Speedster Upbeat Jamaica can Shatter 4×100m World Record
2008-06-07 09:10:00 The day after I posted the article Jamaica 4×100m Relay Potential - A Sub 37 Second WR? came this article from www.jamaicaobserver.com Speedster upbeat Jamaica can shatter 4X100m world record Fresh on the heels of establishing the new 100 metres world record of 9.72secs on Saturday, Usain Bolt believes that Jamaica can better the 4×100 metres world ...
Justin Gatlin 4-year Ban Upheld
2008-06-06 21:14:00 Court of Arbitration for Sport panel upholds 4-year ban for Justin Gatlin LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) -There will be no Olympics this year for sprinter Justin Gatlin. His appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on doping charges was rejected Friday, three weeks before the United States holds its track trials. The three-man CAS panel has upheld ...
Chariots on Fire - Eric Liddell ran a 9.7 second 100
2008-06-06 09:50:00 In 1924, Eric Liddell ran 9.7 seconds for the 100 - 100 yards that is, not meters, which is equivalent to 91.44 meters. Yes, it’s hard to believe we have only increased (or decreased) 8.56 meters or 28 feet - 1 inch in the last 84 years! (Thanks to Matt Bogdanowicz for pointing this out) Who ...
Irving Saladino 9 meter Long Jump?
2008-06-05 09:24:00 Yesterday I showed you Ivan Pedroso’s 9 meter Long Jump. This year at the Hengelo meet in Holland had Irving Saladino with 9 meter Long Jump that was a foul by almost 8 inches or 20 cm (see the slo-mo replay in the video). He still won the meet with a 8.73m performance. If you subtract ...
Ivan Pedroso 9 meter Long Jump?
2008-06-04 09:23:00 Forget Usain Bolt’s 9.72 World Record! Forget Ben Johnson! The fastest recorded 100 meters of all time is Obadale Thompson, who ran 9.69! Of course, this was at altitude, with a wind of nearly 5 meters per second! That’s over 10 miles per hour! There are other superhuman feats with the help of Mother Nature or a bit ...
Jamaica 4×100m Relay Potential - A Sub 37 Second WR?
2008-06-03 15:13:00 In April, I wrote Predicting 4×100 meter Relay Potential. So with Usain Bolt’s recent 9.76 and 9.72 World Record, you have to wonder what the Jamaican team can run for the 4×100 meter relay. Imagine with perfect baton exchanges what they can run. Here is the fantasy line up with Marvin Anderson and Dwight Thomas as alternates: Nester Carter ...
Usain Bolt 100m 9.72 World Record Video
2008-06-01 18:35:00 This is Usain Bolt 100m 9.72 World Record Video from Eurosport. It will be televised on CBS Sunday at 1:30pm EDT (10:30am PDT) Usain Bolt already ran a 9.76 100 meters earlier this year. The question remains: What event should Usain focus at Beijing? 100m? 200m? 400m? Jamaica will be a serious contender for the ...
It was 11 Years Ago Today - June 1, 1997
2008-06-01 09:03:00 This event was the highly anticipated Michael Johnson - Donovan Bailey “match” race at 150m at the Skydome, Toronto (Donovan’s home turf) After the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, where Michael Johnson won both the 200m and 400m, he claimed to be the World’s Fastest Man. Normally, that title is given to the 100m winner. If ...
Jeremy Wariner, LaShawn Merritt and? Xavier Carter
2008-05-29 09:29:00 These are 3 good picks for the 2008 USA Olympic Team. Many people think Angelo Taylor with be the third and final spot behind Jeremy Wariner and LaShawn Merrit. But trying to double in the 400 meter hurdles and the 400 meters, plus possibly 2 rounds in the 4×400m relay… that’s a lot ...
Custom Magnets at VistaPrint.com
2008-05-28 01:50:00 My friend has a business in our area and her business is a success. She has a lot of customer?s everyday and her business is continuing to grow. Last January she ordered calendar magnets to give to her customers to say thank you. She also gives her customers and her new customers business magnets. I ...
By: Pabaon Sports
Boating Education
2008-05-27 22:05:00 Operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol is not advisable, whether it?s a boat or car. It is illegal and dangerous. Every day there are accidents caused by drunk drivers. These accidents can be prevented if people don?t drink and drive. Arizona Boating is facing many problems in recent years. Did you know that ...
By: Pabaon Sports
Converting Miles to Kilometers or 400 meters
2008-05-21 09:56:00 The quickest way to convert Miles to Kilometers when driving a car is: 1 mile = 1.609 kilometer 1 kilometer = 0.621 miles So when Americans come to Canada and see a “100 kph” posted speed limit, that’s really 62 miles per hour! For a track or road running athlete, you know a 10km event is 6.21 miles, or ...
Alltel Wireless Sponsors Tyson Gay
2008-05-16 09:09:00 Paul Klein of ABC once said “TV is the business of selling audiences to advertisers”. How true. Rewind to the 2000 Sydney Olympics where all the finals were tape delayed “live” on TV, at least in North America. Immediately “live on tape” after Michael Johnson’s 400-meter final, where he won his second consecutive 400 meter Gold medal, we ...
Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games
2008-05-09 20:33:00 First, Tommie Smith writes a book 38 years after the fact. Then, in December 2007, the 1980 USA Olympic team gets congressional medals. And now this book comes out, 28 years later. Maybe I should write a memoir: Uncovered Stories from my 1980 High School Graduation. It would be a book like Jose Canseco naming names ...
The Chris Lukezic Workout
2008-05-06 09:52:00 UPDATE: Sorry, this video has been removed from blip.tv. When you watch this video, and see lots of medicine balls, hip mobility drills, dynamic stretching, speed and agility drills, you would think he was just another skinny sprinter. But with more and more middle distance runners becoming a more complete athlete as seen in the ...
Usain Bolt 9.76 100m Video
2008-05-04 16:31:00 Asafa Powell, step aside. With his world record at 9.74, it good to see his fellow countryman step up to the plate. Usain Bolt ran a 9.76 100 meters (wind +1.8) at the 2008 Jamaican Invitational. Here is the video from YouTube (Usain Bolt is in Lane 4): Second place was America?s Darvis Patton in 10.08 and ...
East Asian Genetic Variant can Help Evade Drug Tests
2008-05-01 14:53:00 Now this is going too far. Previous research has shown that the genetic variant that can mask hormone use is far more common among East Asians than caucasians, by a ratio of seven-to-one. According to this article from Google News, if doping controls for testosterone are to be effective, they need to take genes into account. The current ...
Blood Sweat and Tears - Penn Relays 2008
2008-04-30 09:41:00 Thanks to Wejo of LetsRun.com for pointing this out. At the 2008 Penn Relays, Stanford?s Alicia Follmar took a hard fall on the leadoff leg of the women?s distance medley. While she was on the ground, Follmar took a spike to the head but got up to finish a gutsy 3rd. Check out the skin burns ...
Some Great 4×400 Relays this Weekend
2008-04-28 09:30:00 The 4×400 meter relay is arguably the most exciting event in Track and Field. This weekend was no exception. The Oregon Relays Check out the number of lead changes in this 4×400m video hosted by Runnerspace. We are so use to seeing USA dominate (annihilate?) the competition at International meets. University of Washington phenom Jordan Boase takes the ...
HS Track and Field Weekend Results...
2008-04-28 00:04:00 Here are several links to results from track and field meets held these past two days.•Sacramento Meet of Champions Results Link•Vikings Classic Results (will need to scroll down page)•Avis Kelley Invite Results•Alisal Invitational Results•Warren/Eaton Relays at Acalanes HS (Results to be posted soon)NEWSPAPER ARTICLE LINKS•This big meet brings out the bests (From Sac Bee)•Vaulter sends notice to best (From SF Chronicle)•Sierra senior sets school record (From Record Net)
August is Masters Championships Month
2008-04-26 15:26:00 August is Masters Month! These Championship provides competition in most events for Masters Men and Women aged 35 years and over, and “sub-masters” aged 30-34. Here are 3 great Track meets to choose from if your not going to Beijing: Canadian Masters Championships in Regina August 1-3, 2008 USATF Masters Championships in Spokane August 7-10, 2008 The North American, Central ...
Catching up on Track and Field Coverage in Northern California
2008-04-25 19:42:00 From the Sacramento Bee:•Sacramento Meet of Champions PreviewFrom the SM Daily Journal (coverage of local county athletes):•County track is strongFrom the SJ Mercury News:•Former top Santa Cruz runner Landry finding success in a new sportFrom the HMB Review:•Irish wins Top 8 Meet (Lauren Irish of HMB HS)From the Marin IJ:•Prep roundup: Redwood prevails in top-notch MCAL track meetFrom the Santa Rosa Press Democrat:•Results for Redwood Empire teamsFrom the St. Helena Star:•Saints runners shine at Lower Lake meetFrom the Hollister Freelance:•Yoldi sets record, San Benito remains undefeatedFrom the Los Altos Town Crier:•Los Altos High to dedicate track to former coach Long Sunday
1968: Black Americans or Negro Americans?
2008-04-25 09:56:00 Here is a video clip from the CBC archives. The video shows Tommie Smith and John Carlos being interviewed immediately after their 1968 Olympic “Black Power” salute from their Gold and Bronze medal in the 200 meters. They were ordered by the IOC to leave the Olympic Village within 48 hours. It also has Harry Jerome, ...
More Newspaper coverage from past week's Track and Field meets...
2008-04-20 19:26:00 James Logan Top 8 Meet in the SF Chronicle•Oakland senior wins in hurdles (Julian Purvis of St. Elizabeth)CCS Top 8 Meet in the SF Chronicle• Leaper's high aim falls short (Los Gatos senior still wins long jump with his best leap of season)Woody Wilson Invitational in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat•Results for Redwood Empire athletesPhillips-McCain Invitational coverage in the Contra Costa Times•Jung sets records on vaultCollege Track and Field signings in the Sacramento Bee•On a fast track to collegeMtn. View vs. Gunn in the Los Altos Crier•Mtn. View’s depth leads to sweep of GunnIf you have any more links, please feel free to share them below in the comment box.
ACC outdoor track and field championships
2008-04-20 04:20:00 Florida State and Virginia Tech won the men’s and women’s ACC outdoor track and field championships…again. For FSU’s men it was the fourth year in a row and sixth time in seven years. The Hokies have clinched the women’s team title for both the indoor and outdoor competitions for the past two years. The Seminole men didn’t find ...
By: ACC Nation
Predicting 4×100 meter Relay Potential
2008-04-18 10:47:00 Last month, I wrote about Track and Field 4×100 meter Relay and Exchanges, which leads me to the question How do you predict a 4×100 meter Relay time? I say add up the best 4 times of each athlete, subtract 1 sec (due to acceleration) for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th leg, and add 0.1 sec for ...
TrackandFieldRadio .com - I DARE YOU TO RUN
2008-04-17 15:08:00 I had the pleasure of working out once with Decathlete Phil McMullen during my years at Berkeley, California. It was a pretty intensive speed endurance workout, and I’m sure glad he didn’t invite me to practice the field events! On the other hand, his brother Paul McMullen is well known for winning the 1996 US ...
Must see Track and Field Videos
2008-04-17 03:08:00 The coverage of Track and Field meets keeps improving by the day and this past week was no different many videos are online for your viewing pleasure. Here are my picks for must see videos that will either inspire or amaze you.First, for anybody that has been to the Arcadia Invitational, here is a brief video that gives you a great feel for one of the best meets in the United States:•Moses Galindo Video (courtesy of www.dyestatcal.com)I was only able to view a few videos of the Arcadia Invitational but if you are a distance fan, the two must see races are the girls' 3200m. and the boys' 5000m. The former is a great dual between two of the best runners in the US and the latter race is a showcase for future Stanford runner Chris Derrick:•Girls' 3200m. Invitational race (www.flotrack.com)•Boys' 5k Invitational race (courtesy of www.flotrack.com)Lastly, you can check out Scott Bauhs (former SRV runner, current Chico St. runner) break the four minute mile for the first time a...
Track and Field scores
2008-04-16 23:38:00 Well, I've decided to keep a track of my Track scores because they're actually quite good. Today I got 70' 9" in Discus and 25' 9" in shotput (a great increase from last time!!) YAY ME!! that's it for now, tty all later! FyreSakura
Where are the Kenyan Sprinters?
2008-04-16 10:15:00 Kenya, like Canada, has a hard time trying to develop a pool of 100m, 200m & 400m sprinters with Olympic and IAAF “A” Standards. I can’t remember the last time Canada sent a 4×400m relay team to a World Championships or Olympics. The Americans are overflowing in abundance in this department. Here is an ...
PacifiCanada Track and Field Series June 15-21
2008-04-15 17:43:00 REMINDER: Only 2 months away! 4 Track meets in 7 days. If the rain holds out, and you get a decent tailwind for the sprints, these high performance meet may be a good tune up for the Trials. The PacifiCanada Track and Field Series provides International and Olympic level competition for track and field athletes. The ...
Catch up of Track and Field articles...
2008-04-15 05:31:00 •SM's Spencer gets the jump (Serra Invitational coverage)•Meet provides championship previews (SacBee coverage of Arcadia meet)•Franco medals in national competition (Eureka Reporter)•CCS TRACK AND FIELD LEADERS (Palo Alto Online)•Sub-four Scotty: Bauhs breaks school record with 3:59.81 mile
Comparing 400m - Michael Johnson and Jeremy Wariner
2008-04-14 10:02:00 How Low Can Jeremy Wariner Go? These stats were published in the March 2008 edition of Track and Field News. Wouldn’t it be nice to have all of these videos in one place, with a handy playlist pull down menus? (hint hint) After Johnson broke 44 seconds, it took him 7 years to break the World Record, ...
10K Runner Galen Rupp Joins Sprint Coach Brooks Johnson
2008-04-13 10:48:00 I love it when distance runners wake up and smell the coffee. It All Comes Down to Pure Speed From Oregon Live: Galen Rupp, on leave from the Oregon track team while preparing his bid for the U.S. Olympic team in the 10,000 meters, plans to go to Orlando, Fla., to spend quality time with sprint ...
Maurice Greene 52 sub-10 Second 100 Meters
2008-04-11 10:33:00 Longevity in Track and Field is rare, indeed. If you time it right, an 8 year career can span 3 Olympics. One has to look at Carl Lewis and Al Oerter to see remarkable athletes competing in 4 Olympiads… 5 if you include making the 1980 National team. On the womens side, there’s Irena Szewinska, Jackie ...
Track and Field Newspaper Coverage
2008-04-10 17:28:00 •Irish, Hamilton turn in personal bests at Stanford (Half Moon Bay coverage)•Petaluma distance medley team records fastest time in the state•4/9 dual meets coverage in Santa Rosa Press Democrat•Running's elite (Hollister Freelance coverage)•Grillo off to the steeplechases (ex Novato High runner)•St. Francis boys basketball coach resigning (Steve Filios, ex track coach)•Track dominates meet against Monta Vista (Milpitas HS)•Trio leads Los Altos team; Mtn. View sweeps Milpitas
Top Track and Field marks for CCS, NCS and SJS updated
2008-04-09 19:42:00 Thanks to Hank Lawson and Keith Conning, you can view the top marks for the Central Coast Section (CCS), North Coast Section (NCS) and San Joaquin Section (SJS).You can view the top CCS marks at the following link:•CCS Top Marks List - 2008For the NCS and SJS marks, you can find it on Keith Conning's Website at the following link:•THE CONNING TOWER (scroll down slightly)If anybody has the top marks for the Northern Section, San Francisco Section and the Oakland Section, please forward them along.
Ties in Sprinting History: 1982 Commonwealth 200m
2008-03-31 16:02:00 In the high jump and pole vault, a jump off is used to determine the winner, but ties are permitted for the other placings. One has to look back at the drama from the women’s High Jump at the 1984 Olympics with the dual between Germany’s Ulrike Meyfarth’s and Italy’s Sara Simeoni. Other field events, ...
Northern California Track and Field Newspaper Coverage
2008-03-30 17:59:00 •Rajuh sprints back to top (St. Francis Invitational for locals)•More St. Francis Invite coverage (San Mateo County athletes)•CCT athletes of the week (Contra Costa Times)•Carson on track to recovery (Nina Carson of Eureka)•Johnson jumps over to track in style (Carondelet's Adrienne Johnson)•Jacks do well at lone home meet (Humboldt University)•Pondo track teams too much for UMine•Carmel coach not fond of weight-lifting program (Carmel coach John Ables)•Pinewood school track team riding the bus to success•LA gets a split in track (Los Altos)•Cougars, Falcons run at West Valley Relays (San Lorenzo Valley, Scotts Valley)Please add any other newspaper articles I may have missed in the comment box below.
Japanese Documentary of Asafa Powell
2008-03-28 06:00:00 If you enjoyed the British version of Sports Matters “Worlds Fastest Man” with Michael Johnson, you’ll certainly enjoy this 1 hour documentary of Sports Science with Asafa Powell on Japanese TV. There are no commercials, and you can view the 5 part, 10 min segments of the show below. The show is in Japanese, but it’s well ...
Complete Videos of Track and Field World Records
2008-03-27 09:05:00 This video is a great collection of all the Men’s Track and Field World Records (excludes distances over 5000 meters or Multis). Some of these videos are very rare, as I haven’t seen these in a long long time (i.e. the pole vault or high jump record) This list has a lot of outstanding performances… let me ...
TRACK AND FIELD PREVIEW in San Francisco Chronicle
2008-03-26 16:19:00 HIGHER, FASTER, FARTHERNorthern California schools continue to put out top athletes Mitch Stephens, Special to The Chronicle Wednesday, March 26, 2008 (03-25) 21:54 PDT -- Few thought Kevin Craddock could be topped, but David Klech followed. Many thought the 2006 state girls crown shared by James Logan-Union City would be a long-standing highlight, then Northern California girls teams took the first five places at last year's state meet. East Bay girls, led by Jamesha Youngblood (Hercules) and Ke'Nyia Richardson (Holy Names-Oakland), piled up 10 first- or second-place medals at the 2007 state meet. It's hard to imagine Bay Area high school track and field getting much better than the last three seasons, but as James Logan coach Lee Webb said this week, "We'll sure give it a good try. (The area) might not reach those marks or accomplish those things but I think we can come pr...
Football/Track and Field Facility at Terra Nova HS (Pacifica)
2008-03-21 18:08:00 The amount of all-weather Track and Field facilities in the San Mateo County will be going up a substantial amount in the next year or so. Starting on April 1st (no not a joke), they will close all the San Mateo County schools that have dirt facilities and a makeover will take place as they convert those tracks to all weather facilities. Some of the schools that will be getting an upgrade, going south to north, will be Hillsdale HS, Aragon HS, Mills HS, my high school, Capuchino HS and Terra Nova HS.The following article details the process Terra Nova HS (and their athletic director) have taken in making a new state of the art facility a reality.•Vision of new Tiger Stadium getting clearer
Teamwork and Clutch in the Relays
2008-03-20 09:48:00 Did anyone notice the 4×400m winning time from the NCAA’s was faster than the IAAF World Indoor? In fact, all 3 medalist from the NCAA bettered the winning time from IAAF Worlds. Also, Baylor won the race with only one team member (LeJerald Betters) entered in the open 400 meters, and he came 16th and last in ...
Newspaper Articles covering Northern California Track and Field
2008-03-20 04:31:00 •Rivalry renewed: MV beats LA in track (Mountain View vs. Los Altos)•Cougars second in relay (Half Moon Bay at Skyline Distance Fiesta)•Girls' Athlete of the Week (Jenna Lundgren, Maria Carrillo)•Petaluma distance medley relay team fastest in state (from previous week)•A day at the races (Novato Track team)•March 13 track notebook (Novato Track cont.)•Griz tracksters out run Scots (Golden Sierra High Track team)
400 Meters: Can you Drop from 45 to 43 in One Year?
2008-03-19 09:54:00 In the 400 meters, can you drop your personal best from 45 seconds down to 43 seconds in one year? The answer is yes. In 1967, Lee Evans ran a 44.9 hand time (equivalent to a 45.04 FAT) behind Tommie Smith’s 400 meter World Record of 44.5, then ran 43.86 in Mexico City in 1968. In 1987, Steve ...
Bryshon Nellum: Track & Field?s ?Next One?
2008-03-18 09:05:00 This article was guest written by Jay Hicks of PreraceJitters.com Byshon Nellum is a phenomenon. Descriptions like ?freakish? and ?ridiculous? are thrown his way. He is shooting for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and the rising track star is mentioned in the realm of Jeremy Wariner, LaShawn Merritt, and Angelo Taylor. As a senior in ...
The Effect of Different Tracks for NCAA Qualifiers
2008-03-17 09:36:00 The next time you show up ready to run on a flat un-banked 200 meter indoor track looking for a personal best or NCAA Qualifier, think again. In the article Where Did The NCAA Qualifiers Come From? (a look at the effect of different tracks) on Track and Field News, they reported: There were 22 venues which ...
More History of the 4×100m Relay
2008-03-15 09:53:00 It’s hard to believe one of the oldest records in Track and Field is the 4×100m relay. The World Record of 37.40 goes back to the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart. I preferred seeing 3 rounds of races, with heats and semis on one day, and the final on the next. ...
Tyler Christopher wins 400m IAAF Indoor Championships
2008-03-09 17:00:00 Canada’s Tyler Christopher won the 400 meters in a word leading time of 45.67 at the IAAF Indoor Championships in Valencia. This lowers his PB and National Record of 45.80 set earlier this year in Birmingham, UK. Johan Wissman of Sweden finished second in a Personal Best of 46.04 Chris Brown of Bahamas came third in ... |
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