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 *Count-Down For Finishing Kick*

Athletes should know the number of strides/strokes they will have left once they reach the finishing kick stage of their race.

 *Vaseline for Spike Removal*

Place a container of petroleum jelly in your spike bag as a reminder to use it a spike lubricant.
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 *Split Calculations-The Siri Factor*

An easier way to add or subtract units of time.

 *200m Track - Make Your Own*

Instructions for constructing a 200m track in a field or playground area, using three people, in only about one hour.

 *Hurdles - Make from PVC Tubing*

Instructions for constructing homemade hurdles from PVC tubing.

 *Hurdles - Improve PVC Hurdles*

Tips to make your homemade PVC hurdles more useful.

 *Relay Batons - How to Make*

Broom handles, PVC tubing, and weighted paper towel rolls can all be used as makeshift relay batons.
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 *Hurdles from Pizza Boxes*

Pizza boxes tilted on edge make excellent barriers for students learning basic hurdling skills. They are also good plyometric barriers.

 *Little Thieves Running Game*

A four-team running contest that develops sprinting ability and sports vision.

 *Olympic False Start Rule Revisited*

The existing IAAF false start threshold is probably too slow.

 *Post-Exercise Pulse Rate Estimates*

Heart rates measured after exercise under-estimate the levels actually reached during exercise. Add 10 bpm for immediate measurements and 20 bpm if measured after a 15-second delay.
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 *400m- Pacing & Predictors*

The optimal race pattern for the 400m, and a formula for predicting 400m potential.

 *400m-Pacing Tables for Indoors*

A system for developing and monitoring 400m pace during the early indoor season.

 *400m Rhythm Workout*

A workout which prepares 400m runners for rhythm and race pace by running a lap in 100m increments.
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 *800m: Cut-In Tactics*

The most efficient cut-in path for a runner in an outside lane of the 800m is a tangent to the far curve of the track.
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