When my longtime coach Dennis Barrett took a sabbatical from coaching in 1986 to compete as an athlete in Bobsled, he returned armed with a lot of new training ideas. And one of the “radical” ideas was downhill running at slopes at 1% grade. After all, bobsledders have to overcome the inertia … [Read more...] about Yoshihide Kiryu, Downhill Running, and Assisted Training Methods
Yoshihide Kiryu
Birmingham Diamond League Recap
The Birmingham Diamond League meet is at a critical time of the season for athletes as many of them are coming off their National Championships and Trials the weekend before (namely, USA, Canada and Jamaica). Some are also chasing “A” standards, and others are just making a living. This year's … [Read more...] about Birmingham Diamond League Recap
Can Yoshihide Kiryu break 10.00 seconds?
Last year, I wrote a lengthy piece on Talent Identification. At yesterday’s Oda Memorial Meet at Hiroshima's Edion Stadium, High School senior Yoshihide Kiryu (and Men's 100 meter Youth World Record holder) ran a world-leading 10.01 with a legal wind of + 0.9 m/s in the heats of the men's 100 … [Read more...] about Can Yoshihide Kiryu break 10.00 seconds?
Talent Identification: Bolt, Powell, and Yoshihide Kiryu
Is Yoshihide Kiryu the next Usain Bolt? Yoshihide Kiryu recently ran 10.21 & 10.19 for 100 meters as a 16 year old. Next year he’ll still be considered a Youth (16/17 year old)! To put it in comparison, Jeff Demps ran 10.25, Ivory Williams ran 10.27 and Quincy Watts ran 10.30 all at the age of … [Read more...] about Talent Identification: Bolt, Powell, and Yoshihide Kiryu
