I owe a lot of my success to my high school coaches Jason Brader and Bill Hurst. Yeah they kicked my ass everyday on the track, but they also believed in my abilities and never allowed me to give anything less than 100%.

Brader, who’s now a leading sports performance coach, posted a pretty cool article about my high school days to his website: http://fasstperformance.com/2012/05/23/legacy-of-champions/

hurdlecrew asked: Hey! so next year im going to be a senior gaaahhhh! and captain of the track team, i want to run D1 track i do the 110's and was wondering what kind of time i would have to run to make a team

First figure out which colleges you would like to go to. Then check their team rosters for 110 hurdlers and do some research to find out what those guys were running in high school.

It’s also always a good idea to contact college coaches and let them know a little bit about yourself. If you let them know that you’re a hard working individual with a good head on your shoulders, they’ll be a lot more likely to give you shot.

trackstar-kidd asked: Hey, I'm a high school Junior with a dream to one day run on a Professional Level. What would you recommend i start doing now to ready myself. I'm training hard everyday as well as trying to stay healthy.

Make sure whichever college you choose has everything you need to prosper from an academia, socialization, and athletics standpoint. Do a lot of research on the school, track coaches, and team environment to make sure it’s a good fit for you and your goals. From there, your athletic focus should always be on performing well at conference, regionals, and nationals. Those are the meets with the most merit and ability to put you in the spotlight.

But for now, just run hard and take care of yourself by doing things like ice bathing, sleeping right, and seeing a chiropractor as often as you can.

Today’s Workout: 150, 250, 450. I think my times were around 16.5, 29.0, and 56.0 with around eight minutes rest between each. Not too hard of a workout, but at the same time, not one you look forward to getting into either.

Oldie but goodie that I’ve been playing all week.

fasthealthystrong asked: I find it absolutely wild that I'm a (possible) olympic athlete... you're one of my inspirations!

Thanks, that’s really cool to hear.

tumifromjoburg asked: You did great in Shanghai last week! Good luck w/ the Olympics trials

Thanks, I appreciate that!

Shanghai, China

China: Video of my race at the 2012 Shanghai Diamond League meet. My legs felt like bricks from the long travel and just waking up a couple hours before the race started. But besides all that, the race went well and gave me a good indication of what adjustments I need to make before Olympic Trials.