Track and Field Links Page

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The following links connect to web sites which athletes and coaches should find useful. If you know of other sites that would be of interest, please send them to

Link Categories

Coaching Advice / Event Specific web sites

• Reciprocal Links with Dr. Track
• General Coaching Advice
• International and National Organizations / Governing Bodies
• Sprints
• National Media
• Hurdles
• Newspapers of New York State
• WNY Television Stations
• Pole Vault
• WNY Radio Stations
• High Jump
• Publications
• Throws
• High School Sites
• Middle Distance/ Distance
• Major High School Meets
• Multievents - Heptathlon and Decathlon
• Track and Field Statistics Sites
• Racewalk
• International / National Athletes

Reciprocal Links with Dr. Track

• Runnersweb
• BuffaloRunners.com
• Dan Kaplan's Run-Down Site
• CoachesEducation.com
• Staten Island Runner
• Track and Field World
• Team Decathlon
• Section 6 Runs

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International and National Organizations / Governing Bodies Links

• IAAF - International Association of Athletics Federations. The world's governing body for track & field and cross-country.
• Sydney 2000 Olympics Training Site
• Sydney 2000 T&F Training Site A list of links to training and athletic web sites.
• The International Olympic Committee The Official site.
• EAA European Athletics Federation
• Olympic Games through time!

NCAA Sites

• NCAA - collegiate athletics in the USA
• NCAA Championships - Results of all NCAA Championships
• NCAA Clearinghouse - Information on NCAA Eligibility Center (formerly the NCAA Clearinghouse). All athletes who want to compete at the NCAA Division I or Division II levels MUST register with the NCAA Clearinghouse.
• NCAA Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete - From the NCAA.

USATF Sites

• United States Olympic Committee (USOC)
• USATF - The United States' governing body for track & field and cross-country.
• USATF- Niagara (Niagara Association of USA Track & Field)
• USA Track & Field National Race Walk Web Site
• Road Running Information Center The National Center for long distance running records.

Other US Sites

• AAU - Amateur Athletic Union national website

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National Media

• Track and Field News - The Bible of Track and Field since 1948.
• Runner's World Online.
• American Track & Field. and American Track & Field Athlete
• DoIt Sports
• ESPNet Sportszone
• SportsLine USA
• ePodismo (Italian)
• Race Results Weekly
• Sportec (Espana)
• Sporting Images
• Sports Illustrated
• Trackwire

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Newspapers of New York State

• Albany
• Amsterdam
• Auburn
• Binghamton
• Buffalo
• Corning
• Elmira
• Geneva (Finger Lakes Times
• Glens Falls
• Hornell
• Jamestown
• Middletown
• Newsday
• N.Y. Daily News
• N.Y. Post
• Norwich
• Olean
• Oneonta
• Plattsburgh
• Rochester
• Saranac
• Saratoga
• Schenectady
• Staten Island
• Syracuse
• Troy

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WNY Television Stations

• Buffalo/ Niagara Falls
• Rochester
• Syracuse
• Binghamton
• Ithaca

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WNY Radio Stations

• Buffalo/ Niagara Falls
• Rochester
• Syracuse
• Binghamton
• Ithaca

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Publications

• ESPN SportsZone
• Trackwire - especially good collegiate coverage
• RunnersWorld
• Track and Field News Magazine - the Bible of the Sport
• Do It Sports
• The Running Network
• Running Research News
• Running Research News second site
• Trackmeets.com -- Site of Web broadcasts of Track &smp; Field meets
• American Track & Field Magazine - free publication for coaches
• Inside Texas Running - good tabloid for road-racing
• Youth Runner Magazine
• Peak Performance Online - "A sport science website devoted to improving stamina, strength, fitness and treatment of sports injury."
• The Running Network -A national marketing organization and clearinghouse for major regional and specialized running magazines in the US
• Athletics Magazine, Canada
• Runnersweb
• The Running page
• Trackcity
• About.com on T & F
• The Running Network.
• Do It Sports.
• American Track & Field
• Chicago's Amateur Athlete - Chicago's Running & Multisport magazine.
• CNN/SI Athletics - Very informative site, updated daily.
• Cross Country Journal - Print catalog dedicated to improving the sport of Cross Country.
• Eurosport - European sports coverage -- Track and Field like no other! Includes their broadcast schedule.
• Fast Track Online - Monthly newsletter for runners and race directors, plus several other features.

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High School Sites

• National Federation of State High School Associations
• National Scholastic Foundation web site
• Alaska School Activities Association (ASAA)
• California Interscholastic Federation
• Colorado High School Activities Association
• Connecticut Association of Schools (CASCIAC) Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference.
• Florida High School Activities Association (FHSAA) Nice image map directory of U.S. high school associations.
• Illinois High School
• Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Responsible for organizing and running secondary schools competitions in Jamaica.
• National High School Coaches Association
• New York State Sports Writers
• New York State Public HS Athletic Association
• Foot Locker National Cross Country Championships
• Footlocker North East Region
• Footlocker Midwest Regional
• FootLocker South Regional
• Footlocker West Region
• Empire State Games
• New York State Athletic Administrators Association
• Armory T&F Center
• New York Suffolk Track Coaches Association
• Texas Track and Field
• Dyestat
• NYSPHSAA, Section 5 (Genesee Valley)
• NYSPHSAA, Section 6 (Western New York)

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Canadian Track and Field Sites

• Athletics Canada Canada's Track and Field Sport Governing Body.
• Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) - Ontario, Canada.
• Ontario Track and Field Association -Ontario, Canada.
• Canadian Olympic Association (COA)
• Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) - Organization for the establishment of education, training, and ethical standards for coaches in Canada.

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Scientific Sports Sites

• Team Oregon Pace Wizard -Compute effort based paces and pulse rates for training and races
• Target Heart Rate Calculator
• Cross Country and Running Analysis -Track calculators, tables, points and more.
• Metric/English Distance System
• New Track Calculator
• SportsMed Web - endurance-related
• The Physician and Sportsmedicine Online
• Dr. Pribut's Running Injuries Page
• Fitness Partner Connnection - great activity calorie calculator
• Iliotibial Band Syndrome Page - everything you ever wanted to know about IBS, a running injury in the knee area
• Running Journal - Monthly, serving the Southeastern U.S. with events listings, results, columns, and more.
• Peak Performance Technologies - Motion Measurement and Biomechanics Systems.

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General Coaching Advice

• CoachesEducation.com This site has articles on coaching all of the Track and Field events and all aspects of thoery and training for the sport. This is an excellent site and well worth visiting.
• International Athletics Coaches Network
• Sports Coach Coaching and training by Brian Mackenzie - Senior UK Athletics Coach.
• Jeff Devlin Human Performance Engineering "Premium Coaching for Endurance Sports."
• Speed for Sport Coaching advice and fundamentals.
• The Running Enclave "In-person and online coaching service dedicated to fostering the development of runners, walkers, and fitness enthusiasts of all ages and abilities." Also known as the Reebok Enclave.
• Coach MadDog Bytes Free no-hype running assistance and support from a nationally certified running coach.
• Anaerobic Management Online coaching service for runners.
• Coaching Science Abstracts - Monthly scientific training articles.
• Marco Steybe - Track & Field - Lots of info on all event groups.

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Sprints

Hurdles

• Hurdles
• Hurdling: Tricks of the Trade - Tons of Great Advice on Drills, and Weight Training!
• The Hurdle Page - A personal-style homepage showing appreciation and love of the sport.
• Hurdle - USA A really informative site on training sessions, hurdle times and stride patterns

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Pole Vault

• USA Pole Vault Academy
• Brian Risk Performance
• Advantage Athletics Pole Vault Many PV resources
• Vault World the premier page for pole vaulters

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High Jump

• High Jump World - really nice site, definitely recommended for high jump enthuisiasts

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Multievents - Heptathlon and Decathlon

• Multievents Calculator from USATF - enter performances and find out your decathlon or heptathlon score.
• Team Decathlon
• Combined Events Canada Page. Just what it says.

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Throws

• hammerthrow.com This site is managed by Hal Connolly, one of America's hammer throwing greats.
• CanThrow - Canadian Throwers page; lots of good stuff here for throwers
• The Ring -- A Thrower's Page message board
• The Long & Strong Throwers Journal Cool site for throwers.
• The Throwers Page -Shot, Discus, Hammer, Javelin..get your info. here
• Coaching the Throwing Events -Check out this great site by Brian Wasson

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Middle Distance/ Distance

• Training for 400-800 m
• Post Collegiate Distance Runner's Survival Guide
• Post Collegiate Distance Runner's Survival Guide PDF file from USATF
• Running Free - Widgets and advice for distance runners.
• Track Training: Ideas for 100m-1500m - by Steve Bennett, emphasizes the 800m.

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Race Walk

• USA Track & Field National Race Walk Web Site
• Dave's World Class Racewalking - Dave McGovern's great site for racewalking
• Racewalk West - Racewalking site from British Columbia
• Racewalk International News, statistics and biographies of the top walkers in the world.

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Major High School Meets

• Nike Indoor Classic Link -- Conducted by the National Scholastic Sports Foundation (NSSF)
• National Scholastic Indoor Meet -- Conducted by The Metropolitan Association of USA Track &and Field
• Golden West Invitational - major HS invitational held in June in Sacramento, CA
• Dartmouth Relays
• Millrose Games
• Simplot Games
• Arcadia Invite
• Penn Relays
• Golden South Invitational
• Buffalo - Universiade '93

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Track and Field Statistics Sites

• The Athletics Statistics Page A page that contains links to the best Statistics Sites on the web.
• A.T.F.S. Home Page - The Home Page of the Association of Track and Field Statisticians.
• Cross-Country and Running Analysis Page - very interesting Purdy and Hungarian table calculators; distance statisics
• Alltime Athletics -- World Wide Track & Field Statistics Online - all-time top 25 lists, WR progressions, cool decathlon and heptathlon scoring app - enter marks and get a score
• Bob Sparks's Home Page European Records Progression, UK records, conversion tables for throws and much more.
• World all time lists All time best performances and yearly all time lists.
• Best All-time Performances A site with the all-time lists of Track & Field events.
• Tilastopaja OY Lists, International results, records and other stats can be found here.
• Track and Field Links Links to everything about Athletics: news, statistics, competitions, training, clubs, special pages and much more. Great work.
• About: T & F Links Maybe the most complete T&F links site. If you can't find something here, try it!
• Links to Track & Field - Anything and everything you want to know about T&F.
• The German Track and Field Federation.

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International / National Athletes

• Donovan Bailey. The official page of the man himself.
• The Jesse Owens Foundation

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