Rieti 2014 men's 100m - Gatlin, Powell, Lemaitre, Carter

M100m startlist:

FRASER Warren BAH

LEMAITRE Christophe FRA

FERRARO Massimiliano ITA

OBOU Delmas ITA

TUMI Michael ITA

CARTER Nesta JAM

DWYER Rasheed JAM

HARVEY Jaques JAM

POWELL Asafa JAM

NASCIMENTO Yazaldes POR

OGUNODE Femi QAT

SMELYK Serhiy UKR

BAILEY Ryan USA

GATLIN Justin USA

ROBERTS Gil USA

I want to see Ogunode run well.

Gatlin in Rieti! Calling it now, 9.74, just like Powell years ago. Their timing system is already dialed-in and pre-set, lol

LMAO, this reminds me of VenTard's "more oxygen" theory

LMAO

Wait, isn't Gil Roberts the US 400m champ from this year? It'll be interesting to see how he and Smelyk do. Gatlin winning almost seems a foregone conclusion, and I have little hope for Lemaitre

Gil Roberts ran 10.19 at the OTC in San Diego just before US Nationals. I wouldn't be too surprised if he beats close to half of the people entered.

But let's face it, this is a great race for second. I'm guessing Gatlin is about to run faster "clean" than he ran "dirty."

This track is a joke. If the wind is anything above +0.0, Gatlin is going 9.65-9.70. Calling it now.

Actually, I'll go ahead and predict Gatlin FTW in 9.70.

i know he's on fire but can Gatlin recover from an incredible double to be in top form in only 3 days???

I'll raise you a little bit a say 9.74, mostly because he just ran a major effort and won't be recovered for Rieti.

And remember it wasn't just a 9.77. It's was 9.77 AND a 19.71. I just hope he doesn't get injured like Tyson did at Eugene a few years ago after that wind aided 9.68. I think he should scratch for safety. He's not a spring chicken any more.

his season & performances suggest otherwise. more guys are going to start killing it into their 30s, we need to rethink what we consider "old".

coach d wrote:

He's not a spring chicken any more.

Well, he can get some sage advice perhaps from old man Kim Collins, who ran a PR this year at 38.

But don't forget that Gatlin was out of the sport for 4 years, so his legs are younger than his calendar age. Maybe he can out-Lagat Lagat.

9.75

9.75...and ley me add, Gatlin is a joke.

This race is incomplete without K. Bailey Cole.

Gatlin will blow everyone off!

9:71

GATLIN 9.73!!!!!

WATCH AND LEARN BOYS

TOMORROW GATLIN WILL TURN FROM A BOY TO A MAN.

lol, too easy!

These are all very optimistic predictions, even my 9.74

That's not much time to go from Brussels to Rieti, so the time probably won't be so smoking...unless the meet directors bake up some Rieti fudge, in which case there is no telling.

I think I will revise upward to 9.85, Brussels was a serious effort. Powell, OTOH, I think will go faster than before, maybe 9.92 I think Gatlin will just go for the win, and not for the kill like he did in Brussels. He has a lot to lose at this point.

Rieti is seen as the quickest iaaf certified in in the world, tomorrow he is going to run seriously quick.

Below 9.7 no

But definitely a new WL

Who can forget 9.74/9.78 in Rieti 2007?

He's BAAAACK!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_tp1V3ikbQ

They are running 2 100m heats, and Gatlin won't be running against Powell:

Harvey

Ogunode

Gatlin

Dwyer

Fraser

Lemaitre

Nascimento

Obou

Ferraro

Powell

Roberts

Carter

Bailey

Smelyk

Tumi

Too bad, but whatever, maybe this way is better for both of them, I don't think Gatlin will have as much force as he did in Brussels.

Not to sidetrack this conversation, but I was wondering if you had any thoughts on the 110 hurdles this season? This year has seen the Americans become practically irrelevant (despite a few flashed of brilliance from Ronnie Ash and the emergence of Devon Allen), with the Frenchman, the Cuban, the Jamaican, and (to a lesser extent) the Russian.

As a secondary aside, I am excited for the potential return of Liu Xiang in the near future and the possible emergence of Xie Wenjun