tyson gay - 19.58 in the 200m!!

I AGREE. THIS MADE ME SO HAPPY.

ID LOVE TO SEE THAT COCKY S.O.B. BOLT GO DOWN TO THE HUMBLE, HARD-WORKING GAY!

100% agree.

I really like Tyson Gay. He is self-confident yet overly willing to give credit to those who support and encourage him. A class act thus far in his career. Go Tyson!

Johnson ran 19.66 at the US Trials then 19.32 in the Olympics, both in Atlanta. That track may have been the fastest track ever made....or at least hardest. I can remember Geb complaining that it was too hard for a distance race and wanted the track watered down before the 10k. Don't think he got his wish.

Alan

Tyson ran pretty relaxed and stopped pressing with 10 meters to go and he's former teammate Wallace Spearman (ran 19.98 behind Tyson's 19.58) had to think coming into the meet being in sub 20 shape he would be a contender today. Hope both of them and Walter Dix can stay healthy and Xavier Carter returns to form- maybe the most interesting event at US World Trials!

All Gay accomplished was to get Bolt more into his training which is a big mistake.

Is it true that immediately after the Atlanta Olympics were over US officials had the stadium track torn up and destroyed so it couldn'e be tested for illegal rebound (which would mean all the records would have to be thrown out)?

And the alternative is... run slow. GREAT IDEA

Turbo Titan wrote:

All Gay accomplished was to get Bolt more into his training which is a big mistake.

That's not what I'm saying Asshole. If you had a brain you'd understand.

GET REAL even Usain Bolt have to take note of Tyson's early season 200m debut and recognize him as a serious threat for the 200m World Gold later in the year if Tyson remains healthy! 19:58 in May and definitely not peaking yet is not to be overlooked even by a 19:30 athlete who ran that in the Olympics in which he targeted to peak.

I know there were some whispers about the Atlanta track being illegal...but wouldn't the IAAF had to test the track anyway BEFORE the games? I mean tracks have to meet certain specifications to be "legal" anyway.

They sold it to the Braves and they ripped up the track. I'm sure someone would have kept a piece of it around somewhere for historical purposes.

Alan

Bolt is on another level right now and at his age he will only improve. He already has what Tyson Gay and the rest the 200m world wants, that being an over abundance of speed endurance. Why do you think Gay is running the 400m in 2009? Bolt runs his race nobody is beating him.

Don't forget how badly Tyson ripped by Bolt in the '07 World Championships in Osaka. You may say Bolt is much faster now, don't forget how many people thought he had no chance against Gay until the injury.. we're talking about a guy that went 9.77 and eased up a lot more than what Bolt did when he went 9.69.

Gay has the pure speed to beat Bolt in the 200, and I don't think Bolt will catch him if Gay negotiates the turn well enough. I don't think Gay can get him in the 100, though.. too much pure speed on the straight. I think Bolt will get in the 9.55-9.60 range this year, which will be too much for Gay to handle.

I think both of these guys can get below 19.30 this year in the 200. Should be fun to watch.. who knows, maybe someone will get close to going sub-19 sooner than we expect..

This race made me very happy. It means there's at least a chance that Bolt will have a challenger this year. Welcome back Tyson. We missed you god damn it.

I don't get. Gay has "the pure speed" to beat bolt in the 200 but not the "pure speed" for the 100?

I probably worded that bad.. I just think that Gay has the best top speed in the world going around a curve, that's all, but definitely can't touch Bolt on a straightaway. It's often underestimated just how much the curve plays a role in the race, but when you're talking a 6'5" sprinter moving that fast, it has to be taken into account. Unless Bolt's on pace for 19.1 or better, I don't think he'll be leading Gay any sooner than 150 if he does win.

Bolt's speed on a straightaway is ridiculous to the point where no one can do anything about it right now, though. If the 200 was a straight race, I think he would seriously run a half second faster, maybe even more.. and Gay would maybe run .1-.2 faster, like most sprinters.

Being 6'5" requires significant extra torque around the curve. Its all Physics. GAY will WIN.

From where I'm sitting, being the fastest sprinter in history more than compensates for the extra torque.

Congrats to Tyson, it would be sweet to see a great competition and see Bolt get humbled a bit... Interesting to see him handle defeat.