Tuesday, August 4, 2009
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| Why You Won't See a Middle or Long Distance World Record in this Upcoming World Championships or Olympics If you want to skip the commentary, you can scroll down this newsletter to get to the best articles for July 2009. When was the last time you saw a world record in a World Championship or Olympics Games in a middle distance or long distance event from 800 meters upwards? Sprinters take advantage of the Championship atmosphere, the multiple rounds, and faster tracks to set their world records. You have to go back to Alberto Juantorena's 1.43.50 800 meters at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. If you count Commonwealth Games, then Filbert Bayi's 3.32.16 1500 meters in 1974 at Christchurch, NZ come to mind. Bayi opened up a suicidal first lap 54.9 and ran from start to finish in first place, with John Walker closing in the final lap. Unfortunately, we can thank the rabbits for destroying that opportunity. Rabbits set the pace and do the wind breaking so others can draft anywhere from half to three-quarters of the race. They are paid professionals, usually world class athletes themselves, and the races usually a straight final Invitational.. In the Olympics or World Champs, you would need a teammate to qualify through the rounds. For some countries, just getting 2 world class athletes meeting the IAAF "A" standard is tough. Let's take a look at a few examples of rabbits where teammates assisted in the pace setting and I will focus on the Men's Mile or the 1500 meters.
Personally, I don't like rabbits as it defeats the head to head competition, which is what Sports is all about. See Michael Johnson's 3 Point Plan to Save Athletics below. The element of rain, wind, or altitude affects everyone, and that didn't stop Usain Bolt from running a 19.59 200 Meters in Lausanne! The countdown to Berlin continues. Enjoy, Jimson Lee http://speedendurance.com/ Resistance Running with Sleds and Isorobic Ropes 2009-07-02 16:22:00-04 This is Part 3 of the series. In Part 1 of overspeed training, I preferred to use slight downhill grades over a rope or pulley. While it may increase frequency, or increase stride length, it comes at a cost: increased ground contact time. In Part 2 of uphill running benefits, the slight uphill grade keeps their technique [...] read more... The 7 Scientific Principles of Training 2009-07-08 11:56:58-04 This is my Decathlon. In any given week, or mesocycle, we try to cover these 10 types (i.e. events) of training in our routines. The first 6 are training specific at the track & weight room, and the last 4 are things outside the track. You can call it intrinsic and extrinsic. Or call it [...] read more... Energy Drinks vs. Sports Drinks – Know Thy Difference 2009-07-09 09:21:15-04 Now I'm getting worried. When an eight year old become sick from the unpleasant after effects from energy drinks such as Red Bull, I have to ask one thing: Where are heck are the parents? Seriously, there's a huge difference in Gatorade, or Tiger Gatorade Focus, and Red Bull or Monster drinks. Honestly, until kids reach High School, [...] read more... Why Sprinters should NOT do Double-Leg Squats 2009-07-15 08:56:58-04 There's an alarming trend of Coaches who do not like the conventional double leg squats with the bar behind your head. But for those who like to do the double-legged squats, it is recommended to do "front squats" with the bar on your front shoulders and collar bone, because if you fail at a given weight, [...] read more... Michael Johnson's 3 Point Plan to Save Athletics 2009-07-16 09:48:06-04 There was some Interesting commentary from Superman (a.k.a. Michael Johnson) on Telegraph.co.uk last week. Let's take a closer look at his suggestions: My three-point plan would be to shorten the competitions and limit the events to only those that most people, in particular young people, are interested in. Focus on the pure competition between the athletes [...] read more... 25 Travel Tips for Long Flights 2009-07-22 04:45:00-04 With the upcoming meets in Lahti Finland (WMA) or Sydney Australia (WMG), some of you may be making trans-oceanic flights anywhere from 6 to 20 hours long. So here is a huge list to take with you. The 3 most important things are staying hydrated, good food, and sleep especially if you are traveling West to East. [...] read more... Rome Golden Gala - 100 meter Videos Heats and Finals 2009-07-23 04:46:00-04 I purposely sat around the 30 meter mark to get a better view of the 100 meter starts. I knew I could get the official video footage later with a view from the finish line. It was also closer to the Women's Pole Vault and Men's Javelin. Getting a different vantage point is an interesting [...] read more... More Contaminated Supplement News 2009-07-26 13:00:00-04 It looks like the infamous Jeff "BALCO" Novitzky is at it again. There are more cases of athletic supplements are contaminated that can fail your next drug test. So buyer beware. Two products from American Cellular Labs (ACL), Tren Xtreme and Mass Xtreme, were pulled of the shelves from alleged contamination of 4-estra and Madol (also known [...] read more... Move over Matt Bogdanowicz, here comes Alicia Weber! 2009-07-31 04:19:00-04 When Speedendurance covered Matt Bogdanowicz's World Record attempts, a lot of you were wondering who set the equivalent WR for a women? As you know, my good friend Matt is also a sub-Masters middle distance runner who set WR for 1 minute pull-ups (46), 1 hour pull-ups (522), 30 minute pull-ups (433 set in 2006) but [...] read more... |  | |||||||||||||
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