SteveBanana(Elite) posted this on Monday, 17th August 2009, 09:19
9.58 seconds for the 100m.
Not long ago we were thrilled when sprinters dipped under 10 seconds, now Bolt`s around half a second quicker, isn`t that about a five metre gap from what used to be the standard?
Yegods.
I missed his Olympic run so can`t compare the atmosphere or the tension but my jaw literally dropped when I saw the clock yesterday.
This guy just seems to be able to go out and break records at will.
And he`s a entertainer too, not from the USA, and seems to do it all `clean` so what`s not to admire?
8)
And a big well done to Jessica Ennis too, great performance to take gold.
RE: Lightning Bolt strikes again
Fowler9(Elite) posted this on Monday, 17th August 2009, 09:42
Despite the false start in the semi (which then subsequently lead to the British guy getting DQ`d under the worlds must rediculous rule) he was never out of first gear and still clocked a winning time of 9.86
Tyson Gay must be sick. Clocks a 9.71, which would have busted the world record 12 months ago. Instead he finishes second, 0.13 seconds behind the winner and still 0.02 seconds behind the old WR
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RE: Lightning Bolt strikes again
UNNR(Elite) posted this on Monday, 17th August 2009, 10:05
Makes you wonder what the time for the 100m will have been trimmed down to in 50 years time. Also will there ever be a time when it will be impossible to go faster? Maybe in 1000 years the 100m will be completed in 3.16 seconds. They will have to show it in slo-mo just so we can see it.
RE: Lightning Bolt strikes again
Fowler9(Elite) posted this on Monday, 17th August 2009, 11:53
Fecking Hell Talksport`s Mike Parry has come to the Reviewer Forums He started spouting some crap about it not being long before the 100m is being run in 1 second. Which is frankly just garbage unless athletics starts to be competed for by androids and not humans
I should imagine that there is already some calculation on what would be a "threshold" for what the lowest time realistically is. It has to be a limited figure on the basis that the human body just simply can not do certain things or at certain speeds
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