One reason the changes are important is they will help improve the safety of your athletes. When this safety is improved, it can easily lead to them wanting to do the workouts more often. Then you will not have to worry about your athletes quitting because they are feeling like their health is in jeopardy.

Another reason to use these newer methods, is they will generally help you in providing the proper motivation that your athletes need to have. Then you will notice they are going to try better to impress you and everyone else because of the new methods.

Being able to get the best results for your track team can be difficult at times for many coaches. However, by learning about the changes in training methods for track, it can be rather easy for the team to start to get the team to have the advantage they need to have to win.

Track and field uniforms have changed significantly over time. The one major change is the uniforms have gotten smaller and smaller as time has gone on. For many this is difficult to accept as not much modesty is there any more. With that said the next uniforms no matter how small they are allowing the athletes to perform better, faster and farther. The increase in performance has allowed track stars to continue to break any record that is put in front of them.

Nurmi ruled the sport of track and field in the 1920′s winning three golds at the 1920 Antwerp Games (10,000m, Individual Cross Country, and Team Cross County), a spectacular five golds at the 1924 Paris Games (1,500m, 5000m, Individual Cross Country, 5000m Team Cross Country and 3000m Cross Country), and one gold at the 1928 Amsterdam Games (10,000m). Lewis, on the other hand, spent nearly two decades on the top, winning four golds at the 1984 Los Angeles Games (100m, 200m, Long Jump, 4x100m Relay), two golds at the 1988 Seoul Games (100m, Long Jump), two at the 1992 Barcelona Games (4x100m Relay, Long Jump), and one at the 1996 Atlanta Games (Long Jump).

Bolt took over the “World’s Fastest Man” title from fellow Jamaican Asafa Powell, who held the record for nearly two years. Previous to Bolt and Powell’s reign, the title had been held primarily by American runners since electronic timing had been introduced. The Americans who had previously held the title read like a list of Track’s elite: Carl Lewis, Maurice Greene, Tim Montgomery, Leroy Burrell, and Calvin Smith. In fact, the only non American to hold the 100meter World Record since 1977 was Canadian Donovan Bailey, who set the record at the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia and held if for another three years.

Carl Lewis competed in various track and field events for over a 15 year period, which culminated with his retirement in 1997. During that time he participated including sprints, long jumps, and relays. During the course of his career, Lewis broke several records.

During the early 1980s Carl Lewis broke world records in the 100 meter sprint, the 4×100 meter sprint relay, and the 4×200 meter sprint relay. His best 100 meter time ever recorded was 9.86 seconds. This record has since been broken. Lewis also broke the world long jump record and still owns the record today, which is 29 feet and 1.25 inches. In his prime Lewis went a record 10 years without being defeated in a long jump competition.

Lewis’s main achievement may be the amount of medals that he won during the Olympics. Lewis participated in the 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996 Olympics. In total he won 11 Olympic medals, of which 10 were gold and 1 was silver.

1. Why is stretching so important? Stretching prevents injuries by stretching your muscles prior to using them you can prevent serious down-time injuries from occurring. A smart athlete knows that the 15 minutes spent warming up is a critical component to continued training and injury prevention.
2. Is there one stretch that should never be ignored? The calf stretch should always be done prior to running since tight calves are directly implicated to several sports injuries such as plantar fasciitis.
3. If I do get injured from a torn or pulled muscle, what’s the treatment? Muscle strains can be classified into three levels (Grade I, Grade II, and Grade III) which define the severity of the pull and how long it will take to heal. The best treatment for any one of the three categories is rest (anywhere from one to five days), application of ice (as soon after the injury as possible), and possible anti-inflammatory medications (to help reduce swelling should it be present).
4. How can I run faster without getting so fatigued? As with everything in sports, the secret rests with conditioning; and the best way to achieve all around conditioning is through interval workouts so the body will learn to run faster while minimizing fatigue.