Great weekend at USA indoor championships (Combined events)
Talked NFL training with Darius,
College Football with his (Soon to be) Father-in-law.
Met some Michigan & Virginia/North Carolina folks.
Made new connections.
Talked Sprints & Jumps transferring to other Sports.
Gabby Thomas ๐บ๐ธ storms to a World Lead of 21.70s (0.7) over 200m in Texas!
2. Kayla White ๐บ๐ธ 22.07
3. Favour Ofili ๐ณ๐ฌ 22.15
4. Cambrea Sturgis ๐บ๐ธ 22.16
9.89 ๐๐ผ They call me BLAST-KOWSKI for a reason! New PB in the 100m. Breaking 10 wasn't just the goal it became an obsession. Years of sacrifice, hard work, discipline & belief all came together on the track. Thank you all for the support, just getting this career started. โพ๏ธ
9.89s!!๐คฏ๐ฅ
Massive breakthrough for Sam Blaskowski ๐บ๐ธ over 100m at the Music City Track Carnival in Nashville, storming to a huge PB of 9.89s (1.5)!
The former Division III star has gone from NCAA D3 standout to the second-fastest man in the world this season.
He won ahead of Cameron Crump ๐บ๐ธ, who ran 9.99s, while Brandon Hicklin ๐บ๐ธ finished 3rd in 10.05s.
9.84s!!๐คฏ๐ฅ
World Lead โ๏ธ
National Record โ๏ธ
2nd fastest man in NCAA history โ๏ธ
Kanyinsola Ajayi (Auburn) ๐ณ๐ฌ drops a big PB of 9.84s (0.7) to win his 100m heat at the East Regionals and qualify for the NCAA Championships!
He takes over the 100m World Lead in 2026.
Comparing the Beijing 2015 VS. Beijing 2027 World Championships standard for the men!
For the first time in the history of the World Championships, to qualify for the men's 100m, a man has to break 10 seconds.
2 stories..
A former teammate here (MSU, 800) said that they did 4 mile repeats 1 day.
Lost 20lbs that day ๐!!
He said he had teammates that would average anywhere from 55 to 155 mi that week ๐
THAT... WEEK?!?!?
We compared numbers..
(When I ran track)
His vertical was higher..
I ran 10.6..
I don't remember broad jump.
But he's definitely quicker & faster than I was
Why do they prefer grass?
The 92% preference isnโt just opinionโitโs backed by NFLPA analysis of NFL injury tracking showing turf correlates with higher rates of certain lower-body injuries + plus players direct experience.
1. Non-contact lower extremity injuries: 28% higher rate on artificial turf vs. natural grass.
2. Non-contact knee injuries: 32% higher on turf.
3. Non-contact foot/ankle injuries: 69% higher on turf.
4. Injury rate: 1.22 per game on natural grass vs. 1.42 per game on artificial turf.
5. Odds of a season-ending injury requiring surgery were 60% higher on turf (odds ratio 1.60).
[source NFLPA]
Players consistently report their bodies feel better the next day on grass because grass feels less punishing on the bodyโless joint stiffness and overall wear.