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Letter from the Editor, September 2018
Letter from the Editor, September 2018 Hello readers, and welcome to the September 2018 edition of The Hurdle Magazine! This month’s issue features five articles from myself, and one from freelance writer Melinda Burris Willms. I guess you could call this issue the “Fall Training” issue, since that is what many of the articles focus...
Shin Splints: Causes, Prevention and Recovery
Shin Splints: Causes, Prevention and Recovery By: Melinda Burris Willms Shin splints, or to use the full medical term, medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS), are a source of frequent complaints among athletes. Classified as an overuse injury, shin splints cause pain and swelling along the front and outside of the shinbone. According to a...
Hurdling in the Fall
Hurdling in the Fall by Steve McGill A question I often receive from hurdlers and coaches and parents of hurdlers is how early in the off-season should they start hurdling. I’m always a bit surprised by this question, because I don’t believe there is a period during training when a hurdler shouldn’t be hurdling. Sure,...
Cross Country in the Fall?
Cross Country in the Fall? by Steve McGill Besides how often one should hurdle in the off-season, another question that comes up this time of year is whether or not hurdlers should run cross country in the fall. Personally, I’m not a fan, although I do acknowledge that there can be benefits, especially for long...
Sprint over the Hurdles
Sprint over the Hurdles by Steve McGill My good friend of many years Hector Cotto and I are looking forward to doing our forth speed and hurdle camp this coming November, and the slogan that will appear on the back of the T-shirt is as follows: “We don’t hurdle. We sprint over hurdles.” On the...
Quick-step Drill Workout
Quick-step Drill Workout by Steve McGill While I have used all of the workouts that I have posted in The Hurdle Magazine over the years, there are certain workout that I consider “staples” in my athletes’ diets – workouts that I use regularly, throughout the year, although not necessarily in the same way throughout the...
Kevin Young’s 46.78: Will it Ever be Broken?
Kevin Young’s 46.78: Will it Ever be Broken? by Steve McGill For this month’s great race, we’re going to take a look back at Kevin Young’s 400m hurdle world record race, set in 1992 at the Barcelona Olympics, when he ran 46.78 to become not only a gold medalist, but also the first 400m hurdler...
