Jesse Owens could run a 100m in 10.2 hand timed back in the 30's, if we do the electro conversion..........10.44. But he did run on dirt tracks so, hmmmm?
Some 30ish years later Bob Hayes is running 10.06 also on dirt.
Fast forward to the 80's and Carl Lewis he was running 9.86's
Fast forward to Usian Bolt, down to 9.58.
Now in 2045..........what 9.38?
Marita Koch ran a 47.6 in 1985, yep, her eyeballs floated she was that juiced. But it is what it is.
Athletes know that others are cheating so if they plan to keep up, what are their options?
We were doing whites (speed) back in my HS football days (60's) yes it made a difference, hell could feel ants crawling around in my helmet, weird. After the game there was the dance, could dance all night long.......if they had let us.
People want to win and will do what they think they can get away with simply how it is.
But.....
I know some people (on line) who are close to Bolt, talking partying with him, hanging at his home. Met them on a forum that talks Caribbean sprinting. I'm a buddy of the guy who owns the site, met him at Sub10 actually made the first post there talking Dennis Johnson.
Anyway.....
Bolt is not a fan of cheaters and the PED thing, it disgusts him. I do believe his 6-5 stride, and all those years training for the 200m is why he was able to do what he did. He had a superior level of speed enduance for a 100m guy.