How should you run your 400m? Even splits? If your opening 200m is within 1 second of your best 200m, with the 2nd half about 2 seconds slower than the first, then the simple formula to determine your 400m time potential is doubled your best 200 plus 4 seconds i.e. best 200 = 21, so … [Read more...] about How to Run the 400 meters – It Depends
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words – Doha IAAF WIC 2010
Gone are the days of still photo photography. I should know, I used to be a photo journalist for a newspaper AND I had to develop my own film and prints in my darkroom! Plus I delivered them on my Canadian Tire 10-speed bicycle (I was under 18 at the time and didn’t drive or own a car) … [Read more...] about A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words – Doha IAAF WIC 2010
Coaching Long Jump Technique – Hang or Hitch-kick?
When you think of high jump, no one uses the straddle roll anymore. The last time we saw that technique being used was Vladimir Yashchenko (2.33m & 2.34m World records from 1977-78) or Valeriy Brumel (2.23-2.28m World records from 1961-63) In the long jump, most Elite men (if not all) use the … [Read more...] about Coaching Long Jump Technique – Hang or Hitch-kick?
