- See Less -Spearmon won 200m medals at his first two trips to the World Outdoor Championships (2005, 2007) and will try to accomplish that same feat this summer in Berlin after finishing third at the 2009 USA Outdoor Championships in Eugene. During the 2008 Olympic Games 200m final in Beijing, Spearmon came roaring back from a slow start to finish third in 19.95 seconds, but was later disqualified for a lane violation, running on the inside line. Spearmon proved his versatility in 2007 by ending the season ranked in the top ten in the world by Track & Field News for the first time in the 100 meters (#10) and posting a personal best in that event of 9.96 seconds in Shanghai. Spearmon was superb in the 200 meters again in 2007, with his runner-up finish at the USA Outdoor Championships and by winning the bronze medal at the World Outdoor Championships in Osaka. Spearmon had 200m wins at the Nike Prefontaine Classic, adidas Track Classic and Reebok Grand Prix in New York, where he posted his fastest time of the season of 19.82 seconds. In 2006 he won the USA Outdoor 200m title and bettered 19.90 seconds on five occasions, moving to #3 on the all-time list with his personal best of 19.65 in Daegu. Spearmon improved his then personal best to 19.89 seconds in 2005 with his win at London, which was the fastest time in the world that season.
He capped off his tremendous 2005 campaign with his silver medal winning performance at the 2005 World Outdoor Championships, joining gold medalist Justin Gatlin, third-placer John Capel and fourth-placer Tyson Gay in a four-way USA sweep of the event. Spearmon sprinted away from an outstanding field on June 25, 2005 to successfully defend his NCAA 200m men's title in a then world-leading time of 19.91 seconds. Following his performance Spearmon announced that he would forego the remainder of his collegiate eligibility to pursue a professional running career…At the 2005 NCAA Indoor Champs, he fulfilled his potential with two American Records in the 200. He first ran 20.21 in the semifinals then improved to 20.10 in the final. Both broke the existing AR of 20.26 set by Shawn Crawford and John Capel in 2000. As a freshman, Spearmon became the first Razorback in history to win the NCAA Outdoor 200m title. He was a three-sport standout at Fayetteville HS, where he played basketball and wide receiver in football for two years. He earned all-state honors in the 100, 200, 400-meter dashes, the long (best of 7.14m/23-5) and triple (best of 13.94m/45-9) jumps, high jump (best of 1.98m/6-6) and 4x100 and 4x400-meter relay teams. He also competed in the decathlon and 300-meter hurdles. Spearmon’s father, Wallace Sr., was a two-time All-American for coach McDonnell at Arkansas and was a part of the first national championship team in 1984 as a sprinter. He was a 200m bronze medalist at the 1986 Goodwill Games and 1987 Pan American Games. He competed for Team USA at the 1987 World Outdoor Championships in Rome, Italy, and now coaches his son.
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Trying to get out of the workout, messing around with football and his coach. That's the attitude that a non-committed high schooler has, not an elite athlete. So all the people stating crazy "facts" about either distance OR sprint workouts being hard are arguing against themselves. What would you rather see, a hard-working focused effort, or a lazy attitude show-off-for-the-camera workout?
“lolol he says "yea.. we aren't like distance runners" (for recovery).. i guess he knows flotrack is mostly a distance site. and then he's like "yea.. i'd rather be doing a lot of other things."
i wonder if he's reading this..
but only like one person bashed sprinters and said distance runners work harder, and now everyone's posting stupid comments and stuff. lol.”
Obviously, d-runners need short recovery because they want to build endurance, and sprinters need long recovery because they want to build speed. Plain as the nose on your face.
I suggest you keep your twisted view on reality/training to yourself, the same as you should stop critisizing the people that outwork you 100% of the time.
and this is a true stonecold fact. i really shouldn't (even though 95% of this comment has been sarcasm) really comment upon Jr. here, he's just one sprinter of the plenty. just because he hates running doesn't mean all sprinters do.
"if flotrack could get a tyson workout you all would respect a real sprinter. I'm sure tyson doesnt around all day like spearmon does, maybe thats why keeps getting better while spearmon is starting to fall through the cracks of american sprinting."
and adam ward, stop talking, aaron mack, keep talking, your making a bit more sense.
i wonder if he's reading this..
but only like one person bashed sprinters and said distance runners work harder, and now everyone's posting stupid comments and stuff. lol.
i've learn to love them
bahahaha(please not sarcasm)
He is running a ladder and he starts 50 meters (or and additional 20% )fruther than is race distance. He then runs the intervals at about 95%.
So if you run a 1600 you would run a 2000 meter at 95% the go down the ladder from there with everything at 95%. Lets just say a 2000, 1600, 1200 and then a 1000 all at 95%....Man that sounds easy(please note sarcasm).
Thats pretty impressive.
Any distance runner that doesn't agree is just as annoying as the sprinters that don't think distance runner work hard...you are what you hate.
And yes, we're all on team T&F.
Hahaha
Good luck WS. Give it everything you got and enjoy it just as much.
Throwers are a different breed. I went to college with a bunch of Swedes and Norwegians throwers....definitely different, but they were some of the best in the country and world at the time. You got to respect it and appreciate it.
Keep up the mix Flotrack!
His legs look about eight feet long.
Slowpoke.
dont hate on sprinters just because of him. i always thought he was a loser and he kinda practices like it.
if flotrack could get a tyson workout you all would respect a real sprinter. I'm sure tyson doesnt around all day like spearmon does, maybe thats why keeps getting better while spearmon is starting to fall through the cracks of american sprinting.
right now spearmon will have to work his off to make the U.S. team.
To those who criticize "easy" sprint workouts - what would you have them do?
Sprinters call them intervals.
he just floats through those warm up drills.