sjc
David Oliver 12.95 @ Doha 5/9/2008 12:02PM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
he ran 12.95 with a 2.0 legal wind which ties him for 8th best performer of all time. no one was even near him as he won by .43 seconds. carol lewis did a nice job of downplaying the performance calling it a "good time". the only people who have run faster are considered among the greatest of all time in the 110h.
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RE: David Oliver 12.95 @ Doha 5/9/2008 12:05PM - in reply to sjc Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Felix was 10.93 in women's 100.

3 or 4 under 1:45 in 800m.
ventolin
RE: David Oliver 12.95 @ Doha 5/9/2008 1:38PM - in reply to sjc Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
someone pointed out his rt was 0.226

decent rt & he wouda set the wr !!!

excellent rt is 0.12s, that means he couda gone

12.85 !!!
return of the P
RE: David Oliver 12.95 @ Doha 5/9/2008 1:45PM - in reply to ventolin Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
I'm not criticizing Oliver since it's obvious his performance was great, but I wonder why so many people run great times at this meet. Isn't this where Gatlin ran 9.77? Is the track super hard?
a miler
RE: David Oliver 12.95 @ Doha 5/9/2008 1:46PM - in reply to ventolin Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Umm 0.226 is pretty normal I thought. Considering anything under 0.100 s is considered illegal...
answersss
RE: David Oliver 12.95 @ Doha 5/9/2008 1:53PM - in reply to a miler Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
no, .226 isnt that fast in a straightaway sprint race. in a 200/400 that wouldnt be that bad i suppose, but not in a 110h/100 race.
mcgato
RE: David Oliver 12.95 @ Doha 5/9/2008 1:55PM - in reply to answersss Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Reaction of 0.16 is pretty much middle of the road. The bulk are between 0.13 and 0.19.
ventolin
RE: David Oliver 12.95 @ Doha 5/9/2008 2:05PM - in reply to return of the P Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
likely a state-of-the-art track present ( but they have iaaf limits to contend with )

however, it may have something to do with the weather - hot conditions favorable for sprinting & ?stadium configuration somehow tends to give a lotta nice following winds just around 2m/s value ( some nice winds for sprints jumps here :

http://www.qatarathletic.com/organisation/news-139.htm )
Weary
RE: David Oliver 12.95 @ Doha 5/9/2008 2:12PM - in reply to ventolin Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Wasn't Wariner supposed to be in the 200? He's not in the results
sjc
RE: David Oliver 12.95 @ Doha 5/9/2008 2:39PM - in reply to Weary Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
i think wariner has a bit of fear racing merritt over 200 meters. merritt has a much better pr (19.98 vs 20.19) and has already popped a good 400 this year as well. hopefully this doesn't turn into them ducking each other like we have seen with so many other top athletes. basically i think wariner got scared and pulled out of the meet. it has to be a huge boost to merritt's confidence, he ran a good time and destroyed the field.
dense
RE: David Oliver 12.95 @ Doha 5/11/2008 9:11AM - in reply to ventolin Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
hot and humid air has the least density and is the best for sprinting
scientiste
RE: David Oliver 12.95 @ Doha 5/11/2008 11:51AM - in reply to dense Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
how is humid air less dense than dry air?
dingle
RE: David Oliver 12.95 @ Doha 5/11/2008 12:40PM - in reply to scientiste Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
H20 weighs less than N2