WORLD RECORD OVER 100M BY THUNDER BOLT!!!
Yeah 9.76 just a few weeks ago and now this. Crazy!
I was just about to make this thread.
At 21. Christ.
Wow! Talk about making it look easy…jeez.
What an absolutely classic surname for a sprinter!
[quote]AngryVader wrote:
Wow! Talk about making it look easy…jeez.[/quote]
Totally.
All the recent drug shit has deprived me of excitement over this. Gatlin ran 9.77 dirty with two years at the top under his belt and Bolt came out of nowhere to run 9.72 cleanly? He is an absolute freak physically (makes Donovan Bailey look stumpy legged in comparison) but this is outrageous.
[quote]Neuromancer wrote:
What an absolutely classic surname for a sprinter![/quote]
I was thinking the same thing.
Looks like he’s ready for the Olympics.
What’s the general consensus regarding top sprinters nowadays? Are they almost certainly juicing?
[quote]Damici wrote:
What’s the general consensus regarding top sprinters nowadays? Are they almost certainly juicing?[/quote]
Probably, but oh well.
[quote]ukrainian wrote:
Damici wrote:
What’s the general consensus regarding top sprinters nowadays? Are they almost certainly juicing?
Probably, but oh well. [/quote]
It’s unfortunate that all sprinters get vilified for what has happened over the past 20 years. Bolt may appeared to have come out of nowhere, but he has been a tremendous 200 meter runner for some time now. At 17, he ran 19.93 for a world junior record in the 200 meters so I would go with good genetics and natural ability before drugs come to mind.
He’s just 21 years of age and the only reason he is running the 100 meters this year is at his coach’s behest. They are trying to improve his 200 meter speed and in the process found out he was an elite 100 meter man. The Jamaican Olympic trials vs. Asafa Powell should be off the chain. Beijing, with a peaking Tyson Gay in the mix will be ridiculous.
an amazing talent, my girlfriend turned to me after watching it on the news and said “I did’nt think could people really run that fast!”
I have to agree, he makes it look easy
[quote]sillybubba wrote:
ukrainian wrote:
Damici wrote:
What’s the general consensus regarding top sprinters nowadays? Are they almost certainly juicing?
Probably, but oh well.
It’s unfortunate that all sprinters get vilified for what has happened over the past 20 years. Bolt may appeared to have come out of nowhere, but he has been a tremendous 200 meter runner for some time now. At 17, he ran 19.93 for a world junior record in the 200 meters so I would go with good genetics and natural ability before drugs come to mind.
He’s just 21 years of age and the only reason he is running the 100 meters this year is at his coach’s behest. They are trying to improve his 200 meter speed and in the process found out he was an elite 100 meter man. The Jamaican Olympic trials vs. Asafa Powell should be off the chain. Beijing, with a peaking Tyson Gay in the mix will be ridiculous.
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I never accused him of taking steroids. I don’t think any coach would be dumb enough to let that happen to someone that young.
But, the whole steroid thing in sports is getting pretty annoying to hear about over and over again. I know it’s not just me thinking that.
I’ve read that he doesn’t consider himself an elite 100m runner, and is much more comfortable in the 200m. He’s been doing the hundred to work on short range speed as a carryover to his 200m races. That is absolutely bananas.
FWIW, I think he’s clean.
At 6’5 he has a stride length that is going to be hard to beat.
This guy is going to be awesome. And I agree, what a name eh?
When are the Jamaican olypmic trials??
I’d expect an elite sprinter like that to be more heavily built. Amazing run there.
[quote]greekdawg wrote:
FWIW, I think he’s clean.
At 6’5 he has a stride length that is going to be hard to beat.
This guy is going to be awesome. And I agree, what a name eh?
When are the Jamaican olypmic trials??[/quote]
June 27-29.
[quote]sillybubba wrote:
greekdawg wrote:
FWIW, I think he’s clean.
At 6’5 he has a stride length that is going to be hard to beat.
This guy is going to be awesome. And I agree, what a name eh?
When are the Jamaican olypmic trials??
June 27-29.
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Whats America’s answer to this freak?
[quote]nomorewar wrote:
sillybubba wrote:
greekdawg wrote:
FWIW, I think he’s clean.
At 6’5 he has a stride length that is going to be hard to beat.
This guy is going to be awesome. And I agree, what a name eh?
When are the Jamaican olypmic trials??
June 27-29.
Whats America’s answer to this freak?[/quote]
Chuck Norris
[quote]nomorewar wrote:
sillybubba wrote:
greekdawg wrote:
FWIW, I think he’s clean.
At 6’5 he has a stride length that is going to be hard to beat.
This guy is going to be awesome. And I agree, what a name eh?
When are the Jamaican olypmic trials??
June 27-29.
Whats America’s answer to this freak?[/quote]
Someone making bank in the NFL instead, most likely.