Kimmons 6.45, Gatlin 6.47!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And this with Gatlin's mediocre RT of .153

Wow, could the USA have a credible 4x100 relay team this year, even without Gay?

What if Salaam and Demps lay down some great 100 times this year?

Trials will be densely-packed at the top, unless Gay pulls off a 9.7x

Bolt and Blake aint runnin' no 4x4 now baby.

This is going to be an unbelievable, absolutely unbelievable outdoor 100m season.

Everyone is ramping up for the Olympics.

Jamaicans 3 of the top 5 spots indoors, and POWELL and FRATER are actually competing (unbelievable).

VICAUT comes out of nowhere for a huge PR indoors.

KIMMONS and GATLIN leading the indoor sprint standings? Who would have guessed?

DEMPS dedicating himself to track.

BLAKE running early 400's and PR'ing.

THOMPSON debuting a new start.

COLLINS back in essentially PR form indoors.

All sorts of internationals like GULIYEV running indoor PR's.

I could see the US trials being stacked with guys between 9.90-9.94

Wow.

Of course Jamaica will still win the 4x100 if they get the baton around, but the USA should definitely put up a good fight (unless Patton is on the team).

SG, I thought it was past your bed time or something :)

Gatlin ran 6.51 yesterday. When he "only" ran something like 6.57 in the semis, I was wondering if maybe he blew his wad in the prelims.

Tianna Madison 7.02, equals her fastest time in the world. Sanya Richards-Ross 50.71, lowers her world-leading time. Gil Roberts, just off Kirani James in 45.39.

Lots to chew on here.

I here there's some guy from Oregon with a 10.9 flying 100m...

I expect serious spillover into the 200.

And Jamaica doesn't sweep the short sprints in this climate.

This is way more serious than 08.

d!

Holy crap. Am I right?

Tianna Madison needs to start holding starting clinics for the likes of Tyson Gay, etc.. I LOVE her start, absolutely love it.

After 20m, however, the desperation kicks in. As it is now, she would get eaten alive in the 100m.

Like you said, lots to chew on.

Although Kimmons won, Gatlin was beautiful, as he was closing quickly in the last 5-10m. Absolutely beautiful. And he wants it, and they're both enjoying it, like guys who win should be enjoying it, not furtive and hoping that they pass doping control.

Gatlin was DEEP into that acceleration...deep and patient, which is a really good sign. Even though Kimmons won, that was the deepest acceleration I've seen in a 60m this year, the best one for translation to a 100m. Was that guy feeling the track, or what? Yeah!

And Kimmons, if he can just relax over the last 40, that is an honest 9.90 right there, later in the season.

I don't think the Jamaicans are soiling their pants just yet, however. So far, Gatlin is the only one who can do anything outdoors, and he is only as good as Carter so far.

The spectres of Bolt and Blake loom large in the 100m.

Too bad Salaam wasn't in the final, and too bad Demps wasn't there. Speaking of Demps, why was he not there? He likely would have made the final.

Sanya Richards looked like she needs some outdoor conditioning, but MAN is she fast. She also looks to have slimmed down some, looking pretty "fit" for this time of the season. Good, she's going to face stiff competition. I still think that her form in the finishing straight is as awful as it has ever been, but for the first time in a long time, I actually have confidence in her ability. Awesome.

I don't think the Jamaicans have anything to worry about from the US in the 200!

However, you are totally right--things just got a lot more serious. Where the heck can we go from 08?

moron

cut drivel

provide some objective analysis

this crap consists of "doping control"

f"ck off back to canuck

Ventolin struggles to type full sentences, as he has to type with one hand, while holding his hat down with the other, to prevent it from slipping up his sloping forehead.

coach d wrote:

I here there's some guy from Oregon with a 10.9 flying 100m...

are we allowed to make fun of rupp for not running sprint events too? awesome!

can we make fun of bolt for not running distance races? pretty please with a cherry on top?

Og Ventolin, you are still smarting from my almost-perfect prediction of the last big 60m race, where of the top 3 times that I predicted, 2 were perfect and the other was off by only .01

How's THAT for a "calculator"?

I do have a serious question for you, though...Where do you Peking Men shop for clothing?

Hey Og, maybe you can lobby Vibram to make a 5-finger that accommodates an opposable thumb.

Very impressive. I don't mean to hijack the thread (or maybe I do) but how about Najee Glass and Aldrich Bailey going 46.06 and 46.06 respectively @ Brooks PR meet. Results:

http://www.gohuskies.com/livestats/c-track/022612/index.htm

Those two broke the facility record and meet record. Very nice indeed.

calm down. It is rare that indoor performances translate to outdoor performances.

Come outdoor season, the only athlete i expect to see on any podium is sanya richards. she seems to be back in fine form. allyson felix better just concentrate on the 200M and leave the 400M alone.

sanya's bretch's disease flared up last year. give her a break. come out doors, she will be the only one on the podium.

i'm not impressed with any of the short sprinters. gatlin et al will be in the 9.90 hemisphere while the jamaicans will be in another universe.

tianna madison; haven't seen her before. i'll withold my comments until i see her run one 100M

these performances are impressive. wr is 6.37? Chaunte Lowe jumped 2.02m American record, so a medal threat again this year. world champ jesse williams gets the bar to hold for the win. simpson doubles, 2 for 2! lagat showed something very impressive with a 25.42 last 200m in a 7:47 at altitude, and he knew he didn't need to go close to that hard. rupp was clearly not 100 percent in that race, but he cannot beat Lagat this year. Only a guy like Centro or Webb (in 2007) can do it. You have to have a fantastic kick or be fast enough to drive it out of Lagat. good to see Richards back. Manzano always has it in him to surprise.

NYRun1 wrote:

tianna madison; haven't seen her before.

She won her first World Championship title seven years ago.

7 years ago? how old is she?

Sanya will have her hands full with Montsho.

When you watch these races, as an athlete or ex-athlete, you can sort of sense who you would be comfortable going up against, and who is dangerous.

Right now, Sanya looks dangerous, for sure.

Montsho looks like the terminator.

I also expect to see Sanya on the podium, with a strong shot at gold if her health holds up.

Madison won't do anything in the 100m internationally, unless a miracle occurs with her form.

I actually am very impressed with Gatlin...very impressed. The guy feels it. RIGHT NOW, in February, he is in 9.90 shape, and this is a guy who seems to know how to train and taper throughout the season. "Peaking" for sprinting is a funny thing--it is such a tight race, that anything--like a crappy lunch, or a not-so-great night's sleep, can lead to that one error from which the race is unrecoverable.

Gatlin's advantage is that he is relaxed, and not stressed. His disadvantage is that his roided-up best still wasn't anywhere near Bolt, was only just about as good as Powell, and only the tiniest better than Blake, if at all.

In this run, Gatlin was, as sprinters say, "covering ground". I know it sounds simplistic, and maybe it is--but that is how you describe what is happening when you are really moving down the track. Something happens, there is a transformation--and Gatlin had it today, even though he didn't win the race to 60m. His weight distribution seemed terrific--a couple of tweaks, and he would have gone 6.42 in that race, even with his mediocre RT. Heck, even running the same race with a better RT would have given him 6.44-6.45

And it was a stress-free race for him, physically. He was running well within himself, controlled the whole way, no bad impact, smooth transition, continuous power development, using the biggest musculature he has to its greatest advantage.

I don't know when he started doping, but 2 years before his 9.77, he ran 9.85; I could absolutely see him going 9.85 again, which should get him into the Olympic final, which would be a great achievement for anybody, but especially for this guy.

I was very impressed with Gatlin--not on a global scale, but on a personal scale. Like last year, I actually hope that he does well.