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17-08-2008, 10:05 AM | #1 | ||
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How easy does this guy make a 9.68 look. what time could he post if he actually raced all the way to the line instead of being the typical showpony sprinter for the last 20m.
Can he replicate the great carl lewis and do the 100 - 200 double. maybe even get to johnsons WR of 19.32! jamaicans sure know how to build a sprinter thats for sure. once again Asafa Powell chokes on the big stage too. |
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17-08-2008, 10:12 AM | #2 | ||
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I stayed up and watched it last night, pretty impressive.
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17-08-2008, 10:15 AM | #3 | ||
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He was so far in front he taunted the field and still got a world record, incredible !
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17-08-2008, 10:21 AM | #4 | ||
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He made a 9.6 look completely plausable.
Absolutely incredible athletic performance, and it was worth staying up for. His little celebration jig was gold to...
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17-08-2008, 10:25 AM | #5 | ||
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He should have done a cartwheel
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17-08-2008, 10:42 AM | #6 | ||
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stupid channel 7. never give you the times that its on. had to wait till this morning to see the replay.
that man is unreal he was scaryingly fast. i think his height is what does it and them long legs. wouldnt look outta place playing basketball.
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17-08-2008, 11:12 AM | #7 | ||
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I could not believe made the rest look like amatuers
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17-08-2008, 06:13 PM | #8 | ||
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I saw him in the semis, incredible athlete - switched off with 20 to go and still put in a 9.8. At least he's not as obnoxious as the usual American 100m sprinter who starts doing laps after they win a 100m sprint.
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17-08-2008, 06:32 PM | #9 | ||
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i was watching this guy on tv in the pub friday night and man he can move!, also one of my mates ask a question i struggled to answer, does he accelerate faster over 100m than a car?
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17-08-2008, 06:46 PM | #10 | ||||
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I cant wait for the Jamicans 4 x 100m relay to spank the USA's butt out of the stadium and break there WR.
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17-08-2008, 06:58 PM | #11 | ||
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Very very fast indeed.
Isnt there a lot of 'Geeing' up and 'pshycing' the competition aswell good for a laugh
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17-08-2008, 07:05 PM | #12 | |||
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Not a chance maybe a hybrid or truck to 30kph But a quick factory car can do 0-100 in 4seconds (some faster) and 400meters in under 10seconds Also the record for the fastest 400m in a car is 3 seconds so it probly took the car 1sec to do 100m |
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17-08-2008, 07:17 PM | #13 | ||
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I too watched the final live, and he's a bolt alright. Seems like a real character but is not obnoxoius like past sprinters from the US.
Watched him qualify too and he was just as impressive.. basically jogged and got a 9.9 The guy could do a 9.5, if he actual gets around to running a 100m! |
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17-08-2008, 07:27 PM | #14 | |||
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Well are we putting the sprinter up against a normal car or a top fueler for the 100m sprint? It would still be very few and far between factory cars that can do 400m in under 10 secs. Which car was it that done the quarter mile (400m) in 3 seconds? |
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17-08-2008, 07:34 PM | #15 | ||
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Love watching the running about the only event that interists me, and he is just freakishly fast, great to watch.
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17-08-2008, 07:42 PM | #16 | ||||
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17-08-2008, 08:02 PM | #17 | ||
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Still wouldn't have a chance against a normal or fairly slow car over 100. But comparing to cars is pretty stupid, he is ridiculously fast for a human.
The one thing that I hate about him though is how he switches off, who cares if you've won comfortably? You should still put in 110% the whole way. It comes off very arrogant and doesn't show his full potential.
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17-08-2008, 08:18 PM | #18 | ||
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The stride on this bloke is amazing, his one step is equal to 1.5 or so of everyone else
His start was a bit off the others but once he hit his stride he took off. He would of done 9.65 if he didnt turn side on and drop his arms before the finish. I remember Ben Johnson did a 9.79 and won by a mile and he got done for the roids in Seoul. It shows just how far they have come since then with training routines |
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17-08-2008, 08:19 PM | #19 | ||
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He really bolted didn't he?
I gave a bit of thought to the car comparo and he wouldn't be too far behind a slow car over 100m. Assuming an average 1/8 mile (200m) time being 2/3 of a car's given quarter mile time, a 15 second car will cover 200m in 10 seconds. Further assuming the first 100m will be 2/3 of the 1/8 time this gives around 6.7 seconds for the first 100. This ties in pretty well with some of my timeslips for 330ft, 660ft, and quarter mile splits. Now let's consider a slow car...21 sec quarter mile for ease of numbers. 2/3 of that is 14 seconds to 200m, and 2/3 of that is around 9.3 seconds for a standing 100. So it appears a 21 second car would only just barely peg him back before the line, any shorter (like a 50m race) and the man would win.
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17-08-2008, 08:39 PM | #20 | |||||
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17-08-2008, 08:42 PM | #21 | ||||
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A 9.5 would be like a BA XR6 that does a quater in say 14.2 doing one in 8.5 the next time out it aint going to happen. He is a super freak though and great to watch. Id love him to break the 200m WR of 19.32 that has stood up to the test for a while now. :
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17-08-2008, 10:45 PM | #22 | ||
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anyone got a link to the race?
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17-08-2008, 10:50 PM | #23 | ||
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There been a couple but that keep getting pulled for copyright infrigement
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17-08-2008, 10:59 PM | #24 | ||
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18-08-2008, 06:08 AM | #25 | ||
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Very fast man indeed. He is probably used to training with a big Rasta hat on his head and a big fat scooby hanging out the mouth, so take them away and that's some major weight loss ..lol. Check out the gold runners this bloke wears too, amazing.
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18-08-2008, 07:13 AM | #26 | ||
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Somebody needs to get a picture of him crossing the finishing line with the gratuitous line, "V-TEC just kicked in, Yo!"
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18-08-2008, 08:26 AM | #27 | ||
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above video has been disabled. China have it on lock mate... quite annoying actually
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18-08-2008, 08:37 AM | #28 | |||
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18-08-2008, 03:19 PM | #29 | ||
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So to quoin the phrase "he did the BOLT". lol
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18-08-2008, 03:22 PM | #30 | ||
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the man is an animal
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