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Ben Johnson’s 10 Day Taper

May 9, 2012

Ben Johnson’s 10 Day Taper Before a Major Competition

When was the last time you crammed for an exam? Why didn't you keep up all year long, studied a bit every day, so you would just have to review

Category iconCoaching,  Recovery,  Track & Field,  Training Tag icon100 meters,  200 meters,  Mile,  Olympics,  speed

February 2, 2010

Steven Bradbury – Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics

With the Vancouver 2010 Olympics approaching, this has to be one of my best memories of any winter Olympics. Steven Bradbury of Australia is most

Category iconCoaching,  Commentary,  Olympic History,  Sport Psychology,  Success Tag iconOlympics,  speed

December 7, 2009

Lolo Jones Wrong Spikes Cost her Olympic Gold?

Having a biomechanical test on your running stride is like taking a life expectancy test.  Do you really want to know the results? What if your

Category iconFeatured Story,  Fitness Testing,  Hurdles,  Technology Tag iconOlympics,  spikes

December 2, 2009

3 Rounds for Track Events – What does it mean?

Interesting article from the IAAF Council Meeting notes, Monaco – 20 November, 2009.  It states under the TRACK EVENTS: No more than three

Category icon400 meters,  800m-Mile,  Coaching,  Olympic History,  Track & Field Tag icon100 meters,  4x100,  Michael Johnson,  Olympics,  relay,  speed,  Usain Bolt

November 25, 2009

San Jose State University – The Tommie Smith John Carlos Statue

This is part 1 of 2 from my recent visit to the Bay Area, California A trip to Silicon Valley wouldn’t be complete without a visit to San José State

Category iconOlympic History,  Track & Field Tag iconAdidas,  Bud Winter,  John Carlos,  Olympics,  Puma,  SJSU,  speed,  speed city,  Tommie Smith

November 20, 2009

4×100 Meter and 4×110 Yard Relay Trivia

Here is some history of the 4 x 100 meter world record progression. The first time the 40 second barrier was broken was in 1936 Berlin Olympics with

Category iconOlympic History,  Track & Field Tag icon100 meters,  4x100,  Nike,  Olympics,  relay,  speed

November 16, 2009

Loyalty & Patriotism, Who do you Root for?

I often wondered… What happens when you coach International athletes?  Who do you root for?  Your own country, or your own athletes? Going

Category iconCoaching,  Track & Field Tag iconDan Pfaff,  Olympics,  Usain Bolt

November 9, 2009

It was 20 Years Ago Today when the Berlin Wall was Torn Down

When did the Berlin Wall get knocked down? The Wall was finally breached by Berliners on November 9, 1989, unifying a city that had been divided for

Category iconOlympic History Tag iconOlympics,  speed

November 2, 2009

Another 1968 Olympic Book by Richard Hoffer, Journalist

When you think of the Political Olympics, you immediately think of 1936 & 1972.  Some may include 1968 “up there” in the ranks.  While

Category iconBook Reviews,  Olympic History,  Track & Field Tag iconBlack Power,  Lee Evans,  Olympics,  Tommie Smith

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