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Sports Illustrated on Oscar Pistorius

Sports Illustrated covers Oscar Pistorius, and the latest on Semenya  I had the pleasure of meeting David while in New York recently, and he covers the science, the politics and the personalities in great detail and logical thought in this article, ...

From ROSS TUCKER AND JONATHAN DUGAS, The Science of Sport,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Oscar Pistorius,  Sports Illustrated,  Caster Semenya

Oscar Pistorius gets a 10 second advantage in a 400m race

10 seconds over 400m - the magnitude of Oscar Pistorius' advantage in a 400m race If you did a double-take as you read that headline, you're not alone.  About three hours ago, I received a phone call from a radio station in Canada asking my opinion on ...

From ROSS TUCKER AND JONATHAN DUGAS, The Science of Sport,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Oscar Pistorius

Are marathon times getting faster nor not?

As US fans continue to drink in the first American victory in New York since 1982, we thought we would follow up the race report with a further analysis of marathon times.  If you read the comments to the race report, Joe Garland and cassio598 ...

From ROSS TUCKER AND JONATHAN DUGAS, The Science of Sport,  4 Nov 2009

NYC Marathon 2009 race report

A day of upsets! By now you would have heard the news and probably read much about it---in both races in New York the runners did not play to the script and there were big upsets all around. For some fans change might be hard, but we welcome it as it ...

From ROSS TUCKER AND JONATHAN DUGAS, The Science of Sport,  2 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Paula Radcliffe,  Ryan Hall,  Ryan Shay

New York 2009: Race analysis and splits

New York 2009: Splits and race analysis One hour to go before the start of the NY Marathon, and it should be a fantastic race. The men's race is deep, and should produce some great racing in the last 10km. The women's race, while not as deep, has a ...

From ROSS TUCKER AND JONATHAN DUGAS, The Science of Sport,  1 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Ross Tucker,  Santos, Ltd.,  Paula Radcliffe,  University of Illinois

New York Marathon Preview and predictions

New York, New York: The final swing on the 2009 Marathon calendar Sunday sees the final marathon of the Fall season in the World Marathon Majors in New York, and it's one of the most exciting fields of the year (only London matches the men's field for ...

From ROSS TUCKER AND JONATHAN DUGAS, The Science of Sport,  30 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Santos, Ltd.,  Ryan Hall,  Robert Cheruiyot,  Paul Tergat,  Paula Radcliffe

Coaching and science: Asset or liability

I believe that as sport gets increasingly competitive, there is no doubt that the effective use of science (and we'll explain what this means in the series) is the difference between turning mediocre into good, good into great, and great into ...

From ROSS TUCKER AND JONATHAN DUGAS, The Science of Sport,  26 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Steve Jones,  US Olympic Committee,  Michael Phelps,  Ryan Hall,  Deena Kastor

3 Runners die in Detroit - the safety of running

For those who have not heard or read the news, three runners died during the Detroit Marathon/Half-marathon last weekend.  All three were running the half-marathon, and were aged 26, 36 and 65.  The three collapsed within 16 minutes of each other ...

From ROSS TUCKER AND JONATHAN DUGAS, The Science of Sport,  21 Oct 2009

Related Topics: Harvard University,  Ryan Shay

Chicago 2009 In-race splits

Splits from the 2009 Chicago Marathon Note: The race doesn't do 1km splits, and so we're reliant on our own 'spotters' out on the course to report to us as the elites hit each kilometer mark, which we then match up against our official race timing. So ...

From ROSS TUCKER AND JONATHAN DUGAS, The Science of Sport,  11 Oct 2009

Chicago 2009 Preview

Predictions from Chicago: Sammy Wanjiru vs...? Good morning from a cold, still dark, but as yet not too windy Chicago Marathon! Jonathan and I are sitting at the start line near Grant Park, preparing for the race, which sadly we're not running, but ...

From ROSS TUCKER AND JONATHAN DUGAS, The Science of Sport,  11 Oct 2009

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