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Lead Stories: Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Richards and Powell after some speed and jewels in Sweden

Posted July 31st, 2007 at 8:12 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Sanya Richards plans to double in the 100m and 400m Dashes next Tuesday, August 7th, 2007 at the DN Galan meet, a Super Grand Prix event in Stockholm, Sweden that is part of the IAAF World Athletics Tour 2007. The DN Galan is the largest sporting event in Sweden. (That a track & field meet is the largest sporting event in Sweden is a testament to the high intelligence and impeccable taste of the Swedish people!)

First Richards wants to do some speed work in the 100m Dash to prepare for her run at a gold medal in the 200m Dash at the world championships next month in Osaka. She plans on improving on her PB of 11.28, a mark she set back in 2003. Then she has a weightier goal in mind: a one-carat diamond valued at $10,000.00. Athletes who break a stadium record in this meet are awarded that beautiful 200mg gem. The stadium record for the women’s 400m Dash is 50.13 seconds. Richards’ time of 49.52 seconds is the world’s fastest in 2007. Her PB of 48.70 seconds is an American record.

Asafa Powell also plans on earning his second DN Galan diamond. Powell won one last year with his 9.86 stadium record in the 100m Dash. Since 1994, 52 diamonds have been awarded at DN Galan.
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What’s the best time for future athletes to start training?

Posted March 6th, 2007 at 8:25 AM by Martha Jones

Section: Health & Fitness, Exercise

A study from Sweden suggests that the best time for future athletes to start training is probably before they go into puberty, because strength training before puberty gives a person larger and stronger bones.

The study also shows that the best way to prevent osteoporosis may be to start exercising against resistance before puberty and continue weight bearing exercise for the rest of your life.

Having large strong muscles makes you a better athlete, and muscle growth is limited by the size of the bones on which they attach. Training before puberty enlarges bones more effectively than at any other time in a person’s life.
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