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Letter from the Editor, April 2018
Letter from the Editor, April 2018 Hello readers, and welcome to the April 2018 edition of The Hurdle Magazine. This month’s issues features more articles from freelance writers Teige West and Melinda Burris Willms, three by myself, and one from a new member of the staff, my daughter, Sanura McGill, a sophomore at Bowdoin College...
Sports Psychology Part 2: Releasing Negative Thoughts
Sports Psychology Part 2: Releasing Negative Thoughts by Teige West Mindfulness is a practice to used center yourself, but sometimes we have recurring fixations that we feel impact on our performance, life, work, school and relationships. These nagging worries can also rob you of your present joy and make you feel angry, irritable and depressed....
Restorative Sleep: The Secret to Recovery and Realizing the Win
Restorative Sleep: The Secret to Recovery and Realizing the Win by Melinda Burris Willms Experts agree sleep is a basic component necessary for athletes to reach their optimum potential. Lack of adequate, quality sleep results in disappointing performance and ultimately, if the situation is not rectified, the athlete fails to reach his or her full...
Joe Stoudt: Determination Through The L’s
Joe Stoudt: Determination Through The L’s by Sanura McGill Joseph Staudt, a 21 year old 110 meter hurdler at Bowdoin College (located in Brunswick, Maine), he competes in the Division III NESCAC conference. His current 110 meter PR is 14.63, but he hopes to break 14.50 by the end of the season. [am4show not_have='g5;'] ...Want...
Drills for Alternating Lead Legs
Drills for Alternating Lead Legs by Steve McGill At the Team Steve Speed & Hurdle Camp II that took place on March 31 – April 1 a couple weeks ago, I dedicated an entire two-hour session to teaching the hurdlers to use their weaker lead legs and alternate lead legs, both on the straight and...
Sprint Endurance Workout for 100/110m Hurdlers
Sprint Endurance Workout for 100/110m Hurdlers by Steve McGill In keeping with my theme that hurdlers need to take a sprinter’s mentality to the hurdles, and that the best way to do that is to include sprint workouts that don’t involve any hurdling, this month’s workout is designed to help ingrain that sprinter’s mindset while...
Hurdlers Need Attention
Hurdlers Need Attention by Steve McGill As the webmaster for this website since 2004, and as a coach who has worked with athletes from various parts of the country since I started coaching in the mid 90’s, I have heard from many athletes and parents with concerns about their progress and development in the hurdles....
