You will never write off the outside lane again… Let me ask you a question. When watching an athletics race, how often have you seen the person who began the race in the outside lane be the one to cross the finishing line first? This scenario is possible in races ranging between 100m and 800mContinue reading “The Perfect Run: Wayde Van Niekerk, Olympic Men’s 400m Final, 14th August 2016”
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The Perfect Run: Jim Hines and the First Sub-10 Second 100m Race
A 22-year-old from Dumas, Arkansas would cross the unbreakable barrier at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City… The target for any aspiring men’s 100m sprinter is to run the distance in under 10 seconds. Running a sub-10 second time can immediately elevate a sprinter into the spotlight, putting them among the very best 100m runnersContinue reading “The Perfect Run: Jim Hines and the First Sub-10 Second 100m Race”
David Rudisha: The Perfect Run
1 minute and 40.91 seconds of brilliance… Middle-distance running has had its fair share of great Olympic moments. Peter Snell completing tohe 800m and 1500m gold medal double in 1964. The legendary rivalry between Great Britain Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett in 1980. Hicham El Guerrouj finally winning Olympic gold at the third attempt inContinue reading “David Rudisha: The Perfect Run”
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