Adidas Grand Prix Dream Mile/100 Invites (Updated 5-5-13)
Adidas Grand Prix has begun extending invitations to the Dream 100 and Dream Mile in New York on May 25th, 2013.
Introducing Athletics Gold; International Elite Rankings Site
MileSplit is proud to announce Athletics Gold. The site marks our ongoing march to offer the most complete source on the planet. It offers a simple and straightforward way to follow the international elite scene and latest world and regional rankings.
Dangers of football may increase track’s popularity
“Track & Field needs to become mandatory off-season conditioning for football. If you can’t run, jump, or throw then you can’t play football,” Nelson tweeted. “As more research is done showing football is physically and mentally dangerous, the popularity of track will grow.” (via The Marquette Tribune)
Dee Dee Trotter is in the Building, In Studio Interview with 2012 Olympic Medalist
London Games 400 meter bronze medalist and 4x400 gold medalist, Dee Dee Trotter, stopped by the MileSplit Studio last Thursday to hang out. We grabbed a ten minute interview where she compares medals with Todd.
Cross Country Dream (Video)
Cross country season may be over, but that doesn't mean distance runners don't long for the Fall season to return! Hilarious, check it out!
Submitting Results 101
Please read this important article on how to submit results and make sure your athletes get properly recognized! It's fairly long, but please try to read the whole thing. It has some very important information that you may not know or realize.
Use the Force - Olympic Style Weightlifting and Sprint Performance
What are some of the characteristics of great sprinters? This is a small list: powerful, explosive, strong, high levels of coordination and body control. Now let’s look at some of the characteristics of great Olympic Style Weightlifters. Things that you will notice about this group are their power, explosiveness, their strength, coordination, and body control. It’s easy to see how these two groups are similar regardless of their performance application.
Use the Force - How to Develop High Jumpers
If you have a High Jumper on your track team then you need this information. Some of the most spectacular athletes to watch at a track meet are the high jumpers who seemingly have no limits. Have you ever wondered how these athletes get to the point where they are so explosive and graceful to make every jump look as though it was the easiest thing in the world to accomplish?
Submitting Results 101
Please read this important article on how to submit results and make sure your athletes get properly recognized! It's fairly long, but please try to read the whole thing. It has some very important information that you may not know or realize.
College Recruiting Series #10 - Self-Marketing 101
In today's world, making yourself stand out without appearing as if you're drawing undue attention to yourself is an important skill to have. That's probably no less true with trying to find a college track and field scholarship offer than it is anywhere else. So, how do you pull it off?
College Recruiting Series #9 - The JCs and a Parting Thought or Two
In this final installment of the series, I try to touch on some issues that have been brought to my attention during the process of writing these articles. Rather than try to rewrite this information into the original articles, I've included it in a "loose ends" kind of article here at the end.
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Upcoming Meets
- NCAA DIII Championships
- NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships
- Adidas Grand Prix
- NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Track & Field Championship
- Golden West Invitational
- New Balance Boston Twilight Series # 4
- New Balance Outdoor Nationals
- USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championship
- USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
- USATF World Youth Track and Field Trials