Advantage Athletics Distance Running

Advantage Athletics Distance Running
by Tim Werner

Viewing these sequence pictures of the top sprinters in the world and other various sprinters can improve your speed or coaching. Learning these Warm Up Exercises and Drills for sprinting and running can enhance your sprint mechanics or coaching ability.

Distance Running

Jason Lunn 1500 meters 3:37.59 from Home Depot Track and Field Invitational 2003 Champion, 2002 USA Indoor mile champ; 2003 USA Indoor 1500m champ; 4th in 1500m at 2000 Olympic Trials; 2nd at 2000 & 2001 USA Indoor mile
Hudson de Souza 1500 meters 3:38.77 from Home Depot Track and Field Invitational 2003, 3rd Place
Regina Jacobs 1500 meters 4:03.43 from Home Depot Track and Field Invitational 2003, 2-time World 1500m silver medalist ('97, '99); 1995 World Indoor 1500m champion; 1999 World Indoor 3000 bronze medalist; 11-time U.S. Outdoor 1500m champion ('87, '89, '92, '94, '97, '96, '97, '99, '00, '01, '02); 3-time U.S. 5000 champion ('98-'00); 2001 U.S. 800m champion; 3-time USA Indoor Mile champion ('95, '00, '02); 2-time U.S. Indoor 3000 champ ('99, '01); 2-time U.S. 4k XC champ ('01, '02)
Suzy Favor Hamilton 1500 meters from Home Depot Track and Field Invitational 2003, 3-time Olympian (92, 96, 00); 9-time NCAA champion; 3-time USA Outdoor 1500m champion (90, 91, 98); 2-time Junior Pan American gold medalist (84, 86); 3-time USA Indoor champion (91, 98, 99).
Bernard Lagat, Indoor mile 3:59.72, bronze medal 1500m 2000 Sydney Olympics. Silver medal at the 2001 IAAF World Championships 3:26.34, second fastest person in history at 1500m.
Fidel Baretensabe, Indoor mile 4:17

High School

Phillip Reid, 1600m 4:08.49, 2003 CA State Champion
Humberto Rojas, 1600m 4:10.58, 2003 CA State 2nd
Troy Swier, 1600m 4:11.59, 2003 CA State 4th
Chad Hall, 3200m 8:58.42 (prelims), Big Bear High School, Junior, CIF Southern Section Division 4 Champion
Annie St. Geme, 4:42.10 1600m run, Corona Del Mar HS, CIF SS Masters Champion
Nicole Blood, 4:44.24 1600m run, Royal HS, 2nd Place CIF SS Masters Meet
Christine Babcock 1600 Meter Run, 4:41.29 State Championships, 1st Place
Alex Kosinski 4:42.31, 1600m 2nd State Finals, 11th Grade, Oak Ridge HS
Running in front of Shannon Murakami, Saugus HS
Shannon Murakami 4:43.04, 1600m 3rd State Finals, 11th Gr. Saugus HS
Running in front of Alex Kosinski, before being passed.