legacy of speed is a series about the transformation of a track program at san jose state in the 19 sixties. The show features conversations with olympic athletes, sports journalists, performance coaches and documentarians. You'll hear from some of the best runners of all time, tommy smith, john carlos, lee evans. Listen and subscribe for free to ten % happier on apple podcast potify or wherever you find your favorite podcass hello.
Sharing a new Pushkin show, Legacy of Speed. When two Black sprinters raised their fists in protest at the 1968 Olympic Games, it shook the world. More than 50 years later, the ripple effects of their activism are still felt. Host Malcolm Gladwel tells the stories of the runners who took a stand, and the coaches and mentors who helped make them fast enough — and brave enough — to change the world.
In this episode, we hear how coach Bud Winter took what he learned from working with fighter pilots in World War II and created a system for training sprinters at San Jose State. His “Relax and Win” methods used breathing, visualization and other unconventional coaching techniques to create a powerhouse track program. Another thing that made him unique at the time? His focus on recruiting Black athletes to a mostly white school.
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