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You Will be Missed, Greg Foster
You Will be Missed, Greg Foster by Steve McGill In November of 1983, two months after my seventeenth birthday, I was lying in a hospital bed, diagnosed with a rare, potentially fatal blood disease called aplastic anemia, characterized by bone marrow failure. The symptoms — extreme fatigue, unexplained bruises appearing on different parts of the...
Slowing down the Mind
Slowing down the Mind by Steve McGill Nothing gets in the way of progress more than a mind that is constantly racing. In my experience as a hurdles coach, as well as in my classroom teaching as a high school English teacher, and also in my observations of various people in various situations throughout life,...
Early Spring Circuit Workout
Early Spring Circuit Workout by Steve McGill This month’s workout is one that I had my sprinters and hurdlers do last week, and I liked how it went. The purpose of it is to build leg strength while also working on drive phase mechanics. Also, because we don’t have a track and basically train on...
Teaching Sprint Mechanics Here There and Everywhere
Teaching Sprint Mechanics Here There and Everywhere by Steve McGill The longer I’ve been coaching, the more I’ve emphasized the importance of proper sprint mechanics for hurdlers. When I first started coaching in the 90’s, I didn’t pay much attention to sprint mechanics; I focused exclusively on hurdle technique with hardly any regard for sprint...
Pre-Workout Supplements for High-Intensity Athletes
Pre-Workout Supplements for High-Intensity Athletes by Melinda Burris This article gives a brief glimpse of the long history of pre-workout supplements and cautions users about low-quality and even dangerous products that are often marketed as dietary supplements to an unsuspecting public even though these drinks, powders, and pills often at best offer no substantial benefit...
90-Year-Old Hurdler Is an Inspiration
90-Year-Old Hurdler Is an Inspiration by Melinda Burris This story is an almost epic example that the adage ‘you are only as old as you feel’ can prove true. Arnold Nett, a 90-year-old hurdler from Edmonton, Canada is the talk of the Canadian Masters Athletics (CMA) association and the international hurdling community as he continues...
