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Greetings,

We are in the middle of the World Championships, and we've witnessed some superb performances as well as some not-so-great moments.

How can you not like the way Christine Ohuruogu or LaShawn Merritt executed their 400m? (let’s forget about their past for a moment, please)

Then again, do we feel compassion for favorites Amantle Montshou or Kirani James?

The Blog offers plenty of insight, from Lee Evan’s How to Lean at the Tape, to How to Improve your last 100m of the 400m.  This will be an ongoing series:

http://speedendurance.com/tag/improving-400m/

And finally, how about those athletes who purposely slow down in the heats and make the next round based on fastest losers? I've been there before, and the wait is agonizing, trust me on that one!  We are witnessing Athletics at the highest level, but mistakes do happen.  There’s plenty of excitement and entertainment in the final 4 days.  I’ll be watching.

I would love to hear your thoughts!  You can hit "reply" to this email and send me a message.

Most Controversial Post in 6 years

Drug talk has dominated the summer of 2013, notably from high profile sprinters Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell testing positive.  Those were just the tip of the iceberg.

In July, I did an interview for Simone Proietti on the Italian website www.AtleticaNet.it.  Here is the translated English version:

http://speedendurance.com/2013/07/19/jimson-lee-speaks-out-on-the-war-on-drugs/

The article goes in depth on how to cheat using drugs, but then I quickly backup my statements on how we can fight the drug war.  That is, if “they” want to fight it… the only thing missing is money and motivation! (Thanks to Brooks Johnson for that quote)

Freelap Friday Five

If you are going to read only one article per week, then I recommend the Freelap Friday Five.  I started Season 3 and I plan to interview 16 of the world’s top coaches, therapists, and support staff.  I kicked off Season 3 with fellow Canadian Dr. Jeff Cubos.  All the interviews offer great insight to the world of high performance sports.

You can read all 33 interviews here (16 + 16 + 1):

http://speedendurance.com/category/freelap-friday-five/

Best of June & July

As always, here are the best articles for June 2013 and July 2013.

Enjoy!

Jimson Lee

SpeedEndurance.com

First, I want to congratulate Andreas Behm who has been appointed the Head Coach of the World Sprints Center at the World Athletics Center, based in Phoenix, Arizona. (read the press release here) Second, there was good article on The Guardian last Friday where they had a detailed piece on Aries Merritt.  There is even [...]

This new series is guest blogged by Doug Logan. Doug Logan was the CEO for USATF from 2008 until September 2010.  He was also the CEO, President and Commissioner for Major League Soccer from 1995 to 1999.  To read more about his background and involvement in Track, Soccer, Rugby and the Music industry, read my [...]

With the IAAF Youth Championships around the corner, I thought it would be a good time to talk about the Swedish Relay. Everyone knows Usain Bolt has 3 World Records (100m, 200m, and 4x100m) but he also has World Bests in the 60m outdoors (6.31, en route to 9.58 in Berlin), 150m curve (14.44 en [...]

If you are a sprinter, I don’t need to explain the latest news that rocked the Track world, unless you have been living in a cave. As always, it’s time to move forward, but it makes you think the damage it has done to the aspiring sprinters and athletes out there.  People are already saying [...]

I’ve always stated the getting to the top is a lot EASIER that staying on top. So what do you do when you are the Olympic Gold medalists AND the current world record holder? What should you change? Do more, or something different, and get possible get injured? (been there, done that) I recommend heading [...]