After converting a bunch of crap, I have Usain Bolt's split as anywhere between 8.61 and 8.65 seconds. Blake was a high 8.9x around the curve, which makes him the third fastest turn runner of all time behind only Bolt's runs in Berlin and Beijing and Tyson Gay in Osaka.
This would give him the fastest split of all-time, and tells us he's in 9.7x shape at the worst and most likely 9.6.
As someone already mentioned, that leg by Bolt has to be the best sprinting form you will EVER see (until now^^)
You could tell with 50m to go that he would GET that WR, amazing performance!!
About Bolt and Doping: It has been said by some official in the past (2009 or so) that he is the most tested athlete in the world. You have to look for other reasons why he is so fast.
I'm disappointed by Mike Rogers. That seems to be a clear case, and a lame excuse. And Mullings of curse.
chuckie d wrote:
After converting a bunch of crap, I have Usain Bolt's split as anywhere between 8.61 and 8.65 seconds. Blake was a high 8.9x around the curve, which makes him the third fastest turn runner of all time behind only Bolt's runs in Berlin and Beijing and Tyson Gay in Osaka.
This would give him the fastest split of all-time, and tells us he's in 9.7x shape at the worst and most likely 9.6.
No. Blake ran 9.0-9.1.
body master wrote:
chuckie d wrote:After converting a bunch of crap, I have Usain Bolt's split as anywhere between 8.61 and 8.65 seconds. Blake was a high 8.9x around the curve, which makes him the third fastest turn runner of all time behind only Bolt's runs in Berlin and Beijing and Tyson Gay in Osaka.
This would give him the fastest split of all-time, and tells us he's in 9.7x shape at the worst and most likely 9.6.
No. Blake ran 9.0-9.1.
Splits are taken from the middle of the exchange, not when the handoff occurs. 9.1 is completely out of the question.
because he's white and there must always be the white hope thing
because he doesn't have the buff look that's often associated with PED use
because he's white
oh because he's white.
So Blake is as fast as Usain Bolt on the curve. Wow golly, thanks for informing me.
And Tyson Gay never ran sub 9 before his split was 9.0x at Osaka.
Lemaitre actually has not improved dramatically at the 100m, but dropped considerably less than .1s with a favorable wind at age 20 to 21; he did drop considerable time in the 200m (about .3 s), but his 100m time does figure to convert to 19.8s, and his 100m time is right around that of numerous Americans who ran close to his 200m time. (mike marsh, leroy burrell, carl lewis (19.75 before the ben johnson era)).
Thanks for removing my post Brojos.
You guys used to be all about sniffing out drug cheats. I guess that was before Puma started paying you ad revenue, huh?
Sprint Geezer wrote:
Here's a thought:
Jamaica is the biggest bunch of scumbags in track, right up there with the Mo Greene-led American dickwads a decade ago.
Frater doesn't even make the 100m semi's, yet blazes the second leg.
Carter jogs a 10.95 in the 100m finals, yet runs a WR-worthy first relay leg.
The only bright spot was that Powell didn't run.
I believed they would win and come close to a WR, only with a slightly different team--I thought they'd have Powell instead of Frater, when Powell was still "in".
Also, I picked them for the win, and France for second in the event that Patton ran for the US--right again. The only thing I screwed up on was that I had Germany for 3rd(!).
I must say, that this was the best top-end sprinting form I think I have ever seen from Bolt, as opposed to really fast running. His coach must have kicked his ass this past month, especially after having asked him if he had forgotten how to run after one of his early 100m meets this year.
But Frater and Carter, give me a break. Pure crap. I've always known that Carter was crap, but now Frater too, along with Mullings?
Just like anybody under 9.80 is suspect based on nothing more than historical statistics, now for me anybody on the Jamaican team is suspect by association.
Let's hear it for France, the real World Champions in the 4x100m.
Too bad for T&T and GBR. The race would have been great without the crap Jamaicans, and without the fall.
It would have been France, USA, GBR, T&T all battling it out down the anchor leg, that would have been great to have seen.
I was surprised that Jamaica put Frater 2nd and Blake 3rd, I would have had it the other way around.
Poor Dix, he had another silver taken from him.
is this a troll?
Sprint Geezer wrote:
Here's a thought:
Jamaica is the biggest bunch of scumbags in track, right up there with the Mo Greene-led American dickwads a decade ago.
Just like anybody under 9.80 is suspect based on nothing more than historical statistics, now for me anybody on the Jamaican team is suspect by association.
Let's hear it for France, the real World Champions in the 4x100m.
Too bad for T&T and GBR. The race would have been great without the crap Jamaicans, and without the fall.
It would have been France, USA, GBR, T&T all battling it out down the anchor leg, that would have been great to have seen.
The only thing I love more than seeing Bolt run and Jamaica constantly smashing world records are reactions like these. This is what tickles me to death, knowing that it's pissing off people who can't explain why these guys are terrorizing the track, other than to accuse them of doping. Nevermind that the shamed Justin Gatlin just ran for team USA.
I'll take the "crap" Jamaicans anytime. At least they can break world records and finish a race without gymnastic tumbles. :)
Sprint Geezer wrote:
Here's a thought:
Jamaica is the biggest bunch of scumbags in track, right up there with the Mo Greene-led American dickwads a decade ago.
Frater doesn't even make the 100m semi's, yet blazes the second leg.
Carter jogs a 10.95 in the 100m finals, yet runs a WR-worthy first relay leg.
Now there's an incoherent rant that would make Ted Kaczynski proud.
What, if anything, are you trying to say? That Frater and Carter sand-bagged the 100 because they feared testing? That there's no testing of relay runners? That the dementia's getting the better of you?
body master wrote:
Guarantee U.S. woulda been in the lead by about 3meters and broken their world record.
First of all, the US definitely wouldn't have been in the lead even if they didn't mess up the handoff, and ESPECIALLY not by 3 meters. Second of all, it wasn't "their" world record to break.
Free love wrote:
Sprint Geezer wrote:Here's a thought:
Jamaica is the biggest bunch of scumbags in track, right up there with the Mo Greene-led American dickwads a decade ago.
Frater doesn't even make the 100m semi's, yet blazes the second leg.
Carter jogs a 10.95 in the 100m finals, yet runs a WR-worthy first relay leg.
Now there's an incoherent rant that would make Ted Kaczynski proud.
What, if anything, are you trying to say? That Frater and Carter sand-bagged the 100 because they feared testing? That there's no testing of relay runners? That the dementia's getting the better of you?
Once and for all; testing hasn't got sh*t to do with racing anymore! Guys on WC Level and from promionent contries are being tested on a weekly and during tournaments almost daily basis. There is no 'I f*ck up my heat so I don't have to run a final and get tested' possibility. If any of you sideline coaches actually knew something about elite T&F this kind of BS wouldn't be thrown around here.
@sprint geezer; your post is the biggest piece op cr*p I ever read from you. You obviously have some kind of bias against the JAM team... Maybe an ex coach/athlete with a grudge because JAM used to beat on your athletes/yourself??
Accusing a guy like Powell, who is the most consistent sprinter EVER, while your precious US team has new stars on the horizon almost every WC cycle? A guy who isn't a steroid fuelled aggressive idiot like Mo Greene was. You actually know how steroids work and what they do to you??
Please man, get a life...and try to actually get involved in the sport and learn something instead of throwing accusitions around. Join me for a week or two on the circuit and try to talk to some people and watch how things are done.
chuckie d wrote:
After converting a bunch of crap, I have Usain Bolt's split as anywhere between 8.61 and 8.65 seconds. Blake was a high 8.9x around the curve, which makes him the third fastest turn runner of all time behind only Bolt's runs in Berlin and Beijing and Tyson Gay in Osaka.
This would give him the fastest split of all-time, and tells us he's in 9.7x shape at the worst and most likely 9.6.
Bolt's split was 8.75....which makes him only the second best anchor there is.
JAM will run 0.2 faster if they run Carter, to Blake to Bolt to Powell.
Bolt anchoring will not make up for the los on 3rd leg if he's not running that.
'Too bad for T&T and GBR'
We would always find a way to drop the batton no matter what
There is currently no test for SARMS, and that is what the Jamaicans are most likely on.
Lance Armstrong held the status of "most tested athlete in the world" for a long time, and does anyone still believe he was clean?
The fact that an island nation of less than 3 million people has produced the best sprinters in the world and so dominated the championships is an enormous anomaly.
Programs in schools and a laser beam focus on track yielding these results make for a nice story about how that anomaly came to be, but given how remarkable it is when you simply step back and look at the numbers, some level of skepticism is natural.
(unless you are Jamaican, in which case you overlook it just as Americans tend to overlook the fact that the US is just as dirty or more than any other country)
Most tested wrote:
There is currently no test for SARMS, and that is what the Jamaicans are most likely on.
Lance Armstrong held the status of "most tested athlete in the world" for a long time, and does anyone still believe he was clean?
The fact that an island nation of less than 3 million people has produced the best sprinters in the world and so dominated the championships is an enormous anomaly.
So if SARMS are undetectable and Jamaicans are using... that would mean that the other countries are using too, right? So you still have to explain why Jamaica is dominating. Do you realize that during the height of doping, in which the USA was fully entrenched, these WRs were not being accomplished? Let me guess.. Jamaican scientists have bested their USA counterparts in the manufacture of super-sarms which they have managed to hold onto exclusively. Let me let you in a little secret, Jamaica has always been good at T&F. When the USA doping scandals almost destroyed T&F, testing was ramped up and the playing field became level. That's when Jamaica began to rise due to their NATURAL abilities and put T&F back on the map. You should be thanking them, rather than downing.
Yeah, that little island nation also produced it's very own genre of music which is prominent on the world stage today. That shouldn't have happened either, but there it is.
A nice little article that suggests why Jamaica is dominating...
Kabayo wrote:
chuckie d wrote:After converting a bunch of crap, I have Usain Bolt's split as anywhere between 8.61 and 8.65 seconds. Blake was a high 8.9x around the curve, which makes him the third fastest turn runner of all time behind only Bolt's runs in Berlin and Beijing and Tyson Gay in Osaka.
This would give him the fastest split of all-time, and tells us he's in 9.7x shape at the worst and most likely 9.6.
Bolt's split was 8.75....which makes him only the second best anchor there is.
JAM will run 0.2 faster if they run Carter, to Blake to Bolt to Powell.
Bolt anchoring will not make up for the los on 3rd leg if he's not running that.
Bolt belongs on anchor. Like I said before his long strides are not conducive to running on the curve. The only reason he's so good at it is because he runs a 9.58 i.e. Insane top speed.
Powell as first leg is another option given his brilliant start. Mullings on 3rd leg great curve runner. Blake 2nd
Mentioning Jamaica’s sprinting prowess, it’s also worth noting that Jamaican born sprinters provided 100mt Olympic gold medals for both Canada and Britain.
Donovan Bailey and Linford Christie.