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No-one in history has clocked more sub-10 second 100m performances than Jamaica’s Asafa Powell. SPIKES can count 87 over the last nine years, and here are his five favourites. 2004, Kingston, Jamaica, 9.91  “It meant so much to me to win the national championships because no one believed I could do it. There was so much doubt, and I loved that. Basically I was running against all the odds and in the end I proved all the doubters wrong.” 2004, Zurich, Switzerland, 9.93 “This was one of my first races again...

Is Ashton Eaton the best overall athlete ever? Feb 23, 2013   |   1 Comments A A Ashton Eaton (USA) celebrates after winning the gold in the decathlon during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium. / Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Written by Timm Collins Ground Rules FILED UNDER Sports ASHTON Eaton’s accomplishments International Championships  2012 Olympic decathlon gold medalist  2012 World Indoor decathlon gold medalist  2011 World Outdoor decathlon silver medalist  USA Championships&...

Queen of the hurdles: "doing just one event is not who I am" Queen Harrison is one of the best all-round hurdlers on the planet, boasting a 100mh personal best of 12.61 and 400mh best of 54.55. SPIKES finds out how on earth she does both. Which event do you prefer, the 100m or 400m hurdles? “I love them equally. I don’t prefer one event over the other. However, if you ask me training-wise, I don’t enjoy training for the 400m hurdles. Maybe, over time I’ll pick one…” Are you surprised so few athletes do...

Ashton Eaton to speak to Oregon Senate Feb 19, 2013   |   0 Comments A A Aug 8, 2012; London, United Kingdom; Ashton Eaton (USA) reacts in the decathlon shot put during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium. / Kirby Lee / USA TODAY Sports Written by Peter Wong Statesman Journal FILED UNDER Update Ashton Eaton, the 2012 Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon, will appear at Thursday’s session of the Oregon Senate. Eaton will open the session at 11 a.m., and it will run for 30 minutes. The announcem...

  Fairbanks' DeLoach wins Millrose Games long jump Van WilliamsAlaska Sports Hall of Fame February 18, 2013 Share on emailEmailPrint Text Size-A+A Team USA courtesy photo Alaska’s Janay DeLoach is threatening to become the best women’s long jumper in the United States, if not the world. The former state champion out of Eielson High in Fairbanks continued to beat the best of the best, this time topping No. 1-ranked Brittney Reese at the 106th edition of the Millrose Games in New York over the weekend. R...

Ross Dettman Armory Track A Song For You by Doug Binder — posted on 2/18/2013 Adam Nelson heard a national anthem meant for him on Saturday night at The Armory, a moment that Millrose Games organizers used to recognize one of the great U.S. throwers. A sellout crowd at The Armory showered Nelson with applause and recognized him as an Olympic champion. More than eight years ago Nelson competed at Olympia, Greece, site of the 2004 Olympic Games shot put. Nelson soaked it all in. He stood in the place where athletes waged contests...

How they train – Janay DeLoach The training of the Olympic long jump bronze medallist is discussed with her coach Tim Cawley Posted on January 29, 2013 by Athletics Weekly  Tagged with Coaching + How they train + Janay DeLoach + long jump +Performance + Tim Cawley The evening of August 8, 2012, saw 26-year-old Janay DeLoach from Colorado grab a hard-earned Olympic bronze medal in London. After the final DeLoach said: “I won a bronze medal by just a centimetre – OMG!&...

Jamaican sprinting legend Asafa Powell set to race in 2013 Stawell Gift Scott Gullan Herald Sun January 25, 201312:00AM Increase Text Size Decrease Text Size Print Email Jamaica's Asafa Powell (C) is set to compete in the Stawell Gift. Source: AFP ONE of the fastest men in history, Asafa Powell, will race in this year's Stawell Gift. In a massive coup for Australia's richest footrace, the former 100m world record holder from Jamaica will travel to country Victoria for the Easter event. Powell last raced in Australia at the 2006 Commo...

Sisters in arms: Queen Harrison's FIVE heroes Why have one hero when you can have five? USA’s 400m hurdler Queen Harrison has a quintet of very special heroes. “Can I choose more than one? [SPIKES: Yes Ma’am]  “Then I’d have to chose all my five sisters: Graceful, Queen Zuequal, Muun, Princess and Empress. “They have been a huge foundation for my life and have always pushed me to be the best that I can. They have all been through many life experiences and they’ve encouraged me not to mak...

Athletics' big thinker looks to rugby and cricket for inspiration http://spikes-mag.tumblr.com/post/39933503782/athletics-big-thinker-looks-to-rugby-and-cricket-for US 2004 Olympic shot put champion Adam Nelson is one of the sport’s great thinkers, and the vice president of the Track & Field Athletes Association. He believes the sport needs major structural reform. “The problem with change is it usually means someone has to give up something – privacy, marketing rights, comfort – in order for the cha...