Powell 9.72, Bolt 19.63

wHEN DID THIS HAPPEN DAWG

He won by .63. I doubt every runner goes all out when they don't need to.

If he wasn't going to get a WR, then what's the point of pushing it all out? Is it much better to win by .73 than .63?

Well, he ONLY tied the meet record, so maybe one extra hundreth would have been nice...other than that, oh well, another impressive run.

Doof! wrote:

He won by .63. I doubt every runner goes all out when they don't need to.

If he wasn't going to get a WR, then what's the point of pushing it all out? Is it much better to win by .73 than .63?

He's a sprinter, there is no reason not to go all out at a point in the season when you should be at your peak. It is much better to win by .73 than .63, if it means you did your best.

grimmmyimyimyimyimy wrote:

wHEN DID THIS HAPPEN DAWG

Hello, McFly?

1 Asafa Powell [JAM] JAM 9.72 20

2 Walter Dix [USA] USA 9.92 16

3 Nesta Carter [JAM] JAM 9.98 14

4 Michael Frater [JAM] JAM 10.04 12

5 Marc Burns [TRI] TRI 10.06 10

6 Kim Collins [SKN] SKN 10.19 4

7 Richard Thompson [TRI] TRI 10.21

8 Darvis Patton [USA] USA 10.23

1 Usain Bolt [JAM] JAM 19.63 20

2 Churandy Martina [AHO] AHO 20.24 16

3 Wallace Spearmon [USA] USA 20.54 14

4 Brian Dzingai [ZIM] ZIM 20.62 12

5 Paul Hession [IRL] IRL 20.65 10

6 Marco Cribari [SUI] SUI 21.03 8

7 Marc Schneeberger [SUI] SUI 21.25 6

8 Shawn Crawford [USA] USA 21.55 4

1 LaShawn Merritt [USA] USA 43.98 20

2 Angelo Taylor [USA] USA 44.38 16

3 Gary Kikaya [COD] COD 45.01 14

4 David Neville [USA] USA 45.54 12

5 Sanjay Ayre [JAM] JAM 45.65 10

6 Ato Stephens [TRI] TRI 45.74 8

7 Claudio Licciardello [ITA] ITA 45.80 6

8 Jamaal Torrance [USA] USA 46.89 4

1 Asbel Kipruto Kiprop [KEN] KEN 1:44.71 20

2 Alfred Kirwa Yego [KEN] KEN 1:44.77 16

3 Abraham Chepkirwok [UGA] UGA 1:45.00 14

4 Wilfred Bungei [KEN] KEN 1:45.31 12

5 Nadjim Manseur [ALG] ALG 1:45.48 10

6 Marcin Lewandowski [POL] POL 1:45.84 8

7 Alex Sang [KEN] KEN 1:47.06 6

8 Richard Kiplagat [KEN] KEN 1:47.09 4

1 Yusuf Saad Kamel [BRN] BRN 3:32.83 20

2 Daniel Kipchirchir Komen [KEN] KEN 3:33.03 16

3 Haron Keitany [KEN] KEN 3:33.62 14

4 Gideon Gathimba [KEN] KEN 3:34.01 12

5 Belal Mansoor Ali [BRN] BRN 3:35.20 10

6 Nicholas Kemboi [KEN] KEN 3:35.94 8

7 Juan van Deventer [RSA] RSA 3:36.56 6

8 Bouabdellah Tahri [FRA] FRA 3:36.93 4

9 Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono [KEN] KEN 3:37.27 3

10 Shedrack Kibet Korir [KEN] KEN 3:38.34 3

11 Kamal Boulahfane [ALG] ALG 3:46.96 3

1 David Oliver [USA] USA 13.02 20

2 Dayron Robles [CUB] CUB 13.17 16

3 Richard Phillips [JAM] JAM 13.45 14

4 Ryan Wilson [USA] USA 13.53 12

5 Andrew Turner [GBR] GBR 13.54 10

6 Maurice Wignall [JAM] JAM 13.56 8

7 Robert Kronberg [SWE] SWE 13.57 6

8 Joel Brown [USA] USA 13.58 4

1 Shelly-Ann Fraser [JAM] JAM 11.03 20

2 Kerron Stewart [JAM] JAM 11.06 16

3 Marshevet Hooker [USA] USA 11.09 14

4 Lauryn Williams [USA] USA 11.11 12

5 Chandra Sturrup [BAH] BAH 11.14 10

6 Torri Edwards [USA] USA 11.16 8

7 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie [BAH] BAH 11.23 6

8 Me'Lisa Barber [USA] USA 11.29 4

1 Novlene Williams [JAM] JAM 50.33 20

2 Shericka Williams [JAM] JAM 50.47 16

3 Tatyana Firova [RUS] RUS 50.71 14

4 Yulia Gushchina [RUS] RUS 50.85 12

5 Mary Wineberg [USA] USA 50.86 10

6 Nicola Sanders [GBR] GBR 51.11 8

7 Anastasiya Kapachinskaya [RUS] RUS 51.20 6

8 Amantle Montsho [BOT] BOT 51.70 4

1 Janeth Jepkosgei [KEN] KEN 1:58.15 20

2 Ekaterina Kostetskaya [RUS] RUS 1:58.90 16

3 Kenia Sinclair [JAM] JAM 1:59.02 14

4 Svetlana Klyuka [RUS] RUS 1:59.27 12

5 Alice Schmidt [USA] USA 1:59.67 10

6 Tatyana Andrianova [RUS] RUS 2:00.06 8

7 Yuliya Krevsun [UKR] UKR 2:02.69 6

8 Pamela Maerzendorfer [SUI] SUI 2:07.16 4

1 Maryam Yusuf Jamal [BRN] BRN 3:59.84 20

2 Shannon Rowbury [USA] USA 4:01.97 16

3 Lisa Dobriskey [GBR] GBR 4:05.18 14

4 Nuria Fernández [ESP] ESP 4:05.27 12

5 Sarah Jamieson [AUS] AUS 4:06.69 10

6 Anna Alminova [RUS] RUS 4:07.01 8

7 Anna Mishchenko [UKR] UKR 4:07.79 6

8 Morgan Uceny [USA] USA 4:08.93 4

9 Erin Donohue [USA] USA 4:09.58 3

10 Lidia Chojecka [POL] POL 4:14.27 3

1 Delloreen Ennis-London [JAM] JAM 12.60 20

2 Dawn Harper [USA] USA 12.63 16

3 Josephine Onyia [ESP] ESP 12.65 14

4 LoLo Jones [USA] USA 12.86 12

5 Priscilla Lopes-Schliep [CAN] CAN 12.88 10

6 Candice Davis [USA] USA 13.03 8

7 Danielle Carruthers [USA] USA 13.04 5

7 Nichole Denby [USA] USA 13.04 5

1 Melaine Walker [JAM] JAM 53.73 20

2 Anna Jesien [POL] POL 54.76 16

3 Tasha Danvers [GBR] GBR 54.79 14

4 Anastasiya Rabchenyuk [UKR] UKR 54.99 12

5 Yevgeniya Isakova [RUS] RUS 55.18 10

6 Tiffany Williams [USA] USA 55.65 8

7 Anastasia Ott [RUS] RUS 56.49 6

8 Ekaterina Bikert [RUS] RUS 56.56 4

Powell ran a 9.72? Please tell me this was wind-aided.

Something is in the Jamaican water.....

Dope Detector wrote:

Powell ran a 9.72? Please tell me this was wind-aided.

Something is in the Jamaican water.....

He's run 9.74 before and now with the Olympics over he's in great shape AND able to run loose--like that time in a prelim when he ran 9.74.

I'm not saying he's not doped. I'm just saying, this isn't surprising.

OP--what significance does "the first 19.5" have if Bolt and MJ have gone 19.3 and 19.32?

holy shi@!!!! oliver with a 13:02? wowowoowwo!

Who is David Oliver, and where did he come from?

Dr. Fraunkensteen wrote:

Dope Detector wrote:

Powell ran a 9.72? Please tell me this was wind-aided.

Something is in the Jamaican water.....

He's run 9.74 before and now with the Olympics over he's in great shape AND able to run loose--like that time in a prelim when he ran 9.74.

I'm not saying he's not doped. I'm just saying, this isn't surprising.

OP--what significance does "the first 19.5" have if Bolt and MJ have gone 19.3 and 19.32?

Bolt and MJ have gone 19.3 and 19.32 yes, and half a dozen 19.6x performances have been made, but no 19.4s or 19.5s

Dr. Fraunkensteen wrote:

OP--what significance does "the first 19.5" have if Bolt and MJ have gone 19.3 and 19.32?

No one has run either 19.4 or 19.5. What's so difficult to understand about that?

Lausanne wrote:

Dr. Fraunkensteen wrote:

OP--what significance does "the first 19.5" have if Bolt and MJ have gone 19.3 and 19.32?

No one has run either 19.4 or 19.5. What's so difficult to understand about that?

Dude - no one has run 78:12.2 for a mile. Wanna be first?

?? wrote:

Dude - no one has run 78:12.2 for a mile. Wanna be first?

Idiotic posts like yours don't make you look any smarter.

Well, you can think hes dumb, but hes right. Who cares if Bolt runs 19.5? I doubt he does. If Im Bolt, I am now focused on 19.2 And when Im ready to move up, 42.9

Who's David Oliver? He's the American champion, bronze medallist, and has already beaten Robles earlier this year. He's run under 13 this season too.

surprising 5k wrote:

Who is David Oliver, and where did he come from?

200M: Crawford in 21.5????

Merritt in the 43's again!!!

unrated wrote:

Well, you can think hes dumb, but hes right. Who cares if Bolt runs 19.5? I doubt he does. If Im Bolt, I am now focused on 19.2 And when Im ready to move up, 42.9

If Im Bolt im focused on the first sub 19.

1 Asafa Powell [JAM] JAM 9.72 20

2 Walter Dix [USA] USA 9.92 16

3 Nesta Carter [JAM] JAM 9.98 14

4 Michael Frater [JAM] JAM 10.04 12

5 Marc Burns [TRI] TRI 10.06 10

6 Kim Collins [SKN] SKN 10.19 4

7 Richard Thompson [TRI] TRI 10.21

8 Darvis Patton [USA] USA 10.23

Can we nominate Walter Dix as the most consistent American sprinter of the year? Honestly, this must be his 8th sub-10 100m race this year. He just doesn't ever seem to have a bad race!

ow he does, prettymuch every race is a bad race tecnnically, its just hes got so much top end speed he comes through like a train.

with a full winter and an improvement in his first 30m, hes right in the 9.7 club.