"Sprint" by Netflix premiers today - share your impressions here.

I’d like to see a sprint docu series for 1984 - 1988.

The Carl Lewis and Ben Johnson rivalry was serious.

Deontay Wilder fought some Polish guy some years ago and they stayed in the same hotel.

just watch 9.79

Well looks like I made the cut in some of the B-roll, lol. I can tell they avoided some topics but overall I like it so far 4 eps in. I appreciate that they made the focus the Diamond League, which is the closest we have to an actually competitive season. I would love to see an episode with Tebogo's family / upbringing in Botswana as well.

I think this is why it doesn't bug me as much. He seems like a pretty reserved dude who tries to put on a big show but it always comes off a little forced and awkward. He'd be better off cutting out the act IMO but what do I know.

Back to the overall doc - I think the big problem from making it compelling series is that the top sprinters don't actually race each other all that frequently. They try but mostly fail to tell the story of the season, which makes its hard for anyone (certainly at least any more casual viewers) to get as invested. Its a stark contrast to the more popular sports doc shows (Drive to Survive, TdF Unchained etc).

Love it.

And I am a distance guy.

What our sport needs and these sprint athletes delivered.

Your post is right on. I know the wanted and needed to generate drama for the series, but I wish it wasn't like that...

Another poster already mentioned this... ESPN did a 30 for 30 about that. It was called 9.79 and was really good.

Here is the link:

espn.com

9.79* - Stream the Film on Watch ESPN - ESPN

Stream the film 9.79* on Watch ESPN.

Link:www.espn.com/watch/film/9c567f59-f019-...

Durgs will do that to you

Thoughts on the second episode:

• Nice to have an entire episode dedicated to women
• SCR has a magnetic personality; would have liked to learn much more about her background
• Seeing Dennis Mitchell as a coach now and Michael Johnson with grey hair makes me feel old
• So intense watching SCR and Shericka warming up right next to each other; SCR wishing Shericka a happy birthday after beating her was cold!
• Nice to see Bolt’s take on things

Something I forgot to mention about the first episode: I wish they featured Ferdinand Omanyala more. He has such an interesting story as an elite sprinter in a country that’s known in the track world for its distance running.

It wasnt too bad. Zharnel hughes seems really nice,so does shericka jackson. Noah lyles is actually funny,fred kerley is moody and mysterious,sha'carri richardson is hyperactive and lamont jacobs is humble.

The weak scream by Lyles at the start of every episode is by far the best part of the series

Loved Noah’s mom in episode 1. Heartwarming!

Thoughts on episode 3:

• This was the Zharnel Hughes show. Most of the episode time was spent on him. I didn’t know much about him before, so it was cool to learn his story. He seems like a nice bloke.
• I was never a Linford Christie fan, but the highlight of this episode for me was seeing him hanging out with Hughes. I have a soft spot for seeing athletes from different generations getting along.
• It was sad to see Hughes being derided as a “plastic Brit” due to being from Anguilla, which is a British territory. The lack of acceptance clearly affected him.
• Lyles definitely came across as a jerk in the press conference for the London Diamond League. There’s a line between confidence and arrogance, and he was over the line there.
  
• I enjoyed seeing Hughes react to breaking the British 200 record in London. It obviously meant a lot to him. Nice to see Lyles congratulate him too.

Halfway through the series!

Just watch episode 5

In 2021 we were told SCR heard about the death of her mother from a journalist

In episode 5 when she wins the 100 she gives her medal to a women in the stands and the graphic says it is her mother.

So what is the real story?

her bio mom died in 2021

she calls her aunt her mom. it was prob her.

same thing with kerley who has two moms

Every time she speaks I cringe. She is getting better with the press and on camera interviews, but she is still bad. Both her an Noah are great sprinters, but their personalities are fake and disingenuous.

It'll be sweet poetic justice if none of the featured athletes win in Paris.

Marcel Jacobs and Zharnel Hughes came off the most likeable of the featured stars. As did Ferdinand Omanyala in his few scenes in episode one. Americans have cornered the ego game.