The Jamaicans lit up the track world in 2008, taking home more medals in the sprinting events than any other country and doing so in commanding fashion. Despite this, the training methods of the top Jamaican coaches is not widely known or understood. Are they achieving their success based on pure talent, performance enhancing drugs, a special diet, running on grass, or all of the above. We don't [...]

After losing Tyson Gay as a training partner and a disappointing move away from long-time coach Lance Brauman to be coached by his dad, it looks like Wallace Spearmon might be joining Asafa Powell with the MVP track club. While it seems to be waaay early to assume this will happen...I think it would be good for all involved. It would give Asafa a training partner who could push him on speed endur [...]

At this past Olympics, Jamaica put on a show. The tiny island with a population of less than 3 million people won more Olympic medals than every other country not named USA, Russia or Kenya. And when you consider the QUALITY of their medals, things are even more astounding. Consider these points:If we use the point system I described HERE, Jamaica (24 points) is actually the 3rd best track and fie [...]

WCSN is again broadcasting world class track and field live for free. This time you can check out the Grand Prix meet in Rieti, Italy. Asafa Powell will be the man to watch as this is the location of his amazing back-to-back 100m races last year that culminated in him taking home what was a WR at the time (9.74). He's back in Rieti again for another stab at the world record. Following his Olympic [...]

For the person who wrote me that the Jamaicans are not tested as frequently as other countries. I know that. How many times were Marion Jones and Justin Gatlin tested? You are naïve to think that testing catches the cheats. Let’s move on and recognize that there is an air of suspicion that surrounds all sports at the present time. I am not sure what can be done about this.Concerning some of th [...]

I came across this on the BBC Sport website. I have to admit it warmed my heart to see this. According to the country's sports minister Olivia Grange, Jamaica gets a jump on its rivals right from the start. I always talk about the triple T - tradition, talent and training. We have an extremely good school system. In our primary schools, physical education is mandatory, and we actually start compe [...]

The days of American dominance are over. That is not a bad thing. It simply reflects the globalization of sport. Other countries are developing sport systems. They are training coaches and athletes. We will always be in the hunt just by size of our population. I have not carried out my complete Olympic boycott as I had intended. I have watched selected events, mainly to learn more about the sport [...]

Today Usain Bolt continued his string of ridiculous performances by running a 19.67 for 200m in Athens. This guy's performances are getting ABSURD. He makes his competitors look foolish. I watched Tyson Gay look as dominant as any sprinter I've ever seen in person last week when he ran 9.68 and 9.72 but I couldn't erase from my mind how he got blazed by Bolt only weeks before. Now Bolt comes ou [...]

If you didn't hear or see, Usain Bolt handily broke the 100m world record today with a 9.72 at ICAHN stadium. A couple things make this performance especially impressive:The performance verifies Bolt's previous 100m performance from earlier in the year (9.76).Up until this point, Bolt had primarily been thought of as a 200m runner.He held back World Champion Tyson Gay.He's now faster than his c [...]

Growing up across the Delaware River in a place I like to call South Jersey (much different from North or even Central Jersey), I was accustomed to the last weekend of April being Penn Relays. My dad coached HS track since the dawn of time and we would always go every year to see his athletes run. In a quick sidebar, he had a javelin thrower win in the 90's and they both had the honor of meeting [...]