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Justin Gatlin should be banned from Team USA.
I don’t believe that Justin Gatlin should be allowed to represent the United States in the Olympics. It is a total double standard sham. As we are condemning Russia for broad scale cheating in the last Olympics, yet, now we are sending a long term, two-time convicted doper to represent the USA Track & Field team. It’s quite funny Justin Gatlin has stated that: “I’m not the kind of guy to cheat…
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Birthday Week of an American Icon
Earlier this week it would have been the 76th Birthday of the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field at a single Olympics, Wilma Rudolph. She was, and still is a model for athletes today. She was called the fastest woman in the world in the 1960s, however, her story doesn’t start there. Wilma Rudolph was a child who overcame her disabilities through physical therapy and…
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IAAF Russian Track Team Ban Decision: My thoughts.
IAAF Russian Track Team Ban Decision: My thoughts.
In the morning at around 11am the governing body of Track and Field, the International Association of Athletics Federations, will announce if Russia’s track and field team will be barred from the Olympics this summer at the Rio Games. This is in response to the doping issue within the country in the past Olympic Games, however, is this fair to every athlete I ask you? You must ask yourself what…
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Happy Birthday Ed Eyestone
Wishing a Happy 55th Birthday to a BYU Icon, Ed Eyestone. Two Olympic Marathoner in 1988 & 1992 and World XC elite! This man could possibly Edward King Ches a run for his money if they competed during the same time period. As being an icon for Birmingham-Young University, he set his way to become a 10-time NCAA All-American. Like King Ches, Eyestone is one of only four runners, along with Gerry…
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England's Legendary Marathoner
England’s Legendary Marathoner
On Jun 13, 1953, 63 years ago, Jim Peters who represented England ran his a world record in the Marathon clocking in a time of 2:18.40.2. This was his second world record. He would later broeak the world record for the men’s marathon four times in the 1950s. He won the Polytechnic Marathon three times and went to the Olympic Games on two occasions. His first Olympic appearance was in 1948 at…
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UCLA's Finest Miler
UCLA’s Finest Miler
Bob Day, who ran for the UCLA Bruin’s, was the 12th American to run a Sub-4 mile in 1964, but today in 1965 he became the first to run a Sub-4 mile with sub-60 seconds for each lap. He ran 3:56.4 in Bakersfield, CA. Bob Day established himself in the history of UCLA’s track and field’s program as one of the greatest distance runners they have ever had. He was on the highly successful Jim Bush’s…
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A Short Lived U.S. Record
A Short Lived U.S. Record
It was in Berkeley, California on June 5th in 1971 when Francie Larrieu beat Doris Brown’s U.S. Mile record at 4:41.5 with the previous record set at 4:42.2. However, this record would not last long as only one day after Doris Brown would retain her place as the best of the best taking U.S. Mile record back running 4:41. in her home town of Tacoma, Washington. With that being said, one day would…
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the late Muhammad Ali was of course a great boxer. But, be may be also known as a runner, as running was a huge part of his training. Many boxers consider this “roadwork,” to be necessary to withstand the long gruling boxing matches.
This is why Ali is seen in a lot of photos running. There is a great quote that is often attributed to him online:
“The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses-behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights”. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to find the original source of this, but I really do hope it’s not another of those circulating internet myths. In the end of the day, it tells a truth about training for any sport.
Cassius Clay (as he was then) running on the Julia Tuttle Causeway, Miami Beach 1961 (from Miami Archives)
Muhammad Ali was pictured training for his bouts with Henry Cooper and Brain London while in London.
“Ever the early riser, Clay would start each day of training at 5:00 am with roadwork. As he ran from his hotel to the gym[in Miami], police would sometimes get complaints that a young black man was running down the streets. In a southern city during the era of segregation, such a black male must obviously been guilty of something” Muhammad Ali: A Biography by Anthony O. Edmonds).
Ali running in London streets, 1960s (from Huffington Post)
Here is Ali running in Hyde Park with Jimmy Ellis in 1966
Ali, accompanied by training partner Jimmy Ellis, runs along Regent Street (left) in 1963 and near the White City gym (right) three years later
“Champ had finished his morning workout at the Fifth Street Gym when I asked him to run on the beach. He agreed and told me it would be good training for his leg strength running on the sand in combat boots. He told me he always ran in heavy combat boots so his boxing shoes would feel lighter when he was in the ring. As I took the pictures I thought of something Muhammad had said years before: “The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses-behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights”.” (Telegraph)
Photo taken August 25th, 1974 by Peter Angelo Simon as he went for a five mile run with the champ when he was 32 years old.
Infamous NBA heckler had the opportunity to jump in a run eith the “baaaad man” Ali. He told deadspin.com that “Muhammad Ali made me realize that being outspoken can be a good thing.”
In 1996, Muhammad Ali had the honor to run with the Olympic torch. This Olypics hosted a record of 197 nations, all current IOC member nations, took part in the Games, comprising 10,318 athletes total.
(Photo: (AP Photo/Doug Mills))
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NBC had reported that, “After a 32-year battle with Parkinson’s disease, Muhammad Ali has passed away at the age of 74. The three-time World Heavyweight Champion boxer died this evening,” Bob Gunnell, a family spokesman.
My final prayers to the family and all the fans of the greatest sports figures in the world. I pray that his passing was an easy passage into his next life. Unfortunately we all must pass. I watched an amazing documentary entitled “Facing Ali” and most of his former is opponents talked about how fighting him change their lives. Not just about the aspect of boxing but being able to feed their children and their families for generations. As Muhammed Ali had many public flaws, what he did in his time that has echoed through my generation cannot be denied.
Running Muhammad the late Muhammad Ali was of course a great boxer. But, be may be also known as a runner, as running was a huge part of his training.
The Last Four Tweets from the Champ
Muhammad Ali, the American icon in boxing and civil rights champion in his own right, who famously declared himself as “The Greatest,” is dead. NBC had reported that, “After a 32-year battle with Parkinson’s disease, Muhammad Ali has passed away at the age of 74. The three-time World Heavyweight Champion boxer died this evening,” Bob Gunnell, a family spokesman. This picture taken May 26, 1965,…
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Happy 70th and the Woman Who Made History
Happy 70th and the Woman Who Made History
Born on June 3, 1944; Edith McGuire grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. She was a member of Tennessee State University’s legendary woman’s relay team in the 1960’s, The Tigerbelles, today she is celebrating her 70th Birthday! Needless to say, Edith McGuire accomplished an insane amount within her seemingly short career. One of her biggest highlights is her undefeated streak in 1964. Her key event was…
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The First Sub 29 10,000 Meter Race!
Exactly 62 years ago today on Jun 1, 1954, the legendary Emil Zatopek runs World Record in the 10,000 meters going 28:54.2. This was the first sub-29 minute clocking and his 4th 10k World Record. The amazing Czech Rocket won the 5,000 meters, 10,000 meters and marathon at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Finland – an unparalleled achievement! One of the most beautiful things he did was to secretly…
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Track and field is one of the oldest and most well-known sport events in the Olympic Games. Since the incarnation of the original Olympic Games of ancient Greece, for nearly eleven centuries dating back as far as 776 B.C., the sprinting events have been widely popular among athletes and viewers. Just as technology improves so do the tools that the athletes use and compete on. From the track conditions, to starting lanes, to one of the most important tools for sprinters, the starting blocks.
Starting blocks may be a tool that many sprinters take for granted, or even dread practicing on. Starting blocks help competitive sprinters to accelerate quickly by giving them an extra push-off the ground at the start of the race.
In the ancient running event known as the stadion where was a “starting block” type of feature. As it was used in the ancient Olympic Games not considered the Modern Games, or any modern running track meet. Hence why it is not truly considered the first starting block. Although, it may be the roots of the namesake. Furthermore, the stadian was a 200-yard, or 180 meter race. This is why a starting block feature was used.
However, all the way up to 1937, they were rejected as an unfair use of technology. It has been estimated that nearly one tenth or more of a second is saved by using starting blocks.
In the years before starting blocks were widely used and officially deemed legal, sprinters had to dig their own sort of “launching pad” into the ground at the starting line. This was in part to do with the track being clay, dirt, or cinder.
The video below is from the 1924 Paris Olympic Games, it shows how the launching pads we made and prepared before the race was begun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CwiGZFBAoI
This can also be seen below as Jesse Owens had to dig his own launching pads before races as well as to practice. This video also below is from 1936 at the Berlin Olympics for the 100m, you can clearly note the launching pads in action of the sprinters dug into the ground around 30 seconds and 2 minutes and 34 seconds into the video just before the race starts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB0n35UIv-s
Now, as time progressed, during the 1920’s, even though the use of starting blocks was not yet made legal, the number of sprinters using starting blocks began to rise.
One of earliest and widely considered the first official patent for the starting blocks came from George Bresnahan on April 29th, 1927. Its claim was to help the sprinter’s “get away” movement whether it be on cinder or clay and of “what might be termed a starting block.”
file:///C:/Users/joseph.fuller/Downloads/US1701026A.pdf
By Feb 9th 1938, Bresnahan improved upon is early concepts. According to Bresnahan’s Patent, US 2144962, it makes the claim is that “this invention relates to new and useful improvements in starting blocks used in connection with athletic running tracks.” At this point, this is one of most high-tech starting blocks out there. However, this was still meaningless at the time as anyone setting a record using them had the record excluded.
http://www.google.com/patents/US2144962
Charley Paddock was considered as one of first Olympic sprinters to use a starting block. There are also some notion that the starting block was actually invented by Charley Paddock in 1920. However, the credit was given to Charlie Booth in 1929, which was two years after Bresnahan’s US Patent.
Finally, by 1937 the IAAF accepted the use of the starting blocks. This was a key factor into use for the next Olympics in London in 1948. The IAAF clarified that starting blocks could be used for any races up to and 400 meter dash. Sprinters in the first leg of the 4×2 and 4×4 could also use starting blocks. At first, the use of the now legal starting blocks was somewhat controversial as the claim was that they gave an unfair advantage so some of the sprinters.
The video below is from the 100 meter dash at the 1948 Olympic Games in London. Nine seconds into the video as the first heat goes off at the sound of the gun goes off you can notice that only a few of the sprinters had these new starting blocks. At about a minute ten into the video you can see that all but one or two of the sprinters had starting blocks. By the end of the video for the finals, every sprinter has starting blocks. If you look closely you can see the different variety of starting blocks being used.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhXmwCqvz8M
So what kind of starting blocks did they use in the 1946 London Games? At this point wooden starting blocks where rarely used as aluminum was the new tool of the trait. This new advancement in starting blocks allowed for a more secure platform for an explosive start. The newly adjustable, aluminium starting blocks developed by Mr. H. Rottenburg.
Flash forward to today’s modern technology. Starting blocks now come in all sizes and specific uses and variants. High and Short Starting Blocks are two of the main types used today.
The early 1960’s and 1970’s starting blocks had a low block where the heel is exposed, this was aimed to generate more force as the calf muscle provided greater force production. These starting blocks are normally much shorter in length and have wider foot pads. This allows for more efficient acceleration as the hip space permits greater spacing for the feet.
Valeri Borzov in the photo below was famous for his use of this type.
As the late 80’s and early 90’s too off, the use of high blocks starting appearing more often. It was the new fad in the starting block evolution. This was made notice during the years of Ben Johnson (regardless of the doping scandal) between 1986 and 1988. Ben Johnson seemed to simply leap out of the blocks with both feet at the same time. This video below is a view of Johnson taking off.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gFXa4AcD5w
In 2008 the high block starting blocks become much slimmer and longer. This allow the sprinter to adjust their pads to his or her preference. This new edition adds to force and take off power of the sprinter. The design also creates a more dynamic stance. This was key noted at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUpC71WbAhA
As the high blocks fad faded away until 2007 and 2008, short blocks reappeared. This most noticeable at the 1996 Olympics with the Michael Johnson’s golden spikes. The video below is Michael Johnson’s 400m final at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2W_T77vwfQ
From every age and every style starting blocks are a key tool for sprinters. Starting blocks allow for greater efficiency when racing. Today’s starting blocks are adjustable to specific angles and lengths depending on the brand and the sprinters preference. As each Olympic Games come around, the science and technology behind starting blocks are getting more sophisticated.
The History of Starting Blocks Track and field is one of the oldest and most well-known sport events in the Olympic Games.
80k for 80th Birthday, the birthday and legacy of Shaul Ladany.
Race Walking an 80k for his 80th Birthday, Shaul Ladany, also a Holocaust survivor, represented Israel in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics. He a true icon in the race walking community, as well as, athletics as a whole. Ladany is a well noted professor of engineering based at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Ladany is a two time Olympian. He is a former winner of the world 100km title and holder of…
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Happy Birthday Zola Budd
Wishing a Happy Birthday to an athlete who is just famous as is infamous. Today is the 50th Birthday of runner who competed for Great Britian and South Africa, Zola Budd. Zola Budd broke the world record in the women’s 5000 and was also a two time champion at the World Cross Country Championships (1985-1986). Budd’s career was also made to fame as she raced barefoot. She competed at the 1984…
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Arthur Wint and Jamaica's First Gold Medal
Arthur Wint and Jamaica’s First Gold Medal
Today would have been the 72nd Birthday of Jamaica’s 1st Olympic gold medalist, Arthur Wint. He won the Olympic Gold in the 1948 Olympic Games in the 400 meter dash. Arthur Wint’s name came into prominence when in 1937 he was selected as the Jamaica Boy Athlete of the Year. A year after being selected he then went on to win 800 meter gold at the Central American Games. Unfortunately, World War II…
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Bruce Jenner and Steve Prefontiane were room during the 1972 Munich Olympics Games. Back then Bruce Jenner was 22 at the time and of course, as he never expected to actually go to the Games, never had a passport. If you’ve seen pictures or videos of Jenner’s race, you can see he nowhere at the trials. He in fact, wasnt even ranked in the top 10 and made it on the team thanks to the last event,…
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