An investment in knowledge pays the best interest...
December 13 by Brad Yewer
“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.” -Red Adair As we aim to professionalize our sport we must first take action to professionalize ourselves. We have spent too much time costing ourselves the future we are destined for by refusing to educate ourselves and demand changes to make athlete friendly improvements to our sport. We are still in the process of defining what it means to be a “Professional Track & Fiel...
January 6 by Brad Yewer
Happy 2012 with just short of 6 months until the Olympic trials it is officially crunch time! With my summer being cut short I began my training August 29th which puts me at 19 weeks into training this week. I am still in sunny Miami Florida with Amy Deem training at the University of Miami. Fall training went well and I am looking forward to the indoor season to use as preparation for the outdoor season. We took a more traditional approach this fall pulling out some workouts from my col...
August 16 by Brad Yewer
Last week a great opportunity fell into my lap at just the right time. BP America an official USOC sponsor heading into 2012 brought me to New Orleans the the AAU Junior Olympic Games and it was such a wonderful time. With over 14,000 entries it now has the title of largest track meet in the US. Being there was a great reminder of what it was like to be a kid running track. It was so much fun to get to travel to a new place. The goal was simple run as fast as you can and have fun. Wallace, Lolo...
Olympian shares her challenges on quest for gold
May 25 by Brad Yewer
In a new monthly column, two-time Olympian track and field star Lauryn Williams will take readers along with her as she trains and competes her way toward the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. Full Article
Speed Diva's Racing for the Cure
April 11 by Brad Yewer
When the girls started talking about wearing PINK this weekend my stomach turned and I felt sick. PINK, in my opinion, is a detestable color EXCEPT when it is PINK for a cause. So when they said we were racing to bring awareness to Breast Cancer I chugged some pepto bismal ( the most disgusting shade of Pink on the planet!) and said, “LET’S DO IT!!!” I lost my Grandmother to breast cancer just before heading over to World Champs in 2005. Pretty much everyone I kno...



