Stop before you drink that protein shake. According to the study from Dec 2007 commissioned by Informed-Choice, approximately 25% of supplements could be contaminated. According to the report, which can be found here (PDF): Fifty-eight supplement samples were purchased from popular retail … [Read more...] about The Fear of Athletic Supplement Contamination
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Who Won the Shoes War? PUMA, NIKE or ADIDAS?
In the Corporate Olympics, who won the world's fastest spikes? Like the Sports drinks and cola beverage industry, the sports shoes market is a highly competitive one, even more competitive than the Men's 100 meters! My first recollection of the Corporate Olympics was in 1972. Lasse Viren won … [Read more...] about Who Won the Shoes War? PUMA, NIKE or ADIDAS?
Beijing Men’s 4 x 100m Relays – Anything Goes!
The 4 x 100m Relay was going to be a showdown between USA, Jamaica, and Great Britain. However, from my experience witnessed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, "Anything Goes" (the Irving Berlin song). In Semi-Final 1, USA, Nigeria, Poland, South Africa all dropped or missed the baton and DNF'ed. … [Read more...] about Beijing Men’s 4 x 100m Relays – Anything Goes!
How to Run the Perfect 200 Meters
The following article is from NBCOlympics, used with permission. A breakdown of what Usain Bolt needs to do to break Michael Johnson's 200m world record By Joe Battaglia, NBCOlympics.com BEIJING -- When Michael Johnson set the 200m world record of 19.32 seconds at the 1996 Atlanta Games, all of … [Read more...] about How to Run the Perfect 200 Meters
Christine Ohuruogu Upsets Sanya Richards in 400m Final
You got to have respect for the 400 meters. Go too easy, you end up playing catchup (shades of Butch Reynolds Olympic 1988 come to mind) Go too hard, you pay the price over the last 50 or 100 meters. At least that's what it appeared to be on live TV. Every Quarter-Miler knows the feeling … [Read more...] about Christine Ohuruogu Upsets Sanya Richards in 400m Final
Yelena Isinbaeva wins Gold, 5.05 meter World Record Video
As expected, Yelena Isinbaeva won the Gold medal in Beijing. What we didn't know is by how much, and if she could break her own world record of 5.04m. Jennifer Stuczynski finished 2nd in 4.80m and Svetlana Feofanova 3rd in 4.75m Yelena (Elena) Isinbaeva didn't disappoint us. The video of … [Read more...] about Yelena Isinbaeva wins Gold, 5.05 meter World Record Video
Angelo Taylor Gold, USA Sweeps Olympic 400m Hurdles Video
Angelo Taylor won the Gold in 47.25, repeating his feat from the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Kerron Clement finished 2nd in 47.98 and Bershawn Jackson 3rd in 48.06 Shades of Edwin Moses? 1976 - Gold 1980 - Did Not Compete (Olympic Boycott) 1984 - Gold 1988 - Bronze Angelo Taylor 2000 - … [Read more...] about Angelo Taylor Gold, USA Sweeps Olympic 400m Hurdles Video
Usain Bolt 100m 9.69 Olympic World Record Video
Utterly, amazing! And he slowed down. Imagine if he ran right through? Take my 100 meter to 200 meter conversion equation of doubled and add or subtract +/- 0.2 seconds = 19.38 (+/- 0.2). The next question is, "Can he bring down Micheal Johnson's 19.32?" Will he win 3 Golds with Jamaica … [Read more...] about Usain Bolt 100m 9.69 Olympic World Record Video
Merlene Ottey Fails to Qualify for Eighth Olympics
Last Week, I wrote about Merlene Ottey attempting to compete in eight Olympics. In the article from NBCOlympics.com, they stated Jamaican-born Slovakian sprinter Merlene Ottey, 48 years old, failed in her final attempts to qualify for Beijing in the 100m to become the first athlete to compete in … [Read more...] about Merlene Ottey Fails to Qualify for Eighth Olympics
