination, or are we seeing a rash of taller athletes, at least in men? I’m not only referring to Usain Bolt who is 6 feet 5 inches (1.95m). There are plenty of track athletes over 6 feet 3 inches (1.90m) such as 800m specialist David Rudisha from Kenya, 800/1500 runner Andrew … [Read more...] about Glen Mills on Tall Sprinters having an Advantage
400 meters: Forget Usain Bolt, Here is Jermaine Gonzales
What do you get when you have Usain Bolt as a teammate, Glen Mills as the head coach with former 400 meter Olympian Bert Cameron as a coach? Coupled that with being a taller than average height for a sprinter (1.90m or 6 foot 3 inches)? Ecco Jermaine Gonzales… Jermaine Gonzales ran 44.63 … [Read more...] about 400 meters: Forget Usain Bolt, Here is Jermaine Gonzales
Bud Winter’s “So You Want to be a Sprinter” now re-released
In 1956, Bud Winter of San Jose State University and Speed City fame published a landmark book titled So You Want to be a Sprinter. It was updated in 1973 and became foundation for many coaches back then who would later become world class coaches. Those coaches include Usain Bolt’s coach Glen … [Read more...] about Bud Winter’s “So You Want to be a Sprinter” now re-released
Glen Mills on Usain Bolt and Good Sprinting Technique
One of the reasons why we train our athletes short to long is we like to master the technique first. If you can’t run the first 30 meters properly, what do you expect for 100m or even 400m? There’s a lot of truth behind Usain Bolt’s early days. Just go to Youtube and look for his sub 20 sec … [Read more...] about Glen Mills on Usain Bolt and Good Sprinting Technique
Glen Mills on Balancing Speed Endurance and pure Speed Work
One of the most important parts of designing an annual plan is whether you have 2 days a week or 3 days a week of “hard days”. Elite and Youth athletes can easily go 3X per week, but for Masters athletes, I like 2X. Masters athletes can work on other factors such as weight loss, flexibility … [Read more...] about Glen Mills on Balancing Speed Endurance and pure Speed Work
Glen Mills on the Different Phases of the 100 meter Sprint
Every 100 meter sprinter is different. But when you have a 6 foot 5 inch sprinter on your roster, who happens to be fast and comes from a 200/400 background, well… good things happen. Tom Tellez broke down what he thought were the 5 phases of a 100 meter sprint: Reaction Time Block … [Read more...] about Glen Mills on the Different Phases of the 100 meter Sprint
