How did Michael Johnson break the WR at age 32?

VenTard, no matter how many times you attempt analogical reasoning using different analogies, your so-called "argument" is not strengthened, nor is it legitimated.

It's just more of the same type of garbage piled upon the large steaming heap that you've built up over time.

Here's an analogy that actually works: you are like a dung beetle, coveting and farming your little balls of dung in some festering system of subterranean tunnels.

I appeal to your sense. Put aside the piss and vinegar for a second, and let's have a conversation.

Why don't you begin by writing down what you ACTUALLY KNOW about MJ? Nothing more, nothing less.

moron

you have offered nothing but drivel

imbecile

you've produced no hard stats, no ability to show logic, no grasp of basic math/physics, nothing

numbskull

f*ck you, waste my time

VenTard--

Your post speaks for itself.

drugs. What else?

moron

you post drivel

shit for brains

no logical capability

no numerical analysis

no grasp of maths/physics

f*cking idiot

VenTard--

How lucky you must feel to have the medium of the web available for the propagation of your rubbish.

I refer you to my MJ/Bailey reversal post on the other thread.

C3PO-Zoom!

VenTard.

moron

you are total imbecile

no brain at all

bailey won in 14.99, maybe 14.7/14.8 if mj uninjured

mj split

14.59

you are a f*cking moron

So what, you MORON?

You F.U.C.K.I.N.G. IDIOT.

It was I who said that I thought MJ had a decent shot at winning that race, YOU IDIOT.

EVERYTHING YOU SAY IS MEANINGLESS GARBAGE.

YOU ARE MENTALLY DEFICIENT.

VenTard!

moron

the 150m race was of no interest

get it into your numbskull you idiot, i'm talking about mj running 9.75 - 9.80 to win the 100 in atlanta

you are a f*cking moron

MJ was on some serious combo of EPO, HGH and designer steroids,

all undetectable at the time.

Later sprinters had to cycle off during season.

He lied about his age, just like every other black person (according to letsrun anyway)

Sprintgeezer wrote:

He was used to being on top, and never went to pieces except when he faked the injury in the race against Bailey, the first time he really knew he was out of his element, out of his range of discipline.

I don’t think Johnson faked that injury in the 150m against Donovan Bailey. As I recall he ran poorly (for him) the rest of the season, and did not really recover the rest of the season. Though he won Worlds, it was a close race and he ran a 44.1. He skipped the 200 entirely.

First of all Michael Johnson and I are the same age he is one month older than me. In 1987 in January as a scholarship athlete running indoors I heard of him running some very fast times which included 44.3 or 4 for a relay leg and then getting injured. At the time I thought he is 19 and running that fast! Well if you stay injury free, get great coaching not really surprised. sigh...... but I guess when Bernard Lagat just ran 1:02 for a 1/2 marathon today you still question pb's at 32. Oh well.....

Johnson had been capable of breaking the WR for quite some time. There was not that much of a big deal made about when he did. Also, he only took down Butch Reynolds previous record by .11 seconds, which is not much. Reynolds took .57 off Lee Evans' record which was altitude-aided.

Why people think that 32 is physically old???

Did anyone here at 32 felt that he is physically less than what he used to be?

Enough with this stupid line of thought that people are at their peak in their early twenties. I’m 38, I don’t feel that I am withdrawing physically!

Most professional sprinters tend to retire at their early 30s because they've had enough of the demanding lifestyle. Usain Bolt could have gone more, he retired because he’s had it. Sometimes their body weakens because the of all the hard training during the years from childhood until their early 30s, but let’s say the became professional at 30, they would be able to go until 40 with no problem. A man who takes care of himself can be at his peak even after 50

32 is not old- it’s the peak wrote:

Why people think that 32 is physically old???

Did anyone here at 32 felt that he is physically less than what he used to be?

Enough with this stupid line of thought that people are at their peak in their early twenties. I’m 38, I don’t feel that I am withdrawing physically!

Most professional sprinters tend to retire at their early 30s because they've had enough of the demanding lifestyle. Usain Bolt could have gone more, he retired because he’s had it. Sometimes their body weakens because the of all the hard training during the years from childhood until their early 30s, but let’s say the became professional at 30, they would be able to go until 40 with no problem. A man who takes care of himself can be at his peak even after 50

A story to substantiate your claim: When Houston McTear was running 9.1 100y in high school he had a 57 year old Uncle who he would regularly race and he couldn't win. His 57 year old Uncle was faster, at a time Houston was running 9.1 100 yards. Think about it.

How did I miss this?! VENTO provides a 100m SPRINT DVTT(tm)!! This sounds like MJ possessed a better DVTT(tm) than RYUN himself.

Yeah seems like here, MJ running fast at 32 is fine but Mo Farah running fast in his 20s is SUSPICIOUS

Lebron is 33 and he's playing as well as ever. James himself claimed that he's at the peak of his game right now. He's an obvious outlier and so was Michael Johnson. They're just freaks of nature.