Bolt wins Jamaica 100m Final in 9.94 (-1.2 m/s), Powell injured

You don't anything. KBC will shock you. You are just nervous. Also, Ashmeade has proven himself outside Jamaica. Wasn't he a 200M WC finalist in 2011? Didn't he run 19.85 in Zurich last year. Who was the 200M diamond league champion? Go do some research.

RH - 39 wrote:

You don't anything. KBC will shock you. You are just nervous. Also, Ashmeade has proven himself outside Jamaica. Wasn't he a 200M WC finalist in 2011? Didn't he run 19.85 in Zurich last year. Who was the 200M diamond league champion? Go do some research.

KBC got dead last at Prefontaine. He lost by almost half a second to an aging Gatlin.

Who cares about 2 years ago in the 200m when we are analyzing a 100m race? I'm talking about this year and who is in form for 100m. Ashmeade and KBC wouldn't be top 5 in the US over 100m right now. They both ran 10.3 in NYC. 10.3. Wrap your head around that.

I must admit that to me, these are surprising basic times from Ash and KBC--but we know what kind of shape Bolt is likely in, so their basic times might be legit.

Conversely, if you think the timing and/or wind gauge was screwed-up, then Bolt ran slower than his time would indicate.

To me, it didn't LOOK like a 9.8x-basic by Bolt, but Gay's 9.75 didn't look like a 9.8x-low basic, either.

They are all jacked for JAAA nationals, but those are some surprising times. We will see what happens when they meet up on the circuit somewhere, if ever.

Bolt has apparently withdrawn from Ostrava. Maybe he's realized that he needs to get in some training. This race, even though he let up, was too close for comfort. He should be WAY ahead of those guys, and letting up. He doesn't have enough headroom right now to match up against Gay, and he knows it.

These were good races all around, except for Powell giving up. I hope that Blake doesn't return, and that we see a good relay battle.

I must admit that to me, these are surprising basic times from Ash and KBC--but we know what kind of shape Bolt is likely in, so their basic times might be legit.

Conversely, if you think the timing and/or wind gauge was screwed-up, then Bolt ran slower than his time would indicate.

To me, it didn't LOOK like a 9.8x-basic by Bolt, but Gay's 9.75 didn't look like a 9.8x-low basic, either.

They are all jacked for JAAA nationals, but those are some surprising times. We will see what happens when they meet up on the circuit somewhere, if ever.

Bolt has apparently withdrawn from Ostrava. Maybe he's realized that he needs to get in some training. This race, even though he let up, was too close for comfort. He should be WAY ahead of those guys, and letting up. He doesn't have enough headroom right now to match up against Gay, and he knows it.

These were good races all around, except for Powell giving up. I hope that Blake doesn't return, and that we see a good relay battle.

Sprintgeezer wrote:

Bolt has apparently withdrawn from Ostrava. Maybe he's realized that he needs to get in some training. This race, even though he let up, was too close for comfort. He should be WAY ahead of those guys, and letting up. He doesn't have enough headroom right now to match up against Gay, and he knows it.

These were good races all around, except for Powell giving up. I hope that Blake doesn't return, and that we see a good relay battle.

Why wouldn't you want Blake the mix? You're right though. A healthy Gay and mediocre Bolt would be a toss up favoring Gay. Not that it means anything, but he did just dust Gatlin, who beat Bolt.

According to Bolt, he ain't too worried.

Bolt: Gay, no problem

André Lowe, Senior Staff Reporter

American Tyson Gay may have sent a message with his blistering run at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships last Friday evening, but Usain Bolt clearly did not get the memo.

The world's fastest man, Bolt, has shrugged off the world-leading 9.75 seconds posted by his now fully rehabilitated rival, Gay, in the 100m at the US trials on Friday, pointing to himself as the only standard-bearer in the event.

Gay sped to an impressive 9.75 at the Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, to take the US 100m title ahead of Justin Gatlin, 9.89, and Charles Silmon, 9.98 - all three booking their spots to the August 10-18 IAAF World Championships in Athletics, where the Jamaica vs USA sprint rivalry will be continued.

However, Bolt, the double-Olympic champion and world record holder in the 100m and 200m is not impressed.

Minutes after confirming his own spot in the 100m in Moscow, Bolt, who won the 100m at the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association/Supreme Ventures Limited National Senior Championships in an easy 9.96 ahead of Kemar Bailey-Cole, 9.98 and Nickel Ashmeade, 9.99, presented a reminder to the world.

"I am never concerned about times, people will always run fast. I didn't run all the way through the tape, I have a lot more to give and I have some time and a lot more work to go," said Bolt.

"I have run 9.63 and I have ran 9.58, so I have set the standard already," he added, pointing to his winning time at last year's Olympic Games and of course his world-record mark, set in 2009 at the IAAF World Championships in Berlin.

"I am feeling all right, I am not really tired but I know I have a lot of work to do. It's going to be hard work now and I will have to sacrifice a few things because I know that I am a little bit behind and I need to get back on track for the World Champion-ships," he added.

Whaaat?--

I don't want to see Blake for the same reason that I don't want to see Jeter or Merritt. They are disgusting.

On to other things...

I asked earlier if there was any confirmation of this alleged injury to Powell, and got no response.

It turns out that Powell will be running the 100m in Ostrava on June 27! He said after the nat's that he was just tired from running rounds, which may well be the case.

We will get to see him race against some good guys, it will be interesting to see what happens.

Bolt's speed maintenance, when he is relaxed, is amazing. Check out KBC, pumping away--he's almost as big as Bolt, but Bolt just eases down the track at the same speed. I don't think anybody will present a serious threat to Bolt in the 200m in Moscow, assuming he is healthy. He will absolutely crush all other athletes, including Gay, in the last 50m--except for maybe Weir, if Weir manages to maintain his form.