GETTING TO KNOW EVERYONE….

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          QUIKAZHELL on April 22, 2003 at 11:26 am #8352

          Since there are so many great minds on this board maybee its a good idea to get to know eachother a little bit better by everyone introducing themselves and give us an idea of their backroundstart.

          1 Where are you?

          2 What is your educational background in the sports sciences, if any?

          3 Are you an athlete, coach, or other?

          4 What sports do you compete/coach?

          5ow long have you been training?

          -NEW YORK!

          -College Track athlete/Former college football player training for 8 years

          -kineisiology major with concentration in Fitness Development

          -USATF Level 1 Certified

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          QUIKAZHELL on April 22, 2003 at 11:29 am #19812

          mike you stay out of this… your resume says it alll!!!!!!!!! anyone who needs to know anything about mike check it out. however i warn you its long youll be reading it for hours 😉

          mike would you be so kind as to post a link? i tried but it just wasnt working..

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          nightmare4d on April 22, 2003 at 9:36 pm #19813

          1. BA in psychology, certified rolfer/masage therapist, certified personal trainer (ace, nfpt) and opperating partner in “athlete’s edge performance nutrition” in calgary alberta…follow link for website

          2. former national team triathlete, current football player (ya i know, big swing but there is an upside to being 50/50 fibre type ratio) more details in my profile

          3. i work as a performance nutrition consultant and work with athletes from all sports but specialize with endurance athletes

          4. i turn 34 in june and have been an athlete my whole life but training in a serious, systematic and orginized matter since turning 19

          5. it has changed over the years but currently it is “less is more”, ive just recently gotten my head around the difference between training and preparing to play.

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          Mike Young on April 22, 2003 at 10:53 pm #19814

          I know, I know, it’s quite long but it’s actually not my resume it’s my curriculum vitae. Here’s the link:

          ELITETRACK Founder

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          fluke on April 22, 2003 at 11:15 pm #19815

          – Massachusetts
          – Former college sprinter
          – Track & Field Coach
          – BS Exercise Physiology
          – USATF Level II
          – NSCA – CSCS
          – ACSM – H/FI

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          CoachKW on April 22, 2003 at 11:45 pm #19816

          Muskingum College, New Concord Ohio

          BS Physical Education
          MA Sport Administration
          USATF Level I certified

          Former DI athlete and now a DIII coach

          CC/Track & Field Coach

          Trained and raced for almost 20 years-now just don’t run as much as I’d like to

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          Carl Valle on April 23, 2003 at 4:30 am #19817

          The Artist formally known as Clemson

          (1) Boston and Tampa (I travel a lot)
          (2) Exercise Science BS
          (3) I am a Certified Level II Coach for Track and ASCA certified Swim Coach.
          (4) I ran and swam in HS and tried to continue training at the University of South Florida but the competition for women turned me into bodybuilding methods to enhance other "Goals".

          I got into coaching after watching Linford Christie and Tony Dees train at USF. I worked for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays for three years learning from some great people. I worked with a few Buccaneers to pay for my bills.

          (5) I am working a site that should be up in a month…..It is just an amped up blog with cool links, articles, interviews, and other information. Thanks of course to star princess may!

          (6) Thanks Mike for letting me in.

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          kangeetah on May 2, 2003 at 10:58 pm #19818

          1. i live in washington
          2. nothing official, but i will be studying exercise science at eastern washington university next year. (finishing up my aa at community college now)
          3. I am an athlete (long and triple jump) as well as a coach (sort of) because we don’t have a good jumping coach and I know the most compared to everyone else.
          4. just track. formerly a swimmer and diver, but just track now.
          5. I have been running track since 7th grade, competetively training since last season.

          and i just want to throw in, this is such a great site!! i have learned tons of information!!

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          QUIKAZHELL on July 31, 2003 at 8:59 am #19819

          Since its been a while since this thread has been up top id figured id move it up and let our new members tell us a little about themselves….:tumble:

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          dma1973 on July 31, 2003 at 11:10 am #19820

          Hobart, Tasmania

          Coach & Athlete (formerly Hammer now sprints)

          Coaching Experience
          AT&FCA Level 1 Throws & Sprints
          Athlete for 24 years (30years old)
          Weight lifting for 14 years

          No study in sports.

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          scroft on July 31, 2003 at 11:25 pm #19821

          Utah State University
          sprints, horizontal jumps, multi's
          bad collegiate distance runner 86-90
          B.A. History
          Level II throws and sprints/hurdles
          just finished 10th year as collegiate track and field cross country coach

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          400stud on August 1, 2003 at 12:06 am #19822

          Arizona

          My education involves a hell of a lot of research through messageboards, articles, books, etc. No degree, YET. Going to major in Kinesiology. And will be chasing a M.S.

          Athlete…200/400 specialist. PB's are 23.91/54.42 and goals are <23.0 and <51.0 for next year.

          Going on my third full year of training and first full year training alone. Trained the right way for 5 weeks and will never go back to the old ways again.

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          matt on August 7, 2003 at 10:03 pm #19823

          Cincinnati

          Head trainer at Custom Fitness
          Former assistant strength coach at Ohio University. Teams I coached included Thowers, Women's golf, volleyball, lacrosse, football.

          USAW Level 1
          CSCS
          B.S. Exercise Physiology

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          specimen20 on August 7, 2003 at 10:18 pm #19824

          Norman, OK

          BS Exercise Science
          MS Kinesiology
          PhD Exercise Physiology (1st year)

          Former D-IAA football
          Former S&C coach D-I and D-II
          Associate Director, USA Weightlifting Regional Development Center
          Asst. Coach, Wichita Falls Weightlifting

          Weightlifting

          8 years (Competed 4, Coached 4)

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          midpackmag on August 8, 2003 at 4:02 am #19825

          Dotorate- Higher Education
          MS-Bus. Admin, Pub. Admin & Adult Ed

          Running for 33 years (includes a handful of titles way-back-when)
          Currently Master's Track & Field/LDR W-40
          Coaching youth x-c, t&f for 10 yrs (AAU/USATF club)
          USATF Certified Official – Assoc. Level
          Secretary, GA AAU Athletic Assoc.; Co-chair GA AAU X-C
          Founded Summer Sprint Series~Savannah

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          fabio on August 29, 2003 at 4:03 am #19826

          Bolivar Ohio

          None

          Athlete

          Compete

          i've been in the track and filed scene for 6 going on 7 yrs now (began 5th grade…entering my jr yr of HS)

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          flight05 on August 29, 2003 at 5:15 am #19827

          1 Where are you?

          ontario canada

          2 What is your educational background in the sports sciences, if any?

          none

          3 Are you an athlete, coach, or other?

          athlete

          4 What sports do you compete/coach?

          basketball volleyball track
          triple jump (14.18)
          long jump (7.16)
          100 (11.2)
          former hurdler

          5 How long have you been training?

          i have been training seriously with weights and periodisation schemes for a little over a year 🙂

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          Guest on August 29, 2003 at 5:53 am #19828

          Wayne Hobley
          Baton Rouge, Louisiana

          Educational Background is PE and whatever I learn from the message boards and elite athlete's coaches.

          100/200/400 Athlete 10.86 21.96 48.27

          The only sport I do is track and CC to get in shape for track.

          I have been running competitively on organized teams since I was about 6 years old.

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          crackback on September 20, 2003 at 9:51 pm #19829

          Hi…New member here. Love the site!

          1. New York

          2. BS in engineering…currently in grad school

          3. athlete

          4. Former Division I and professional (not the NFL) football player.

          5. Training since HS…15 years, but doing it the "right way" for only a short time!

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          krasnayafleur on September 21, 2003 at 7:58 am #19830

          -Boston area
          -senior in HS and have been running every year, hopefully going on to run D1
          -A GIRL! i am often outnumbered on these sites
          -best at hurdling, also do HJ, 400, 200, heptathlon…. pick up what the team needs

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          vito on September 22, 2003 at 3:05 am #19831

          Hey Quick,
          Nice thread, here's my info (which is very similar to yours):

          -Toronto, Canada

          -College Track athlete (not currently competiting or training)

          -Started track (short sprints) in 1990 at age 15.

          -Kineisiology & Health Science major with concentration in Fitness Specialization

          -Interested in Sports Medicine. Would like to either attend Medical School (family medicine with specialization is Sports Medicine) or Chiropractic College (become a Sports Chiropractor).

          -NCCP Level 1 Certified (Technical)

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          Jay Turner on October 9, 2003 at 2:50 am #19832

          1. Ohio
          2. No educational background through school, but over the past year and a half I have done more research and more reading than one can imagine.

          3. I am a 25 year old athlete and coach.
          4. I am a 200/400 runner (20.99/46.37). . . . I coach sprints/hurdles

          5. I have been training since I was 12 years old. I hurt myself a few years back and just started training again about a year ago.

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          QUIKAZHELL on October 9, 2003 at 7:59 am #19833

          good stats.. welcome to elitetrack.com!

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          jumpscoachmike on December 12, 2003 at 7:18 am #19834

          Milwaukee

          BS Physical Education
          H.S. horizontal jumps/sprints coach
          Former DIII All-american LJ/TJ
          USATF Level 1…..ready to go 2 😎

          Lovin EliteTrack baby!!

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          CoachKW on December 12, 2003 at 10:57 pm #19835

          Now, I'm a former DIII Coach and looking for another coaching job….:o

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          Derrick Brito on December 13, 2003 at 1:11 am #19836

          washington
          no exercise science education
          junior in high school (athlete), i do any sprints and hurdles
          this will be my sixth track season (4th season with the same spikes)
          im only doing track this year, but i may or may not go back to football, which i played for 3 seasons.

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          cod on February 22, 2004 at 1:18 pm #19837

          1. Atlanta, Georgia, USA

          2. Former high-school sprinter

          3. Athlete (currently trying to make the Olympic Skeleton Team for 2006 or 2010)

          4. College basketball, Skeleton and Track training with personal trainer

          5. I've been training for nearly 5 years now.

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          CoachKW on February 27, 2004 at 7:40 pm #19838

          Pardon my ignorance, but what is skeleton?

          😯

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          midpackmag on February 28, 2004 at 8:45 am #19839

          cod~ see you're in atlanta. abdi beli was here in savannah for several years coaching what was referred to as the international team. trained at ssu facilities. he moved to atlanta area— if you're looking for a coach— he's the man!

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          jumpscoachmike on June 27, 2004 at 8:39 am #19840

          Any more updates from the newer members??

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          zander on June 27, 2004 at 8:57 am #19841

          Ohio
          No formal education, but i read a lot of information in books and on websites.
          400 metre runner, pb of 50.40.
          I have been training for 5 years, but seriously only two.

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          fraek on July 4, 2004 at 9:13 pm #19842

          1. New Jersey

          2. None

          3. Athlete, 400m hurdler (55.9)

          4. I did play hockey, soccer, and track. But im going to focus on track now and do xc, indoor, and outdoor.

          5. 3 years since i started track, haven't trained seriously yet. Going to be a sr. in H.S.

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          mcain on August 31, 2004 at 9:12 am #19843

          1. Sydney, Australia

          2. no formal. Maybe in the future.

          3 athlete

          4 100/200 (10.9 / 22.4 PB’s).
          Soccer
          Will give any sport a go.

          5 Never been a serious trainer, and still hope to be running into old age (only 33 now).

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          cobras100mgld on August 31, 2004 at 8:42 pm #19844

          1) Providence, Rhode Island

          2) Anything i read on these boards and conversations i have with coaches

          3) 45m/300m indoor, 100/200/400 outdoor Athlete

          4) Track all year long, did play football for six years(15 yrs old)

          5) Just started, 9 months

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          markk on September 29, 2004 at 5:06 am #19845

          1 Where are you?
          Saskatoon, saskatchewan

          2 What is your educational background in the sports
          sciences, if any?

          none, only in highschool

          3 Are you an athlete, coach, or other?

          athlete, 100,200 longjump pbs: 11.72, 23.81, 5.76 meters

          4 What sports do you compete/coach?
          i do track and football

          5ow long have you been training?

          this is my first year training hard for track

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          timyeh on September 29, 2004 at 5:55 am #19846

          1. Brainerd, Minnesota

          2. Medical physician

          3. Coach/father–have four kids, 15, 13,11,8. Three of them are into track and field the last 1-1/2 years. Never did organized track/field myself as a youngster(I’m 51) But since the kids have started, my dad(their grandfather) told me he did 10.8 in 100m in China back in 1935 and HJ 1.9 meters. So now I know where the kids got the talent.

          4. 15 year old TJ-40′ LJ-19-6″ 100m 11.8
          13 year old LJ 16′
          8 year old daughter 50 yard 7.3 sec

          5. 15 year old– training 1-1/2 years–we’ve learned alot from this board. thanks to everyone.
          13 year old–doesn’t like to train
          8 year old daughter–wants to be a hurdler. Body weight
          exercises. Can “pistol squat” either leg with great form
          and multiple reps!

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          dj1291 on September 29, 2004 at 8:19 am #19847

          Hello to everyone

          1. Lafayette, LA

          2. 3 years Exercise Science major not finished yet but working on it

          3. athlete – 110mH, 400mH, sprints
          coaching – did an internship for football and t & f

          4. hurdling and some flag football just for fun

          5. training off and on since high school, mostly off (work sucks)

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          x-king on September 29, 2004 at 10:17 pm #19848

          London, England

          Student (looking to study Sports Science at University in England)

          Athlete (14yo) PRs (not very good in general…but they give me a base to work from) (5-8 & 135lb)
          100 – 12.4 (’04)
          200 – 25.7 (’04)
          400 – 58.6 (’04)
          LJ – 18-10.5 (’04)
          TJ – 39-1 (’04)
          HJ – 5-7.75 (’04)

          Compete in – Track and Field (100/200/400/LJ/TJ/HJ/4×100)
          Golf (3 wood carry & roll – 295yds/3 iron carry & roll – 275yds) BBall & Badminton

          Been training in T&F for 5 years in Januray
          Been competing in T&F for around 4 years (4 years in August)

          I have learnt a lot from the board (even though I don’t post much…I can learn silently)

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          jumper-aj on September 30, 2004 at 2:19 am #19849

          Maryland, but from NY

          period of study with the Johns Hopkins Athletic Trainers, pre-med student, Biomedical Engineering student (so we study the human body’s physics, chemistry, biology, etc.)

          Athlete (Long, Triple jump)

          I run track, but also do martial arts, though i’ve taken a break to run in college

          I’ve been running since freshman year of hs, but only seriously training for the past year and a half I guess, I only started jumping senior year of hs (03)

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          wizzard on September 30, 2004 at 2:21 am #19850

          Toronto, Ontario, Canada

          B.Sc Biological Medicine..hopefully will be enrolled in Medical School in Fall 2005..

          Athlete (29yrs old) – 100, 200 400.. (PB’s) 10.4x, 21.0x, 47.2x..am hoping to lower all three this season..goals (10.3x, 20.7x, 45.xx)..wish me luck..

          competed in T&F since grade 10 in HS

          silently reading & learning so one day I can take over the world..or just get better at it..

          😀

          regards..

          Wizzard

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          jumper-aj on September 30, 2004 at 2:26 am #19851

          Nice resume mike, quite lengthy too. I’m wondering though, did you ever compete as an athlete, and if so what’d you do and how good were you? I’m just curious really.

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          onk on January 18, 2005 at 3:15 am #19852

          1 CALIFORNIA

          2 high school Student reading up on DB HAmmers training method

          3 Athelte/SelfCoach

          4 T/F

          5 4 months

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          Mike Young on January 19, 2005 at 12:36 pm #19853

          [i]Originally posted by jumper_AJ[/i]
          Nice resume mike, quite lengthy too. I’m wondering though, did you ever compete as an athlete, and if so what’d you do and how good were you? I’m just curious really.

          I was a mediocre (~6k) decathlete who had the misfortune of going to a small school with practically no coaching and less facilities for 3 years but lucked out because my school record will probably stand the test of time since the school has since dropped their men’s track program. I finished my eligibility at Ohio University where I spent most of my time rehabbing from a major surgery and other various injuries developed from years of overtraining.

          ELITETRACK Founder

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          fasttwitch on January 25, 2005 at 10:05 am #19854

          Vancouver, BC

          No formal education (aside from high school biology, these boards, and whatever I can read), hoping to take some form of biochemical science in university next year

          Athlete (17 years old)
          100/200 moving towards 400
          LJ, TJ

          Sports: Track, Soccer (keeper)

          training since age 10, 1st year seriously

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          Josh Hurlebaus on February 4, 2005 at 1:30 pm #19855

          Cold Southern Wisconsin

          No sports education besides these wonderful message boards. You’ve done a great job here Mike!

          Athlete – 20yrs old
          PR- 55m- 6.7 100m- 10.7
          But I haven’t ran a race in a year. (WI USATF indoors are in 2 weeks though!)

          Track is my main love, but I also dabbled in martial arts when I was younger and I cheerleaded for a year too in HS. (BTW- I am a guy. People sometimes get confused when I bring up cheerleading)

          I’ve been training for about 2 years now. Seriously for about 6 months.

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          swiftyer on April 3, 2005 at 9:44 am #19856

          Small town of Goderich in Ontario

          No sports education. However I read many books, websites and partake in forums. I plan to major in something like kineseology or something of sorts.
          I’m looking to become a certified trainer later in my life.

          Athete- 15 years old
          *Events- 100m dash, 4x100m relay, discus, occasionally 200m dash.
          PB- 100m: 12s flat FAT. other events are not official so I don’t want to post them.

          I find an overwhelming joy in sprinting. However, I also play fast-pitch softball(Centre Fielder*best fielder in the entire league), I partook in martial arts, mainly Tae Kwon Do,during my earlier years, and I do Downhill biking.

          I’ve been training for about 9 months and within that period, the last 2-3 months have been intense.

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          ecuxctf on April 3, 2005 at 11:01 am #19857

          Located in Mtns of North Carolina

          High School Track Coach

          Former mediocre East Carolina Cross Country and Track Athlete

          Recovering from a knee injury hopes to resume running

          USATF Level 1 Certification

          BS Science Education

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          godlaus on April 7, 2005 at 11:41 pm #19858

          1. Seattle, Washington

          2.None

          3. Athlete, compete in high school in the,
          100 (12.0)
          200(25.4)
          400(59.6)
          and the same events in the cascade striders (USATF)

          4. Track, Golf, Cycling, power napping

          5. Traning? About a total of MAYBE 300 hours. I’ve competed for 5 years, but training is something that I’ve never really done in the off-season. (Which explains my junior year 12 second 100)

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          ingar on April 18, 2005 at 5:18 pm #19859

          Hey, yall! Thought I would post up my shit for “reference” :rolleyes: 😀

          1 Where are you?

          Norway

          2 What is your educational background in the sports sciences, if any?

          I dunno what its called spesifically], but I am studying sport science at High School

          3 Are you an athlete, coach, or other?

          Athlete, yup..

          4 What sports do you compete/coach?

          Sprints, babe. My coaches change from time to time 🙂

          5. How long have you been training?

          Since I was able to walk, hehe. I started with cross country-skiing and soccer. I started training martial arts at 9 and maintaining that while I also did middle- and longdistance running. In the winter I would/will sometimes do some downhill skiing (slalom and such). I have also considered bodybuilding, but I will wait doing that until I am older if I dont become a sprinting track champ (which I will 😀 )

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          Daniel Andrews on May 1, 2005 at 6:44 am #19860

          Illinois

          failed to complete BS requirements for Exercise Science and Physiology Dual Majors. Decided computer market was too lucrative to pass up on in 1998 and changed my mind 5 years later. 7 years later I am re-entering school.

          Athlete, Coach, Researcher, and Nut case

          I still compete in open meets in distances from 100 to 800. I decided to give up jumps except for indoor pentathlon if I could ever find one, I run the occasional road, trail races, some euro-style XC stuff. I also play basketball, soccer, beach volleyball, softball, and sandlot football whenever I get the chance.

          I have been training since I was ten years old when I won 200, 400, 800, and 1600 runs in one summer meet. I ran a 5k a year later by training the only way I then knew how, I ran a mile hard one day and added a quarter mile each day running as hard as I could till I got to 3.5 miles. This took 3 weeks and went out and ran the 5k in 19:47 at 11 years old. Taking 3rd place age division 19 and under and 25th overall. Then I procede to take a slackers lifestyle until I went to the USMC. There I rededicated myself to running and started turning sub 16’s in 5k and sub 33’s in 10ks and the rest is unknown history.

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          Derrick Brito on May 3, 2005 at 4:12 am #19861

          [i]Originally posted by Godlaus[/i]
          1. Seattle, Washington

          2.None

          3. Athlete, compete in high school in the,
          100 (12.0)
          200(25.4)
          400(59.6)
          and the same events in the cascade striders (USATF)

          4. Track, Golf, Cycling, power napping

          5. Traning? About a total of MAYBE 300 hours. I’ve competed for 5 years, but training is something that I’ve never really done in the off-season. (Which explains my junior year 12 second 100)

          sup man? summers gonna rock:D

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          dopr on May 20, 2005 at 5:29 am #19862

          1 Where are you?

          Australia

          2 What is your educational background in the sports sciences, if any?
          Qualified Personal Trainer Lvl 1 Performance coach (Sprints/Jumps).

          3 Are you an athlete, coach, or other?
          Athlete 100m/200m/Beach Sprints (Surf Life Saver)

          4 What sports do you compete/coach?
          As Above. Golf (single figure H/cap), used to swim competitively (Father – swim coach)

          How long have you been training? Serious for the last 5 years…..was a nationally ranked High Jumper in High School.
          31 yrs old now.

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          blaze on June 20, 2005 at 7:37 am #19863

          1 Ontario, Canada

          2 I'm going to Grade 12 in september, i have taken a Kinesiology course, and hoping in getting a Bachelors or Masters in Exercise Science in university, which university? We'll see.

          3 Hmm, i'd like to consider myself an athlete, i've played sports all my life but have not played competitively since elementary school

          4 None at the moment, but hoping sprinitng will be on this list come next season.

          5 I've worked out before but nothing really major. In July the real training begins.

          P.S.: I'm only 15.

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          runningman07 on June 21, 2005 at 7:23 am #19864

          Wisconsin

          No "Education" except memorizing daniels' Running Formula

          Run CC and Track (Distance)

          Running for almost two years, running well for a little over a year of that

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          demontrack800 on July 7, 2005 at 7:07 pm #19865

          –Finishing up a bachelor's in Health and Human Performance/Teacher Education at McNeese State, back again
          –4 yrs collegiate track, one at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, LA as a freshmman, 3 yrs at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, LA
          –One yr basketabll Northwestern St
          –One yr assistant coach for Lake Area Express Track Club…coached distance runners…one national champ and 6 all american honors, not bad for a then 19 yr old(i had loads of talent, ill be lucky to have that in my entire coaching career in high school)
          –planning on going back for a masters in exercise science
          –planning on certifying as Level 1 and 2 instructor in track in the next few yrs, also NSCA certification when i get the chance
          –i've used up my eligibility, i competed for 9 yrs competitively b/w summer, high school and collegiate track
          –im just training for health now, run and lifting,
          –i'd like to coach in college for a while to learn some new things, im always searchin for new material to increase my knowledge
          –22 yrs old

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          Guest on July 27, 2005 at 9:03 pm #19866

          1 Where are you?
          Illinois, U.S.A.

          Born in Secunda, South Africa

          2 What is your educational background in the sports sciences, if any?
          None

          3 Are you an athlete, coach, or other?
          Athlete, Sprints/Middle Distance

          4 What sports do you compete/coach?
          X-Country(School, going to be High School this year), and Track & Field(200M,400M,800M,1500M:School, and Aurora Flyers Track Club)

          5ow long have you been training?
          X-Country – 4 years

          Track – 2 years (With the Aurora Flyers Track Club – 9 Months)

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          tkelly5 on August 8, 2005 at 9:42 am #19867

          THought I'd put mine up

          Chico, Ca

          No formal education in running/physiology/kinesiology.  Just what I pick up on places like this, an occasional medical or science journal, stuff like that.  Good news is that I almost never forget something I read.

          Right now, doing my degree in International Relations.  Thinking about switching to kinesiology just because being a track coach would be awesome.  Might just take some USATF stuff instead though.  Will figure that out when the time comes.

          Athlete at college, coach when I'm back near my highschool for more then a few days at a time.

          I've played every sport known to man I think…including Basketball, Baseball, soccer, football, rugby, cricket, volleyball, Tennis, track (from 100m to 800m), martial arts, and thats all that comes to mind right now.

          Training.  Hah.  I didn't do any of that before college.  Closest I came was daily plyos in highschool.  Didn't really train that much my freshman year of college either, because I was constantly injured.  Think my longest streak of being uninjured was like 7 weeks throughout the year.  Was a horrible year for me.  Actually plannin to train hard this year, and to not get hurt (Screw you, stairs!)

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          mjs012 on August 8, 2005 at 4:24 pm #19868

          Where are you?
          Connecticut

          2 What is your educational background in the sports sciences, if any?
          No sports.
          Bs in psychology, MS in Brhavior Analysis ( experimental anaysis of behavior)

          3 Are you an athlete, coach, or other?

          Athlete. Baseball in high school and cllege. Track in highschool (600m)

          4 What sports do you compete/coach?

          No competition yet

          5ow long have you been training

          Most of my life so far.

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          CoachKW on August 20, 2005 at 8:18 pm #19869

          Isn't all psychology BS mjs?  j

          Just kidding dude, glad you are here.  I enjoy the debates etc.

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          mattf on August 23, 2005 at 12:13 pm #19870

          Hey, just found this site, am absolutely amazed, whoever started this has my vote for president.  Anyway, I just got a coaching job, am out looking for information.  I am a distance guy, but my long term goal is a head track and field coach, so I want to learn all I can about every event.

          1. Seattle, Washington
          2. USATF Level I Coaching School, 10 years of distance running.  I will be attending Level II school in Endurance ASAP.
          3. Training for Olympic Marathon Trials, just got assistant coaching job at a local university.
          4. I compete in distance, will be coaching cross country in the fall, throws in the spring.
          5. I have been training since 1996, I am 23 so that is almost half my lifetime.

          Nice to meet you all, great site, I'm amazed.

          Matt

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          Derrick Brito on August 23, 2005 at 3:00 pm #19871

          where you work in seattle?  maybe we can work together sometime.

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          cocca on August 23, 2005 at 8:12 pm #19872

          1 Where are you?  Suffield Connecticut soon to be Poughkeepsie, NY at Marist College

          2 What is your educational background in the sports sciences, if any?   None, just a lot of internet searches

          3 Are you an athlete, coach, or other?  Athlete primarily the sprints
          PB's 100: 11.0h 11.44 FAT  200: 22.9h 23.20 FAT  400:52h 53.01 FAT 55m 6.78 FAT  20'2" Long Jump

          4 What sports do you compete/coach?  Compete in Track and Field, Also done Baseball, Basketball in the past

          5. How long have you been training?  Well never really had consistant training in my career, started running freshman year of HS with one coach, then he quit and I had another coach soph year, then I moved had a different coach. My junior year was the best training I've had, it was more sprint training than just getting in shape training. That year is where I got all my PB's. Senior year had the same coach and everything but I tore my hamstring indoors before I could run any good meets and I was done for all of indoor and outdoor. Hopefully now in College everything will turn around for me and I can get some stability in my training.

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          pzale8018 on March 11, 2006 at 10:25 pm #19873

          I know I've been on this site for a while, but I figured I'd let people know where I'm coming from…

          1.  Originally from Syracuse NY, now living in Greenville North Carolina.

          2.  BS in Kinesiology with a concentration in Exercise Science from Cortland State in New York.  Currently working on my MA in Biomechanics at East Carolina University.

          3.  Former HS and D3 athlete.  Best event was the 400IH (54.46).  Have some HS coaching experience in my off time from undergrad.  Now I'm a volunteer assistant coach at ECU, coaching the men's hurdlers and soon to be horizontal jumpers starting next season.

          4.  HS football and basketball player.  Primary sport was track and field.  Ran track in undergrad, lettered 4 years.  I coach D1 track at ECU.

          5.  Trained for about 10 years by the time I was done.  Not doing much right now in terms of training, but not ruling out the possibility of getting back into it.

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          Guest on March 28, 2006 at 2:15 am #19874

          1 Where are you? England!

          2 What is your educational background in the sports sciences, if any? Phft! None!

          3 Are you an athlete, coach, or other? Athlete

          4 What sports do you compete/coach?  I am a heptathlete but I also enjoy pole vault, triple jump, discus… Good
          @ em in all!

          5ow long have you been training? Half a year!

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          track400 on March 28, 2006 at 5:57 am #19875

          In Wisconsin right for now
          Have three HS records
          Compete D1 for UW-Milwaukee
          Head Coach for Colfax HS sprints/jumps
          Going back to get Education Degree
          How do I get more certified?
          Looking to work some summer camps, anyone know of any?
          pb's 200 22.7, 400 49.1, 800 1.56, mile 4.24

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          Mike Young on March 29, 2006 at 9:05 am #19876

          Welcome to the board. If you want to get 'certified' find a USATF Level 1 school in your area and go to it. When you're done with that sign up for the Level 2 school…you won't be dissapointed.

          ELITETRACK Founder

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          trackhenson on May 13, 2006 at 2:35 am #19877

          – Located in Central Pennsylvania

          – Bachelor's in Science
            ISSA Certified Strength Coach
            USATF Level 2 Jumps Coach

          – Played football and track in high school
            Played rugby in college
            Now:
            High School Strength Coach
            High School Track Coach
            High School Football Coach

          – My training days are unfortuneately over. I just stay in shape now.

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          mikeice on June 9, 2006 at 3:29 am #19878

          new england

          no educational background in sports

          i am a supreme athlete (emphasis on supreme)

          football,track

          well i just finished my first year of track at a d3 highschool
          i am kinda slow
          100m 12.6 my
          200m 26.4
          400m 60.00
          my goal is 10.50  for next year yeah i know it may seem unrealistic but its gonna happen if i train hard enough anything is possible

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          Carson Boddicker on June 13, 2006 at 1:17 am #19879

          Currently located in Laguna Beach, CA. 
          As I'm still in high school my educational background in sports is mainly self-taught, but I am USAW Club Coach and NESTA SAQ.  In my free time I try and get as much possible training experience (both myself and others) 
          I played football, basketball soccer and track til sophomore year.  Since then I am only cross country and track.
          PRs are:
          1:59 800m
          4:24 1600m (I think it's worth 4:20 because I ran it with a broken fibula)
          9:36 3200m
          15:46 5k

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          10000m-man on June 22, 2006 at 3:53 am #19880

          i live in New Zealand, yes that is a real country…

          no sports education, just a lot of reading, i study law at uni so not a lot of time for extra learning!!!

          i run middle and long distances, but i can throw in a decent sprint if i need to. ok i lie its very average but for a future 10000m runner sub 12 isnt bad i guess.

          been running for three years, seriously for one year. previously a cyclist, before that a swimmer. found running the only one that i actually enjoy.

          i coach young kids, once a week, for our harrier club,  some of them provincial record holders for age groups. more of an athlete though.

          ok thats about it. oh and im 19. exciting stuff aye.

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          ckovatch on July 14, 2006 at 8:54 pm #19881

          Lafayette, LA

          Secondary Education (Certified in English, Health & PE, Journalism)

          Multisport HS athlete;
          Collegiate javelin thrower at Univ. LA Lafayette under Boo Schexnayder;
          Student assistant throws coach at UL Lafayette(1996-97);
          High school coach (1997-present) Carencro High School  Lafayette, LA

          Field Event Freak

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          trackz on August 1, 2006 at 11:47 am #19882

          Hi.. i happen to get to this forum from other online sites =)

          1 Where are you?

          i am from singapore

          2 What is your educational background in the sports sciences, if any?

          none..

          3 Are you an athlete, coach, or other?

          i'm an athlete

          4 What sports do you compete/coach?

          400m
          400m hurdles (new to it..juz started learning)

          cross country/road race

          5 How long have you been training?

          been running since age of 14…now i m 19

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          beast on August 26, 2006 at 5:59 pm #19883

          also from new zealand…

          no sports science-its an art boys and girls.

          im an athlete, race the 800m, 1:58, nothing spectacular. also a 9:30 3km.

          i have been training seriously for 2 years, involved in lots of other sports before that, ie first game of rugby when i was three.

          First year at uni, hoping to get an american scholarship for 2008.

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          GiveYourBest on November 5, 2006 at 2:17 am #19884

          1 Where are you?
          Europe

          2 What is your educational background in the sports sciences, if any?
          None!

          3 Are you an athlete, coach, or other?
          Athlete!

          4 What sports do you compete/coach?
          Track and field (TJ: 10.53m & LJ: 4.90m – yeah, I suck, I know…)

          5 How long have you been training?
          Hmm… I first went on track and field training when I was 11. But at that time we only had 2 trainings per week… the same was next year… then a year later I had 3 trainings per week, one more year later 4. And then I came to High school and the third year now I have 6 trainings per week…

          And I am 17.

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          uktrack5 on November 25, 2006 at 8:50 am #19885

          1. Where are you?
          Lexington, KY

          2. What is your educational background in the sports sciences, if any?
          BS in Biology – University of Kentucky
          Applying to medical school and hope to practice sports med/orthopedic surgery.
          Attending USATF Level I school this December at Defiance, OH.

          3. Are you an athlete, coach, or other?
          Former athlete and current coach.   

          4. What sports do you compete/coach?
          Used to run track and cross country at UK.  Also used to play baseball, basketball and soccer in high school.
          I recently accepted a men's track coaching position at a local high school. It's gonna be a learning experience, but I can't wait.  We start practice in two weeks, and I'm pumped.  🙂

          5. How long have you been training?
          First started running track my junior year of high school.  Been an athlete for 20 years, though.

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          Patrick Pyle on December 6, 2006 at 11:41 am #19886

          1 Where are you?

          Manhattan, Kansas

          2 What is your educational background in the sports sciences, if any?

          CSCS, USATF Level 1

          3 Are you an athlete, coach, or other?

          Currently an athlete

          4 What sports do you compete/coach?

          Track and Field – Multi's

                    (7140 PR)

          100 – 10.64
          LJ – 7.38
          SP – 13.88
          HJ – 2.05
          400 – 49.09
          110 HH – 14.83
          Disc – 40.33
          PV – 4.60
          Jav – 47.78
          1500 – 4:54

          5 How long have you been training?

          10 yrs.

          Misc.
          February 2-3 2007 Husker Invite Heptathlon
          "Its on like Donkey Kong, baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!" :bouncing:

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          pzale8018 on December 6, 2006 at 8:03 pm #19887

          Welcome to the board padow

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          cliffordwinburn on April 30, 2007 at 9:30 am #19888

          Oregon, home of Tracktown USA!

          certified personal trainer, and love to read about jumps training.

          Athlete, Triple Jump and maybe I'll try long jump one of these days…

          I have been training for exactly 2 3/4 years.  2 and 3/4 years ago I was 25 percent body fat and weighed 200lbs.  Now I am 8.1 percent fat and 173 pounds.

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          meat on October 7, 2007 at 5:43 am #19889

          1 Where are you?
          New York, USMA. Orginally from Central Florida

          2 What is your educational background in the sports sciences, if any?
          None, Law major

          3 Are you an athlete, coach, or other?
          Athlete, Multis, jumps

          Hep  5067
          Dec  6669
          LJ    23'6

          4 How long have you been training?
          Going on 8 years if you count high school

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          g-force on October 7, 2007 at 10:19 pm #19890

          1. Where are you?

          Loughborough, England.

          2. What is your educational background in the sports sciences, if any?

          Bsc Exercise Physiology, Loughborough University.

          3. Are you an athlete, coach or other?

          Athlete

          200 and 400m.

          4. How long have you been training?

          In my 3rd year.

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          Zach Batcho on October 8, 2007 at 2:47 am #19891

          1 Where are you?
          New York, USMA. Originally from Canton, OH

          2 What is your educational background in the sports sciences, if any?
          None except for recreational reading and experience, Mechanical Engineering major

          3 Are you an athlete, coach, or other?
          Athlete, Multis, sprints

          4 How long have you been training?
          Going on 8 years but not in the same events.

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          aussie800m on October 8, 2007 at 3:46 pm #19892

          1 Where are you?
          Queensland, Australia

          2 What is your educational background in the sports sciences, if any?
          level 2 Sprint and Middle coach, Love reading about anything athletics

          3 Are you an athlete, coach, or other?
          athletics/Coach
          400m: 49.8
          800m: 1.55

          4 How long have you been training?
          Training for 5yrs, coaching for 1yr

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          oldspeeder on October 8, 2007 at 5:01 pm #19893

          1 Where are you?  Upstate NY

          2 What is your educational background in the sports sciences, if any?  N/A

          3 Are you an athlete, coach, or other?  Master's Athlete

          4 What sports do you compete/coach?  Track, 55-400m

          5ow long have you been training?  A long, long time! :spin:

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          gdelia928 on October 8, 2007 at 9:13 pm #19894

          1 SUNY Cortland originally Long ISland
          2 CUrrently Majoring in Kinesiology
          3 Athlete
          4 Triple Jump Long 200-800m
          5 never serioulsy until now but 4 years

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