Jon Barilone - 110 Hurdles vs. Rubidoux; 2002

NOTE: Apologies for the camera action; mom was never great at being just a spectator. Towards the end of the race, she forgets she's filming and is standing up to yell for me to go faster. :-P

Well, this is me and my passable four-stepping hurdle form during senior year of high school. I never did get to three-stepping but it worked. Why they had an 800-1600 runner doing hurdles in the first place is beyond me.

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[rustyspartner]

@runnerstud18 I ran 110's for Rubidoux from 89-93 and, at 6' 3", I think I took being able to three step for granted. It wasn't easy to get over those tall hurdles, even for me so I commend your efforts. My mom used to tape me, too, and she would be yelling so much the camera would jerk furiously. Bless our moms for being there to support us, though. :-)

[runnerstud18]

@rustyspartner Yes, like I mentioned in the video description, my mom was taping. And, towards the end, probably forgot she was taping. :-P

I devoted a lot of practices to trying to three-step but, being a shade under 5'9", it was difficult at best. I had to bound over the hurdles to try and keep it up and that just slowed me down.

[rustyspartner]

@TheChristGeneration Call me odd but I don't think he was taping anything, I think he was the one competing. And just because you can do four steps doesn't mean you have the power to do three. What if his legs are too short and NOT powerful enough to do three? I coached the hurdlers at Rubidoux years back and I couldn't make the same assumption you just did by just watching the video. Nice effort, though, armchair coach.

[TheChristGeneration]

Alright first of all, you started taping the track..Not the players in the mid section of the video. And I recommend you really trying for 3 steps between hurdles because if you can do 4 steps, that means you have enough power to do 3 steps. Nice video and good luck :D

[tracyshackelford]

wow...that was fast :)