Archive for 'Track and Field'

Usain Bolt

September 11th, 2009 – 6:10 am Posted by Ronald A. Rowe
Tagged as: Track and Field

I had the pleasure of traveling to Jamaica recently, during the IAAF World Championships. It was interesting to be in Jamaica when their single greatest superstar, Usain Bolt, was on the other side of the world jogging past Olympic level athletes without breaking a sweat.
In case you missed it, you can read about the [...]

9.58–Say What?

August 24th, 2009 – 6:30 am Posted by Bea
Tagged as: Track and Field

By now I am sure that most of you have heard about Usain Bolt’s ridiculously fast 100 meter dash time, but in case of you had not heard, it was a 9.58. That is 0.11 seconds faster than the mark he set last year at the Beijing Olympics. That much of an improvement on a [...]

The Most Underrated Sport- Part 2

July 8th, 2009 – 7:40 am Posted by Ronald A. Rowe

Last week, I wrote about the incredible ballet of strength, speed, and stamina that is Ninja Warrior (called Sasuke in Japan). The contest is held twice a year in Japan and attracts contestants from all over the world. If you’ve seen the show Wipeout on ABC, I want to assure you that Ninja Warrior is [...]