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The Status of US Track – Sprints
The track season is over and cross country is under way. So it’s time to take a look back at 2013 while it’s still fresh – because a lot happened this year. So much so that I’ve started several different posts over the past week and each time decided that I really wanted to address something else! Topics I’ve considered have included Doping; College v Elite Track; The Structure of the Sport; and The predicament that Justin Gatlin Puts the Sport In, just to name a few. I decided however, to start with a discussion of US sprinting, because in many ways it covers several important topics related to the…
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My Favorite All Time Sprinters
It’s that time of year for lists – typically “Top Ten” lists. And I am in the process of doing research to put together my end of the year lists. While I’m doing that however – there is lots of data to go over – I thought I would start by sharing some of my “Favorites” in list form. Favorite hurdlers, middle distance runners, field event athletes, etc. Since the world’s most recognizable athletes right now are sprinters – Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay, Yohan Blake, Justin Gatlin, et al – I thought I would start with sprinters. Let me state up front, that I am not going to list anyone…
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The Sprints Post London
The first Post London weekend is here and I finally have a minute to just sit and think track. Since many of the biggest moments at the Games revolved around the sprints, seems like a good talking point today. It’s what’s on most people’s minds anyway: Bolt, the Jamaicans, the relay records. So, what did we learn in London, and where are the sprints headed from here? First of all there is no doubt that right now two nations define the sprints: the United States and Jamaica. Both sets of men and women are the short sprints (100/200); with the US men & women, and to a lesser degree the…