Excel sheets. Word docs. Laminated printouts. Notepads. Every hurdle coach has the same patchwork of tools they've built up over the years, and they all answer pieces of the same question. The Hurdle Calculator answers it once, in one tool, for every hurdler on your roster. Enter the athlete's measurements. The tool outputs hurdle spacings, step patterns, race split targets, and workout parameters tied to their performance goal. Built originally as my internal coaching tool. Three years on the market. Zero refund requests.
Built for coaches who work with hurdlers
Youth · Middle school · High school · Club · College · Private
If you coach hurdlers at any level — and you've been piecing together hurdle math from spreadsheets, notepads, and laminated charts — this is the tool you've been improvising around.
An 11-minute walkthrough of the tool
See exactly how the program works before you buy. Every section, every feature.
Inside the Tool
Identify exactly where your hurdler is losing time
Compare goal touchdown times to actual race performance, hurdle by hurdle. The tool surfaces velocity drop-offs and split inconsistencies you can't catch by eye. Now you know which 3 hurdles to target this week.
Design workouts that target the actual weakness
Once you know what's broken, the tool gives you the practice spacings, step patterns, and unit splits the athlete needs to hit to fix it. Short hurdles, long hurdles, every event, every level.
Set practice spacings in seconds, not hours
Enter the athlete's stride length, height, and goal time. The tool outputs exact mark placements for every hurdle of every workout. Spacings evolve automatically as the athlete's PR improves.
Track injury risk before it happens
The GT/H ratio indicator flags athletes whose leg-length-to-height ratio puts them at higher risk for lower back injury during heavy lifting. A safety check most coaches don't have access to.
Manage your full hurdle squad in one place
Multiple athlete profiles with progress tracking. See average performance trends across the season. Block settings calculated from each athlete's leg length, not generic defaults.
Share analysis that travels
Generate PDF reports with embedded race video links and kinogram analysis. Email to athletes, parents, and college recruiters in two clicks. Communication tool, not just a calculator.
Built to think like a hurdle coach
Five views into the program. Every screen designed to answer the questions hurdle coaches ask every week.
Athlete Dashboard
Every metric for every hurdler in one view. Performance goals across all hurdle events, personal bests, segmented split times, biomechanical risk indicators, and block settings calculated from individual leg length.
Race Analysis
Compare race performance to goal times hurdle by hurdle. Velocity, touchdown times, and step patterns visualized in one chart. Surfaces drop-offs you can't catch by eye.
Short Hurdle Workouts
3-step, 5-step, and 3/5 step workouts calculated automatically based on the athlete's performance goal and current ability. Every spacing, every variation, no manual math.
Long Hurdle Workouts
300H and 400H stride patterns, segmented times, and broken-rep workouts. One input, every spacing you need for both practice and race-specific training.
Built-in Video Tutorials
11 video tutorials accessible from the program home screen. Every feature, walked through. Coaches at any technical level can be using the tool effectively in under an hour.
From the meet to the practice plan
One workflow, three steps. Built around how hurdle coaches actually work.
Capture splits at the meet.
Use Dartfish Mobile, OneForm, or any video timing app on your phone or tablet to record accurate hurdle splits during competition. No special hardware required.
Enter the data.
Type the splits, athlete measurements, and race information into the Hurdle Calculator. Single-page form, takes under a minute. 11 video tutorials walk you through every feature on first launch.
Coach with data — and share it.
The tool outputs targeted workouts, practice spacings, race analysis, and goal-based projections. Generate PDF reports with embedded race video links to email parents, athletes, or college recruiters in two clicks.
Reports that travel with your athlete
Every analysis you do becomes a shareable PDF. Cumulative times, splits, air time, trail leg cycle, ground contact time — all on one page, color-coded for the people who'll read it.
Clickable video links inside the PDF take parents and recruiters directly to the race footage you analyzed. Add kinogram analysis to walk through technique frame-by-frame.
Your athlete keeps a record of their progress. Their parents understand what the coaching means. College recruiters get film-grade evaluation without needing a coaching background to read it.
Sample PDF report — high school athlete, 5H race analysis with kinogram and clickable video links.
Three years on the market. Zero refund requests.
Used by coaches at every level — from high school to elite.
“3 meets into the season, already reaping the hurdle calculator program's benefits. I have a group of 13 hurdlers: 4 lifetime PRs, 10/12 have dropped their 100/110H or 300H in each meet. Programming has become much more focused. Thanks, Coach!”
“I like where you have gone with this tool. Nice job, Justin.”
“One of the key training tools that helped my hurdles drop seconds in their races. If you want your hurdlers to get better, don't waste time. Get this calculator.”
“Helps with workout planning — spacing, drills, evaluating performances — for various skill levels quickly and easily. A real game changer with practice effectiveness.”
“I don't have to calculate the distances for workouts anymore. They are already there for me. This program is the bomb. It is loaded.”
“Takes the guessing out of setup and saves so much time. Love it.”
What you need to run it
- Microsoft Excel 2016 or later (desktop version, not Excel for the web)
- Windows 10/11 or macOS 10.14+
- Compatible with Windows tablets (Surface, etc.) when Excel is installed
- 50MB disk space
- Macros must be enabled (the welcome guide walks you through this in 30 seconds)
The Hurdle Calculator requires the desktop version of Microsoft Excel. The web version of Excel and Google Sheets are not supported.
What's Included
Performance Estimator Tool
Predict 100m, 200m, and 400m times from a 30m fly time. Useful for any coach with sprinters or 400m runners on the roster, not just hurdlers. Included free with every purchase.
Common Questions
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Stop doing hurdle math by hand. Start coaching with data.
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