Back In Tha Blocks

Went up to my old high school where Ive been getting my workouts in and put it down yesterday and today. I have that satisfactory soreness lol, went today and had a relatively light day, or so i thought. The workout just compounded what i did yesterday and all I can say is I feel great in a crazy kinda way. After hitting the weights i asked my old coach if I could get a few block starts in because he and the incoming boys for the football team were getting their forty times. So wat better time to hit up the blocks, I may have thought wrong...my legs were the typical gelatin after a nice lil workout and i could definately tell immediately as i started puttin my spikes on and getting a lil warm up. So its been a while since ive been in the blocks and I had to get reaquainted, i was really uncomfortable so i figure i need to get back out there tommorow and work on going over the 1st hurdle out of blocks. But I think i did 8-9 starts with the younger cats running the 40. Not a whole lot of competition at all unless i got caught in the blocks (coach would call em up to the line "my set position" and as soon as they were there they were gone lol) but even in those cases i was able to suck up the cats next to me. Most times I shut it down before 40...after a few i started tryna get the feel for my form and everything then i got kinda tired (IT SUCKS BEING OUT OF SHAPE) thats when my form started to fail when it should have been my main focus. But it was nice lil work, tommorow hopefully i can get over a couple of hurdles....TILL THEN PEACE

Adidas Classic 2007 - Male 110m Hurdles

Got the vid of sunday's race

Adidas Track Classic

Got an opportunity to watch the Adidas Track Classic today, and this is probably the first time Ive been able to watch the entire meet, I usually come in sometime after the hurdles or something that I want to watch. But this time around I was able to catch the entire venue and I must say I loved it. Gotta make sure I get a front row seat down to Cali in few years (if ya know what i mean) and for those who dont! Im talking about an opportunity to run.

Im gonna go ahead and start where the meet started for those who didnt get a chance to watch,
100 Meters Men: Great prelims caught Dwight Phillips tearin up the track for a change probably getting in a lil strength work for the long jump, he's pretty quick tho so I may be wrong and he may be trying something new. Mo Greene kinda shocked me with his performance I hope its not another injury couldnt stand to see him plagued with that for another year. Tyson Gay really made his mark today, he's been in the background as a sprinter for so long but I think he's really putting his mark on the sprints. 9.79 was the time....pretty strong statement too bad the wind wasnt legal.

Got a chance to see the beautiful Lisa Barber run too, what a sight those women are so cut and just talented as hell, but back to the action Torri Edwards came out hard, I believe i remember her being out for some drug that they have since then made legal a few years back. She struck out today. Wish I couldve gotten the chance to see Joanna Hayes run today she's also a hell of a hurdler along with one hell of a woman! But instead I got to see Michelle Perry, Virginia Powell and tha one chick from Canada who ususually puts it down, (know her name just dont feel like looking for the correct spelling..Philicia i think but...) Powell has one hell of a start and just powers down the track but Michelle Perry came back and got her with a lil of that good ol experience and form.

Men's 200 was stacked I think it was like only one cat who wasnt from the U.S. in the race Spearmon put it down for tha light-skinned bright-skinned brothas lol. Gotta shout out Lashawn Merritt for puttin it down also, for a 400 meter runner he held his own, gonna be a great year in the 200 from my perspective, especially afta putting in Hussain Bolt from Jamaica. 400 meters was another nice race to watch I think anytime Jeremy Wariner hits tha track on or off television people are gonna flock because everyone is waiting for the record to fall, the great MJ might not be having it WHO KNOWS.

The MAIN EVENT in my eyes lol the great 110 Meter Hurdles. That race had me on the edge of my seat I love it lol. Saw David Oliver and Ron Bramlett out there reppin for the Bloggers lol (I swear reading the blog of elite hurdlers and then seeing them on t.v. makes me feel like I know someone famous lol) But Trammell got out strong and pushed the field, Oliver had a lil trouble with the first hurdle but got things back on track really soon along with David Payne it looked for a minute like it was going to be a repeat of Doha when Payne and Oliver caught Trammell late in the race but Trammell pulled it out and ran another nice time for the season. Crazy thing happen in the beginning of the race with Aries Merritt his BLOCK BROKE!!!!!! WHAT lol my man mustve been coming with that heat out of the blocks. His didnt slide, the just BROKE the whole pedal just snapped off. He was HOT! walked down and talked to the announcer after Trammell had his recap. Talk about something crazy, I wonder if thats ever happened before.

1. Terrence Trammell-13.17

2. David Payne-13.28

3. David Oliver-13.29

4. Ryan Wilson-13.38

5. Ron Bramlett-13.52

6. Antwon Hicks-13.64

7. Aubrey Herring-13.98

Overall this was a great meet in my eyes, definately gotta catch the next televised event "Reebok Grand Prix" 06/02/07 ESPN 2 at 11:00 eastern.

Congrats and Thank You to all the runners who came out and put down some great performances and excellent entertainment for all the Track and Field atheletes and "TRACKHEADS"

WHOA!

Got on my blog today and checked the hit counter and even I was shocked! Either I have a stalker or I actually got a few fans in the past few days. The counter has gone from like 48-74 drastic jump if I may say so myself, I guess somebody thinks what im writing about is a lil interesting because I know i havent looked at it 26 times in the past day lol. Hopefully ive got some new fans and if so WELCOME TO MY BLOG! Hope I keep you around for a while.

Gary Guyton Big Hit - Georgia Tech

Gary lays tha wood to this cat REPPIN FOR BI, who woulda thought that sumone from lil ol hinesville would get a lick like that on ESPN

Puttin In The Work

Hit the track yesterday to start working on getting back to where I was before I hurt my toe. Didnt do too much just knocked out two warm-up laps then started stretching. It was actually the first time ive run on the track since i was out. Felt pretty good, I just have to build my lungs back up, cross country helped me develop alot of endurance this year too bad I gotta go through that again, I think I might hit up a 20-30 minute run in the morning. But back to yesterday, stretched and knocked out my drills broke a sweat lol. Then I set the hurdles up on the reg. marks and 5-stepped working on form and keeping everything tight with my hips up and staying on my toes. Being out for a lil while helped everything sink in that my coach had been telling me about during the season. The workout went like this 5x5 36' hurdles, 3x5 39', and like 4/5 over the 42's. Finished up and knew that I had to do something to see where i was at with my speedwork so i knocked out a 150 for form and control. If I wasnt just getting back on the track I'd be getting away with murder with that workout.

Hit tha weightroom today but my body was just feening for the track but I stayed away to give my legs a lil rest so that i can gradually get back on the track everday.

Liu Xiang Training

Since I didnt log anything for today i figured id post the most essential aspects of athletics PRACTICE BABY! To be the best you have to practice like you want to be the best.

GOD OF WAR II

I know that this is my third post of the night but hey! this one is probably the best one in my opinion. I got home and chilled with my homeboi Mike and I look over my shoulder and see the game and ask him what its about. I thought it was like a mortal combat type game and Im really not into those Im more into the Madden and what-not. So he was like you gotta borrow it and see for yourself. Well.............for the past 3-4 nights Ive been up til around 4 in the morning playing this game. OMG its probably the best thing since GTA I love it and i just cant get enough. Its so gruesome and just reminds me of 300 (a great movie if i may say so) you slay everything from wolves to huge cyclopses. Not to mention ITS TWO DISCS I have yet to begin, this so far has been one of the highlights of my summer break. Anyone who's reading this should definately check this game out....5 STARS BABY!

Polo Black

Ive been checking for a new cologne on the net and ebay lately and Im real interested in scooping up the polo black. Told my mom about it and she told me she saw an ad in a magazine and pulled back the lil flap and thought the scent was great. She usually knows what shes talking about when cologne is the topic, so i think im definately going to try and get a good little deal for it. Right now im rockin tha Pleasures for men by Estee Lauder and Perry Ellis 360 red for men. Both have turned heads and got me compliments from females my age and a little older so its always nice to be fresh and have a fresh cologne that has the women wanting to get a lil closer lol. GOTTA STAY FRESH! But if anyone has any suggestion or opinions on the cologne hit me up and let me know.

Checked out my visitor counter on the blog the other day and saw that some people actually stop by to check out the nonsense i write on here lol. So i figured since I've been reading everyone elses blogs and been entertained in the process its about time that i put something out here for the of yo who stop by. Ive been home for about 5 days now from school for the summer. I plan on heading back up to ATL to start training again with a track club there that has a very strong core of hurdlers. HOPEFULLY I get that opportunity because im dying to get back into shape and back to competing, I need it so much, the hurdles are like my drugs and im feening. I just started back running in the grass last week and i could tell i need to start working on my conditioning so that when i make it back to Atlanta i have a lil bit of a base. This week has been mostly me chilling at home and the going to the weight room and the track when it cools off.

Its great to see results from lifting while ive been out. Im beginning to get a lil bigger and i definately feel alot stronger. Visual results for the ladies are by far the best lol. But the self-satisfaction is the best feeling. My mom came and scooped me up last friday from school and we stopped to see the boys state track meet prelims. These kids have alot of talent but it seems that the talent pool has gone done just a lil in alot of the sprints since i graduated last year. The hurdles were a whole different story tho, its a kid from ATL that ran 13.88 i believe. Hopefully he'll be one of the guys i get the chance to train with this summer. He's only about 17 so that means he has a hell of a future ahead of him. Its nice to be home chillin with my two homebois and just being able to relax.

Been reading a journal that D.O. (David Oliver Check the link at the bottom) had done while he was in college it was pretty kool to see what a day in the life of a collegiate hurdler other than myself was like. Ive also been checking between him and bramlett on the coverage from the Doha meet they had the opportunity to hit up last week. Im fascinated with all of it because they are living out my dreams and i get a first hand experience through their blogs ITS GREAT. Hopefully one day ill be able to do the same for someone like myself, it would be awesome, to travel and run the hurdles two things i love dearly in my life. So much for this blog, i will be back later tho because my days are filled with a whole bunch of nothing so it would be nice to work on my writing here lol.

Almost Over

Classes are finally out and finals begin next week, I can surely say that this year has been one to remember, from my first encounter with the rigorous life of a cross country runner to learning so much about myself and my hurdling. Speaking of the hurdling, just this week i started getting back into the whole MODE. I can really tell that the work in the weight room while i was out along with mental strengthening and minor adjustments made in my form before and after i injured my foot are really starting to fall into place. I think it will take a while for it all to set in but I have all the time in the world...I just plan on using the summer to make the official move back on the track lol. Its going to be hard with conditioning all over again but its all worth the ability to just be able to run and improve my times. Now its time to head back home for a while and endulge in the summer fun until i make my way back to atlanta and start putting in the work in late May early June.