Well done Mike in creating the ELITETRACK website.
I joined just over a year ago and have grown up a lot in the field of athletics as a result. Unlike most of you that are training race horses to be champion race horses to some extent, my purpose is to train a donkey to be a race horse (these are analogies). Previously I has relied largely on scientific evidence (weighted according to methodology and statistical significance) and to some information on the web/books from known coaches. However, the ability to discuss/debate ideas that may have had either scientific reasoning or the reasoning of field experience with ELITETRACK forum members has tripled my knowledge and understanding of athletics. For this I extend my congratulations to Mike, for providing an excellent and compelling forum for us to share our knowledge, as well as providing well-reasoned arguments. Furthermore, I think it is appropriate to acknowledge the contributions of most of the forum members (we have had some humorous contributors and topics) as together they have helped to create this excellent resource. I look forward to sharing another year with all you geniuses.