Coach D wrote:
I think if I was Usain, I would prefer:
Breaking the WR in the Olympics while whistling dixie for 20 meters.
Breaking the WR at Zurich (grab the bonus) while whistling dixie for 15 meters.
Breaking the WR at Lausanne (grab the bonus) while whistling dixie for 10 meters.
Breaking the WR at Rieti (grab the bonus) while whistling dixie for 5 meters.
Breaking the WR at the WAF (don't know if they'll have a bonus) while laughing all the way to the bank.
And this is why the sport sucks now. They won't do anything without money and bonuses, even in the Olympic games.
They won't run fast at the Olympics because there's not enough money in it.
They won't race the best competition head to head unless there is an exorbitant appearance fee. So once a year there is a good matchup at 100m.
However they are happy to take a ton of drugs so they can run ridiculous WRs and pick up some extra money.
Distance guys won't set a fast pace without a rabbit and will slow down a WR pace run if an unexpected competitor is hanging around too late in the race for comfort.
Boring boring boring. Let me guess what's next...Bolt runs 19.40 in the 200m with his hands up for the last 50m, tests positive next year, and leaves everyone wondering A) how much faster he would have run if he had run through the tape B) what his times would have been and whether he would have won if clean and C) was he better than MJ at 200m and was MJ doped too, blah blah blah