Noah Lyles 9.16 final 100. Wow.

Knighton was 10.27 in his semi. He cited the block slip and I do tend to think it's more than the .04 that it cost him (apparently). I think if everything had gone to form, he would've been more 10.20/9.40, but that is why they run the race and things like this happen. The lane draw part of it was crap, though. If they want to do the randomizer, do lanes 4-6 for heat winners. Lane 3 being in the mix is absurd.

Knighton is 2 inches taller than Michael Johnson, so that is a factor. Also, not every track is identical, so that's another factor. If you asked sprinters the consensus seems to be 4, 5 or 6 are definitely better than 3 and whether you like 3 or 7 more would be personal preference.

Not saying it would be preferred, just saying it wasn't a crucial inhibiting factor, or a "disgrace", that he was put in lane 3. People have run well from that lane, it's not like it's lane 1

wow

Dina Asher Smith was in lane 3 in the womens race.

He would ideally be on leg 3.

Yeah, I'd tend to agree. It's a slightly off rule, much like 10Q+5q in the 5,000. If they removed lane 3 and made it randomized among 3 heat winners, there would be no complains about it. If they made it 12Q+3q in the 5000, I'd say the same. Throw in making the false start rule at .090 as opposed to .1, and making road times count for qualifying standards (this is happening soon) etc. etc. Lot of little rules being off in our sport. Hope common sense wins out.

You typically see a 52/48 percent ratio with all-out 200's for men.
Lyles had his last 100m take up only 47.3%...smoking!

He did run well - 19.80 for a medal (he would've won if he'd been the only American and the American 200m is the deepest event in track right now for any given country). Erriyon is 6' 2 so it simply goes without saying he could've done better from a less sharp lane. But who cares if he could've done better, he helped the USA sweep, got his first medal, ran a respectable time. There is almost no negative to take away from it

He is an animal and young what 25? He has the potential to run 19.0's and if he moves up to the 400m possibly a future low 43 guy and maybe the first sub 43 guy.

I really don't mind trash talking, but Noah is pretty obnoxious and is not a natural show man like Bolt was. His shtick is childish, lame and has me usually rooting for someone else. It is sad because his running, even at this ridiculous level, has to complete with his a$$clown personally. BUT then I watched Sydney just sitting on the track with zero emotion after smashing the WR, and despite her good looks and clear dominance, she gave NOTHING else to the fans. Show some fkn satisfaction and enjoy the moment. How hard is it to force a smile, JFC. She is definitely not motivating kids to get to her level someday - she seems miserable.

Back to the relays, the US men keep leaving a ton of time on the track with their terrible exchanges. They were running right into each other out there. A professional sprinter should have a good sense of timing and acceleration. They tend to misjduge it so badly. Where is the good coaching?

Not sure why you got all the downloads, but I agree with you completely. I don’t like Lyles either – is mocking of Knightly, is wokeness - but there is no doubt that run was historically special.

Sort of. But he is only 3rd all time and many guys split sub 9 in the 4x1.

Which is about 85m less running than the 200m - makes a big difference - the 200 honestly kind of hurts but because it's not comparable to the 4 or 8 it's not talked about much

What did I say about the US men? It's a terrible trend

Not sure what you were trying to say. Lyles showed that he is better when running for himself. His split should have been much better after all of the hype about his 2nd 100 of his 200.