No talk about bolt absolutely CRUISING his heat in 10.10(-0.7) looking very, very good?

for all those who watched the rounds, bolt looked just like he did in the 2009 when he was toying with the other sprinters. no way am i saying he is going sub 9.6 again, but he looked like had the usain bolt bouncy stride we've been accusostomed to seeing.

judging by the the the rounds from day 1 (which is like judging a book by the opening sentence) who looked like the next best after bolt? I thought blake looked smooth and relaxed and then after that dix, lemaitre, and carter/frater

Bolt's performance was one of the only things that made it worth watching the coverage today. Guy is simply amazing. Judging by that race and how easy it looked, I think he is pretty damn close to WR shape.

Another thing that I've finally decided -- I really do not care if Bolt is on drugs or not. Sounds sacrilegious coming from a fellow T&F runner, but I really couldn't care less. Its amazing to watch this guy and be around to see him in his prime. Watching him slay people in just 100 meters is amazing. Not to mention all the PR, etc. that he brings to the sport.

Nobody talks about it because its not impressive, he ran a 9.58 and a 19.19, a 10.10 in any conditions is to be expected. Its actually disappointing he didn't break 10 or that nobody else in his heat was capable of breaking 10.

The A standard needs to be lowered to 10 flat, there is no reason a country can only send 3 athletes when they have 4 or more that can meet the standard while some other country sends athletes that wont make it out of the first round of a NCAA meet.

ALH359 wrote:

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conspiracy theory:

Did you see him putting the collar of his shirt in his mouth before they announced him? I thought he was chewing off a tag or something, or that his chain got caught in it. BUT if he does that again in the next round, then that is where/when/how he is taking the neural activators with incredibly short half lives. They need to be taken very very shortly before needed and will be gone shortly thereafter.

Can you translate that for us in American English please? Thank you.

You find that hard to follow? Really?

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He ran 10.10(fastest in all heats) looking incredibly relaxed and had a GREAT start. He was well away by 30m, looked very good. Not quite to his full form, but he started cruising 40m out and still did that well. By comparison, Nesta Carter only ran 10.26(albeit -1.2 headwind) but looked to be working moderately hard the whole way. IMO, Bolt is back guys! Sub- 9.7 prediction in Daegu final for sure if the winds cooperate(+1.0 or more Tailwind) if not, still low 9.7s. Bolts got this in the bag guys, trust me. Bolt is not mortal. He will win. Mark my words!!

Even cruising, 10.10 is not that impressive for Bolt. I say he will be challenged in the final by someone - unless it's an awfully weak year.

Bolt has worked out a deal with the IAAF. They are giving him a free pass on doping because they think he is good for the sport.

Unfortunately, future clean generations will never touch the current records. Sprints will never be the same.

Has this been confirmed? I'm fairly close to the inside and have not heard this.

paper buildings wrote:

Bolt's performance was one of the only things that made it worth watching the coverage today. Guy is simply amazing. Judging by that race and how easy it looked, I think he is pretty damn close to WR shape. [.quote]

This is a ludicrous extrapolation. How "easy" a race looked form a TV screen could not possibly tell you a specific time. It's an unreliable metric.

Another thing that I've finally decided -- I really do not care if Bolt is on drugs or not. Sounds sacrilegious coming from a fellow T&F runner, but I really couldn't care less. Its amazing to watch this guy and be around to see him in his prime. Watching him slay people in just 100 meters is amazing. Not to mention all the PR, etc. that he brings to the sport.[/quote]

I'm of two minds about this, but I'm glad someone said it. Truth is, McGwire, Bonds and Sosa thrilled America with their exploits- to say that it is "all bad" for the sport as a whole is too simple.

coach d wrote:

Face reality here--former training partner and former druggie Dwain Chambers did not exacly look like he was killing himself.

Bolt exerted himself noticeably less than Chambers did yet still dusted him. Bolt is just trotting in the last 20 metres, and not exactly running all-out for the previous 30, either.

Ato Boldon commented on tonight's TV coverage that he had never seen anyone have such an improvement in form between his last Grand Prix race and his first heat in the World Chammps.

Came across as a somewhat snarky comment.

Has bolden forgotten that Tyson smoked Bolt in the world championships in 2007 in the 200M and yet several months later Bolt had the WR in the 100M at the track meet in NYC? Improvement you ask... unbelievable heretofore ever seen improvement