Track & Field
The Internet is Going Crazy Over This Video of a HS Girl Track Star
Tara Davis might be half gazelle. At least that’s the impression I got after watching this video of her setting the second fastest 100-meter hurdles time in U.S. high school [...]
Why Usain Bolt Has Never Run a Full Mile
Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt doesn't train to run for long distances. He trains to explode out of the starting blocks with a burst of speed and run short distances. Train to [...]
3 Long Jump Drills That Will Increase Your Distance
Like all field events in track and field, the long jump is incredibly technical. Sure, the pros make it look easy, but when you break down each phase of...
2-Week Long-Distance Track Workout Training Plan
Photo: Triathlete Track season is more about speed because the distances are shorter than cross country, so for long distance runners you need the right...
Tips and Best Weight Room Exercises for Track Athletes
weightroom exercises for track Track Athletes benefit greatly from proper weight training in the gym as much as any athlete. In fact most track and...
Best Track & Field Exercises You’re Not Doing
The Best Track and Field Exercises You're Not Doingco-authored by Steven Keith ScruggsSuccess in track events is highly determined by moving the...
Technical Build-Ups: The Best Training for 400m and 800m Sprinters
What makes a workout program "the best," "the greatest" or even "the ultimate"—besides a coach's or trainer's opinion? To substantiate such claims, we need to know why. By labeling Technical [...]
After Snapping His Leg, Sprinter Manteo Mitchell Eyes Olympic Comeback
Photo via theepochtimes.com "Four years for 44 seconds." That’s all Team USA's Manteo Mitchell could think about at the halfway point of his leg of the 4x400-meter preliminaries [...]
Sprinters: Improve Each Aspect of Your Speed
Having trouble shaving time off your 100- or 200-meter sprints? Try the following track workout. It will improve each component of your speed—acceleration, mobility, stride length and stride frequency. For [...]
6 Reasons to Read Raven Magwood’s ‘The 7 Practices of Exceptional Student Athletes’
Raven Magwood's The 7 Practices of Exceptional Student Athletes is insightful, helpful and motivating. Student-athletes are busy enough with school, practice, games, meets, homework, training, family and friends. Here are six [...]
