Letter from the Editor, October 2019
Hello Subscribers, and welcome to the October 2019 edition of The Hurdle Magazine. This month’s issue features two health-related articles from freelance writer Melinda Burris Willms, one article from freelance writer Savannah Cress, as well as my usual hurdle-specific content.
In “Would-be Healthy Foods Athletes Should Avoid,” Willms discusses a list of foods that are often viewed as harmless or even helpful, but that can actually be detrimental to athletes in ways that may not be so obvious.
In Willms’ other article, “Can Exposure to Electric Light be Dimming your Athletic Performance?” she discusses how too much exposure to different types of electric light during the night-time can have a negative effect on one’s sleeping patterns.
In Savannah Cress’ article, “2019 World Athletics Championships—Women’s Hurdles Recap,” Cress takes a look back at the women’s hurdling events from the Doha World Championships that ended last week. Due to a busy schedule that included a Team Steve Speed & Hurdle Camp in Pennsylvania last weekend (I’ll be blogging about that soon), I did not write a companion piece breaking down the men’s hurdling events at WC’s, but will write such an article for next month’s issue.
In my first article, “Moving Past the Fear of Falling,” I point out what the signs are that indicate that a hurdler who has fallen before still hasn’t gotten over the fear of doing so again. These signs are usually mistaken as mere technical flaws, but if a hurdler has suffered a fall, then these flaws may indicate a more psychological problem
This month’s workout, “Fall Speed Workout for 100/110, Hurdlers,” is a workout designed to allow sprint hurdlers to get in some speed work in the off-season so that they maintain their fast-twitch capabilities.
In my last article, “This Thing Called Focus,” I talk about how important it is for hurdlers to be efficient in their workouts, and how efficiency is the result of being focused, which leads to higher-quality workouts and less pounding on the legs and better performances in races.
Enjoy the articles, thank you again for your support, and I hope everyone’s fall training continues to go well.
Steve McGill
