Well, by now everyone in the world knows that Usaine Bolt is not a human being. At least not by the standards we have been using for the last couple millennium. His 100m performance of 9.69 was just mind-boggling. 9.69 beat Bolt's previous world record by 0.03 seconds and is faster than the WR of just last year by 0.05 seconds. That's like a swimmer breaking a world record by 4 seconds...never m [...]

Spend some time at a track meet and see if you don’t notice the samecharacteristics of these event coaches. Makes you wonder if coachesfind an event based on their personality or vice versa. Heregeneralization and stereotypes.Distance CoachesThese ones are the easiest to pin down. Roll into theoffice with a big cup of coffee. Read letsrun.com and other sitesfor an hour. Stress about recent w [...]

Theweather took a turn for the better last night. No rain, sun, and mid60's for the temps. It was still breezy but not as bad as previousnights.Isinbayeva sets another WR!Quote of the Day:"There is the Americanteam........and there is the baton on the track." This quote came from the English speakingannouncer at the stadium as the exchange for the American 4 x 100 relay was replayed [...]

hey Carl what could i do to build work capacity and recovery btw my high int days besides tempo - i heard u had some great ideas.?Thanks for the first question. It's been a long time since I have posted on a blog so you will have to be patient. I will try to answer questions instead of ranting but I may vent some frustrations from time to time.Two key elements you stated you wish to improve on [...]

The last day of a great week of track and field ended yesterday. It wassomewhat sad to have it be over, because as a track and field addict, Ineed my fix everyday.Wariner pulls away in the 4 x 400m relayI'll skip to the action, since I have packing to do and a flight to catch.The race that I came here for was the women's marathon to support my wife Turena who was running.The Events:Radcliffe spr [...]