Young Athlete Finds Secret to Jamaica’s Sprinting Success
A young female student athlete and member of a dominant New York City high school track and field team is vacationing in Jamaica , the land of her birth. A…
Is Mario Forsythe About to Turn the Corner?
Jamaican sprinters Mario Forsythe and Nesta Carter were born the same month of the same year: October 1985. Seven years ago, they left the island’s 2003 Boys and Girls Track…
Haiti’s Moise Joseph Sets the Pace
DOES the pace-setter ever feel tempted to challenge the athletes in a race and keep going beyond his job description? Haiti’s Olympian Moise Joseph is one who knows that feeling…
‘Jamaica Doesn’t Replace Its Sprinters; It Reloads Them’
Yohan Blake became only the 2nd Jamaican to run below 19.8 secs in the 200m, joining Usain Bolt and pushing the legendary Donald Quarrie down to 3rd with the 19.86…
Blake’s 200m Run Is No Surprise
While the world and his wife are freaking out over Yohan Blake’s race against Tyson Gay, I am not the least bit surprised; it has been a long time coming.…
The Sub-10 100m: Where Has The Mystique Gone?
At the Seminole Twilight Track Meet in Florida the weekend of May 8, American Walter Dix, the 2008 Olympic 100m bronze medalist ran 9.98 secs in the 100m. In 2010,…
Bolt Puts Penn Relays Crowd under His Spell
The moment Usain Bolt stepped onto the field and headed to the warm-up area, the sold-out 53,000+ crowd rose to their feet and cheered frantically. The shoulder-to-shoulder packed stadium had…
Jamaica, Take Field Events, Distance Running Seriously
Games held in the Cayman Islands, April 3 to 5. Significant about Jamaica’s win though, was not that they hauled 72 medals (37 gold, 22 silver and 13 bronze), since…
Blueprint For The Success of Young Athletes
While the NCAAs may be the obvious route to track & field success for young Caribbean athletes, there are alternatives that can also lead to success in the sport. The…
Bermuda’s Aaron Evans Inspired by Usain Bolt
Twenty-year-old Aaron Evans has had a very active youth, playing soccer, cricket and basketball. The Devonshire, Bermuda native played basketball at camps run by his father and played on the…