While this is an excellent clocking, IMO both Akeem and Oblique looked better to my eyes.
Flake is still blocky, it’s a wonder he didn’t tear his ham again in this race. Look at his vontact time and pattern vs Akeem and Oblique—way too long, which means unfavorable foot plant and probable overstriding; and too much leg rotation during contact, meaning stress on feet, ankles, abs, and back. His whole body is rotating to apply force on that footstrike, because his whole body position is off.
Compare this to his 9.69, and it’s no contest. A completely different athlete. He is lucky to have gotten this 9.85 and survived.
Akeem would have won this race, had he not missed the gun and then tried to catch up. He and Oblique looked like real sprinters, solid with some actual possibility for improvement upon a good base. They weren’t forcing anything, and still ran 9.88 and 9.93👍.
This is a great time for Flake, and the fastest wins...but every time he runs, I wait for him to leave the track in a wheelchair.
lol Mr Smooth KBC still in there for 5h in 10.10, pretty good showing although it was probably an underperformance by him.
While this is an excellent clocking, IMO both Akeem and Oblique looked better to my eyes.
Flake is still blocky, it’s a wonder he didn’t tear his ham again in this race. Look at his vontact time and pattern vs Akeem and Oblique—way too long, which means unfavorable foot plant and probable overstriding; and too much leg rotation during contact, meaning stress on feet, ankles, abs, and back. His whole body is rotating to apply force on that footstrike, because his whole body position is off.
Compare this to his 9.69, and it’s no contest. A completely different athlete. He is lucky to have gotten this 9.85 and survived.
Akeem would have won this race, had he not missed the gun and then tried to catch up. He and Oblique looked like real sprinters, solid with some actual possibility for improvement upon a good base. They weren’t forcing anything, and still ran 9.88 and 9.93👍.
This is a great time for Flake, and the fastest wins...but every time he runs, I wait for him to leave the track in a wheelchair.
lol Mr Smooth KBC still in there for 5h in 10.10, pretty good showing although it was probably an underperformance by him.
Perhaps we are seeing a little bit of the same thing, he is definitely no faster than he has been the last couple of years, but he seems to have regained his explosiveness and muscle strength. As a result, he is getting out the blocks quicker and decelerating less at the end, which means he's defying the aging process. I am seeing pretty much the same thing with Shelly-Ann. In what should be the twilight of her career, she runs a 10.67 into a negative wind in a B level race when the closest competitor didn't break 11. That race was barely talked about, but all things considered, it is one of the greatest sprint performances ever. This is unimaginable for a female athlete in their mid-30s less than 2 years removed from child birth.
Yeah, SAFP’s 100m was extraordinary. She is so solid, the head-on reminded me of...Ben Johnson. Solid torso, super-strong core, head not moving, just amazing muscular strength all around.
It was really outstanding. As ridiculous as this may sound, IMO she leaves 0.03-0.05 on the table from the blocks alone. After her first step, though...good-night💪.
My question is this: how far can she take this? Can she take it to an unimaginable 10.5? If I had to bet, I would say yes—but everything would have to be perfect.
Flake is powering out for sure, but he doesn’t have the right contact to generate the vmax to compete with the best. After that first 30-40m he is exposed. Yes he has been hanging on mightily, but IMO all top 3 Americans are faster than him at the moment, even with his 9.85.
Hats off to him, though. A lot of people have been crapping on him, but I have always pointed out that his results since his comeback have been fantastic—always making finals, finishing just out of the medals, in consistently good times, peaking well when it counts. Will be interesting to see him in Eugene. He just qualified for the JAAA 200m final in an easy 20.20, which bodes well—but man, the guy should be careful, and just 5 without pushing it, if he can.
While this is an excellent clocking, IMO both Akeem and Oblique looked better to my eyes.
Flake is still blocky, it’s a wonder he didn’t tear his ham again in this race. Look at his vontact time and pattern vs Akeem and Oblique—way too long, which means unfavorable foot plant and probable overstriding; and too much leg rotation during contact, meaning stress on feet, ankles, abs, and back. His whole body is rotating to apply force on that footstrike, because his whole body position is off.
Compare this to his 9.69, and it’s no contest. A completely different athlete. He is lucky to have gotten this 9.85 and survived.
Akeem would have won this race, had he not missed the gun and then tried to catch up. He and Oblique looked like real sprinters, solid with some actual possibility for improvement upon a good base. They weren’t forcing anything, and still ran 9.88 and 9.93👍.
This is a great time for Flake, and the fastest wins...but every time he runs, I wait for him to leave the track in a wheelchair.
lol Mr Smooth KBC still in there for 5h in 10.10, pretty good showing although it was probably an underperformance by him.
Perhaps we are seeing a little bit of the same thing, he is definitely no faster than he has been the last couple of years, but he seems to have regained his explosiveness and muscle strength. As a result, he is getting out the blocks quicker and decelerating less at the end, which means he's defying the aging process. I am seeing pretty much the same thing with Shelly-Ann. In what should be the twilight of her career, she runs a 10.67 into a negative wind in a B level race when the closest competitor didn't break 11. That race was barely talked about, but all things considered, it is one of the greatest sprint performances ever. This is unimaginable for a female athlete in their mid-30s less than 2 years removed from child birth.
You are explaining the obvious without stating it.
Perhaps we are seeing a little bit of the same thing, he is definitely no faster than he has been the last couple of years, but he seems to have regained his explosiveness and muscle strength. As a result, he is getting out the blocks quicker and decelerating less at the end, which means he's defying the aging process. I am seeing pretty much the same thing with Shelly-Ann. In what should be the twilight of her career, she runs a 10.67 into a negative wind in a B level race when the closest competitor didn't break 11. That race was barely talked about, but all things considered, it is one of the greatest sprint performances ever. This is unimaginable for a female athlete in their mid-30s less than 2 years removed from child birth.
You are explaining the obvious without stating it.
No.
I am just pointing out that there are certain things unique to Jamaican athletes.