I recently read Jimmie R. Markham's blog on The Limits of Human Potential. He used an example of extrapolating a World Record in the mile from the maximum speed of a 40 yard dash. I had discussed a similar example on my previous post where a mediocre 100m sprinter could theoretically break the … [Read more...] about Feedback on The Limits of Human Potential
Olympics
Planning Training and Racing for Quality 400 Meters
Lee Evans is a double Gold medalist in the 400 meters (World Record) and 4 x 400 meters relay (World Record) at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Normally, I don't cut and paste an article if the URL still exists on the web, but this one was really worth repeating. It really goes in depth on … [Read more...] about Planning Training and Racing for Quality 400 Meters
Attitude
The best example of attitude that I have ever witnessed was American Decathlete Dan O'Brien. As the 1991 World Champion in his event and the alarming favorite to win the 1992 US Olympic Trials (and the Olympics for that matter), Dan no-heighted in the pole vault at the Trials and as a result … [Read more...] about Attitude
