Coach Winter and John Carlos from the 1960s or early '70s.
a Canadian masters sprinter and blogger (at
speedendurance.com), has been working to revive the wisdom of
Bud Winter, the legendary coach at Speed City in the 1950s and 1960s — San Jose State. Bud coached
Lee Evans, Tommie Smith, John Carlos and
Ronnie Ray Smith — among many other stars. Jimson writes: “His famous book ‘So You Want to be a Sprinter’ will be released in the next 30 days. First edition was 1956 and second in 1973 so a 3rd edition is long overdue. The book is written in simple terms, and great for self-coached
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masters runners who remember the works of
Bud Winter. I am honored to be the technical editor for this book. Not much was changed other than some of the names, terminology, and metrics/imperial distances.”
Check out the book site. Jimson adds: “(Bud) has a great rare audio that includes (coaching icon)
Arthur Lydiard. Long distance folks will really love this audio. It’s over 3 hours long and great for those stuck in traffic during long commutes! I was so inspired I went out for a long 20 minute run!”
Here’s where to buy the audio.
May 28, 2010
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This tribute to one of the greatest sprint coaches of all time is long overdue; Bud Winter was well ahead of his time and many of his drills and ideas are still used today, I have a copy of “So you want to be a sprinter” and it is an excellent source of information complete with training schedules.
When you have Glen Mills, Dan Pfaff, Loren Seagrave, Frank Dick (UK), & Kevin Young endorse the book, you know it’s good!
Great website. I was coached by two of Bud Winter’s athletes in San Jose in the 90’s. Little did I know at the time the great wisdom being taught to me. Coach Winter’s principle and philosphy was way ahead of his time.
here’s Speed City now…. 🙁
http://trackinfo.org/HostTrackPics/SJSU.html
The track is in worse shape today and sometimes used as overflow parking lot for graduation cererony or the minor league baseball. It is a real shame.
wow…it seems ” planet of apes ” like. such a history of storied athletes…what happened …? i can’t believe that my seton hall university here in nj is eliminating their mens and womens track and field teams. a program that produced andy stanfield in the 50’s, coached by the legendary johnny gibson, and then brought to the limelight once again in 1972 by john moon ( still head coach,who was an instrumental part of my life…i’m still very proud to have been a member of his rookie year team ) to T: it’s so true that when we were young we didn’t realize the gifts that were bestowed on us …but there did come a time when the light switched on…that’s why we’re still here…
Thank you Mary for linking my page. I stand by my words. Its a shame that Bud Winter’s legacy, the track that bears his name, has been so mistreated. I knew that track when it was one of the best in the world. Its the site of my Mile PR, almost exactly 37 years ago; an insane 56 last lap in lane 2 most of the way after dragging my sprinter’s body through a 4:00 1320. “Lloyd (Bud) Winter” was one of the first articles I wrote for Wikipedia, though in hindsight, it looks like it needs a little more work.
Hi Andrew-
I used to run there in the 70’s when Augie was my coach. We did most of our track workouts at SJ City, but went to meets at SJSU often. Do you remember the Bruce Jenner Invitational? Anyway- the whole thing is a shame. And thanks for sharing your PR story! 56 second last lap? Not too shabby 🙂
Another good writeup on Bud Winter:
http://ramscrosscountry.blogspot.com/2008/07/relax-and-win.html
I would Like To Get So You Want To Be A Sprinter By Bud Winter The 2010 Edition And The Rocket Sprint Start
I wasn’t saying that ALL of Bud Winter’s techniques are obsolete. Indeed, he was a pioneer in developing modern sprinting. My concern was about the 1970’s era YouTube video in which he stressed extending the foreleg and pulling backward with the hamstring which places the foot strike ahead of the knee and pelvis. Most of the more recent coaching techniques have been advocating the foot strike below or slightly behind the knee and pelvis and I have written to Jimson to ask how he treats this in his 2010 update of Bud’s book.
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