windy
felix got smoked 6/8/2008 4:17PM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
wow she wasn't even in the damn race
true enough
RE: felix got smoked 6/8/2008 4:41PM - in reply to windy Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
It's easy to get smoked when you're soooooooo HOT!
trailrunner65
RE: felix got smoked 6/8/2008 5:50PM - in reply to true enough Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
She can get away with it in the 400, and even the 200, but my grandmother has a better start than Felix.
Yanqui
RE: felix got smoked 6/8/2008 5:52PM - in reply to trailrunner65 Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
She needs to forget about the 100
not so fast (you, not her)
RE: felix got smoked 6/8/2008 5:57PM - in reply to Yanqui Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Yanqui wrote:
She needs to forget about the 100


No way dude. She WILL make both relays and win the 200 in Beijing. Not a bad medal haul. Heck, she could probably take Richards in the 4 if she wanted to.
Yanqui
RE: felix got smoked 6/8/2008 6:20PM - in reply to not so fast (you, not her) Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
That's sort of my point. She's MORE likely to beat Richards in the 400 than to do well in the 100. But I underatand...there's that schedule.
AKMarmoset
RE: felix got smoked 6/8/2008 9:03PM - in reply to Yanqui Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
I think your argument is a little myopic. Felix got worked today, everybody saw that, but even after today's race she is the U.S. leader in the 100m, and only 2/100ths off of the world leading time. She has run fast enough very recently to have taken today's race, but she didn't put it together.

If anything, Felix is too inconsistent to make it through the gauntlet of heats at the OT and the Olympics well. But to write her off as not fast enough or a slow starter...sorry, just not true.
NativeSon
RE: felix got smoked 6/8/2008 9:18PM - in reply to Yanqui Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Yanqui wrote:

She needs to forget about the 100


I second the seconder. Felix would smoke Richards in the 400m.
2to1
RE: felix got smoked 6/9/2008 9:57AM - in reply to windy Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
im hoping she gets herself together she has so much talent...Felix FTW
Cassdefrance
RE: felix got smoked 6/9/2008 10:03AM - in reply to 2to1 Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
All I can say is it will be a huge relief when she smokes the world in the 200 and rolls up the track at the Olympics just like World's last year. It's disheartening to watch her get smoked, but she is obviously focusing on aspects of her racing that she needs to improve. And yes, though I don't know how, she still has the sub-11.
PR Machine
RE: felix got smoked 6/9/2008 10:19AM - in reply to Cassdefrance Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Her reaction time was a little off. I looked yesterday at the results which showed reaction times. The winner had a reaction time of .11 (nearly a false start) and Felis was .16 I believe (I can't find the same results page now that had them listed). If Felix gets out a little better reaction time wise and then runs the first part of the race instead of panicing and doing nothing then she has a good shot to win that race. Also please note that there was only 1 american in front of her and 2 jamaicans
26mi235
RE: felix got smoked 6/9/2008 1:15PM - in reply to PR Machine Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Her reaction time was slower and her whole start was slower. However, after 30m she was even with or better than everyone in the race. Thus, she will be smoking on the 4 x 100 relay, leg 2 (just watch the WCs relay).