TARA IS ON FIRE ๐ฅ๐ฎโ๐จ
๐บ๐ธโs Olympic and world long jump champion Tara Davis-Woodhall soars to a new personal best of 7.20m in Los Angeles, the furthest any woman has jumped in the world this season.
Something tells us sheโs not done yetโฆ will she jump further? ๐
Watch it all live ๐ https://t.co/7OEEYVSDMb
#ContinentalTourGold
5โ7โ. 12.95. ๐จ๐ฅ
Kendrick Smallwood has a message for every athlete whoโs been told theyโre too small.
The Texas hurdler became the second-fastest performer in NCAA history with a breakthrough 12.95, and says one of his biggest missions is proving that โlittle guys got it too.โ
After years of doubt and criticism, Smallwood is showing just how far belief and hard work can take you. ๐๐ค
๐ฅ๐ค: @_NiaGibson
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One of the mistakes coaches make is treating speed and conditioning like they're opposing ideas.
For field and team sport athletes, we need athletes who can produce high velocities, but we also need athletes who can repeat those efforts throughout the course of a game.
๐บ๐ธTrey Cunningham sub-13s for the FIRST time in his career with a 12.98 110mH WORLD LEAD! ๐ค #RomeDL
Breaks ๐บ๐ธAllen Johnson's 13.01 meet record which had lasted for 27 years! ๐
9.88s!!๐ฅ
Noah Lyles ๐บ๐ธ storms to a Season's Best (SB) of 9.88s (0.4) to win the men's 100m at the Rome Diamond League!
Emmanuel Eseme ๐จ๐ฒ 2nd in a National Record of 9.94s, followed by Letsile Tebogo ๐ง๐ผ in 9.95s.
How valuable is speed endurance without speed?
Marita Koch is most known for her 47.60 world record in the 400m, but look at the speed she brought with her:
60m โ 7.04
100m โ 10.83
200m โ 21.71
300m โ 34.14
400m โ 47.60 world record
Her coach heavily valued speed and ran a
Fast touchdowns only today ๐ฎโ๐จ๐ฅ
Simulating race rhythm and forcing speed with a unique set up:
๐ฃ 10-step start @ 16.7m
๐ฃ 2 hurdles @ 8.1
๐ฃ Remaining hurdles @ 7.9
Build and carry speed off H1 & H2 with the 10 stepโฆ then SPIN those wheels through the 7.9โs โก๏ธ๐
Trying to live in that .96-.98 touchdown range โฑ๏ธ (mission accomplished)
Sometimes you gotta force the body to move faster than itโs comfortable with a little Dabbs-esque bully coaching today ๐ ๐จ