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Block Start Workout
Block Start Workout by Steve McGill During the championship part of the season, the effectiveness of the block start becomes paramount to success, as it sets up the whole rest of the race. In addition, the first phase of the race — from the blocks through the third hurdle — determines whether or not the...
The Aries Merritt Lead Arm
The Aries Merritt Lead Arm by Steve McGill If you’ve followed this website and read back issues of this magazine over the years, you know that I’m not a big fan of the Aries Merritt lead arm style. But I’m an open-minded person, and I’ve never been averse to Aries’ style when it is done...
Devon Allen, Fly Eagles Fly?
Devon Allen, Fly Eagles Fly? by Steve McGill I was born at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) in Philadelphia in 1966. I grew up in the nearby suburb of Glen Mills for my childhood and adolescence. Every member of my family was a sports fan, especially of the local professional teams --...
Keeping the Hips Tall
Keeping the Hips Tall by Steve McGill Originally, I was planning to write this article specifically about adjusting to the 42-inch height for males transitioning from high school to college, but I think the importance of keeping the hips tall applies to all hurdlers to some degree, so I’ll broaden the focus while still honing...
Hurdle Hyperbole
Hurdle Hyperbole by Steve McGill Hyperbole is a rhetorical strategy often used in argumentative situations to emphasize a point. In teaching AP Language & Composition to high school students for many years, I have often encountered hyperbole in much of the material I have had my students read. What is hyperbole? Simple definition: exaggeration for...
Visualize the Athlete You Intend to Be
Visualize the Athlete You Intend to Be by Melinda Burris The adage, “If you can see it, you can be it,” has often been applied to sports figures, from improbable cultural phenomenon Daniel “Rudy” Ruetigger (with the aid of Hollywood’s talent for embellishing an already amazing story to even more climactic and sentimental heights) to...
