Who the heck is Michael Johnson?
The best 200/400 meter sprinter in the history of the sport of track & field. Johnson’s progressions through the ranks of track and field were swift and stunning! A dual event world champion, the likes of which were never seen before, Johnson surpassed legends and surged to the top of record books of years gone by. During the summer of 1990, his first year as a professional, Johnson won thirteen consecutive 200 meter races. Obtaining the six fastest 200m times recorded for the year, he secured the number one world ranking. He also defeated the world’s best 400m sprinters by running four sub 45 second races. Johnson’s decision to run both the 200 and 400 meter sprints came mostly out of the training program developed by his coach, Clyde Hart, at Baylor. In an effort to enhance speed and strength, and to avoid leg injuries which hindered Johnson over the past year, Hart devised a simple strategy for the spring of 1990: Johnson was to mostly run relays. “Running both events fit pe
