One of the keys to being a great sprinter, Donovan Bailey was saying recently, can seem like a paradox. Among the outside-the-box training strategies Pfaff prescribed for Bailey pre-Atlanta: Ten-second bursts of one-legged sprints done on a stationary bike. “It was a workout that allowed my body to stay fast and allow my nervous system to stay primed without risking further injury,” Bailey said. Around 60 metres, Bailey was third behind Trinidad’s Ato Boldon and Namibia’s Frankie Fredericks. By 70 metres, Bailey said, “I literally knew I’d won.”He won, in part, thanks to what Pfaff called a “near miracle” rehab job.

Source: thestar July 27, 2021 09:00 UTC