Tyson Gay Update: Five Weeks of Training, story from Orlando Sentinel, note by Larry Eder

The care and development of the world’s second fastest 100 meter runner (and fifth fastest at 200 meters), 9.69 and 19.58, Tyson Gay, is in the hands on one Lance Brauman. Lance is a fine coach, who has had much success with sprinters, and jumpers. RBR has had the privilege to observe workouts last year, and to see Tyson develop over the past half decade.

Tyson Gay, photo by PhotoRun.net

Tyson Gay is a tough competitor. And all of the eyes of the US will be upon him at the US Olympic Trials, coming up June 22-July 1, in Eugene, Oregon. It is the job of Lance Brauman to get Tyson prepared, keep him healthy and help him reach his peak for London 2012.

After five weeks of training, Tyson is gently getting on the track. Makes sense. Lots of muscle memory there, but, at the age of 30, Tyson Gay has to focus his talents on key races, and that is what he seems to be doing. We wish him luck this year.

A very nicely done article and update on Tyson Gay and Lance, can be found today in the Orlando Sentinel, with this link: http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-03-30/sports/os-tyson-gay-olympic-preparation-20120330_1_beijing-olympics-usain-bolt-medal.

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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