New Past Features Page http://www.caribbeantracklife.com/back-issues en-us Virtual Webbing RSS Feed Generator (http://www.virtualwebbing.com/) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:00:36 GMT What's Behind Jamaica's Sprinting Prowess? Jamaica’s sprinting tradition or evolution can be traced back almost 60 years, since 1952 when the quartet of Herb McKenley, George Rhoden, Arthur Wint and Les Laing set the stadium in Helsinki on fire by breaking the world record in the 4x400m relay. The country’s performance reached a zenith at the 29 th Olympiad and elicited responses of shock and disbelief.
Why are Jamaicans dominating in sprint events at the international level?
]]> http://www.caribbeantracklife.com/Past-features/2008/12/1/what-s-behind-jamaica-s-sprinting-prowess Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:52:00 GMT http://www.caribbeantracklife.com/Past-features/2008/12/1/what-s-behind-jamaica-s-sprinting-prowess Rachael Irving Bahamian Golden Girl Ends Stellar Career After a colorful track career that spanned some 20 years and which included winning one Carifta championship, five NAIA championships, five NCAA championships, two World Athletic Championships medals (gold and bronze), the ultimate dream of every track athlete: two Olympic Games medals (silver and gold) and multiple injuries, Bahamian Golden Girl Savatheda Fynes has decided to quit running. ]]> http://www.caribbeantracklife.com/Past-features/2008/12/1/bahamian-golden-girl-ends-stellar-career Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:36:00 GMT http://www.caribbeantracklife.com/Past-features/2008/12/1/bahamian-golden-girl-ends-stellar-career Desmond G. Palmer Spice Island ¼-Miler Leaves UA in fine form After capping off her University of Alabama (UA) career in impressive form, Grenadian quarter-miler Trish Bartholomew went on to represent her country in the 400m at the Beijing Olympics in August and placed fifth in round one of the heats in 52.88 secs. ]]> http://www.caribbeantracklife.com/Past-features/2008/11/30/spice-island-188-miler-leaves-ua-in-fine-form Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:19:00 GMT http://www.caribbeantracklife.com/Past-features/2008/11/30/spice-island-188-miler-leaves-ua-in-fine-form Desmond G. Palmer