• rojo
      co-founder
      • RE: OFFICIAL: Usain bolt Ostrava predictions 5/20/2016 11:52AM - in reply to habs
      • rojo
        co-founder
      • Bolt crushed everyone but shook his head when he saw the time. He clearly wanted to run much faster.

        Rank Athlete Nation Result Reaction time
        1 BOLT Usain JAM SB 9.98 0.162
        2 GITTENS Ramon BAR SB 10.21 0.164
        3 TAFTIAN Hassan IRI 10.25 0.174
        4 LEHATA Mosito LES 10.36 0.150
        5 KOFFI Wilfried CIV 10.38 0.237
        6 ROGERS Jason SKN 10.41 0.149
        7 GRIFFITHS Adrian BAH 10.43 0.179
    • rojo
      co-founder
      • RE: OFFICIAL: Usain bolt Ostrava predictions 5/20/2016 11:57AM - in reply to rojo
      • rojo
        co-founder
      • Pic of the finish:

        https://twitter.com/letsrundotcom/status/733701815691272193?lang=en

        The runner-up in this race was GITTENS. In his last 100m, Gittens raced Justin Gatlin in Shanghai. In Shanghai, Gatlin beat Gittens by .30 (9.94 to 10.24).

        Bolt beat Gittens by .23 here.

        Edge: Gatlin.

        PS. Of course using one-off stats like that is dangerous as KOFFI ran 10.01 in his last race in Arizona. So since Bolt crushed him by .40 here, one could argue Botl's in 9.71 sahpe.
    • sprinter guy
      • RE: OFFICIAL: Usain bolt Ostrava predictions 5/20/2016 11:59AM - in reply to rojo
      • sprinter guy
      • Meh, why do we do this every year. We should have learned our lesson for good last year.

        Bolt will win in Rio no matter what it takes. Don't be surprised if Gatlin doesn't even take Silver. There are a few guys that will be extremely dangerous and in the mix, and Gatlin doesn't look quite as strong so far this year.

        Don't be surprised if Bromell or someone like that upsets Gatlin.
    • rojo
      co-founder
      • RE: OFFICIAL: Usain bolt Ostrava predictions 5/20/2016 12:13PM - in reply to rojo
      • rojo
        co-founder
      • Serious question here. Does anyone know the official attendance at the meet. The stadium looks totall packed. The stadium seats 15,000.

        I love meets in Eugene but always laugh when people say track is super popular in Oregon. Doesnt Pre classic take in around 12,000. Might Ostrava actually have a bigger crowd than Pre Classic?
    • think it, don't type it
      • RE: OFFICIAL: Usain bolt Ostrava predictions 5/20/2016 12:16PM - in reply to rojo
      • think it, don't type it
      • yeah, a genuinely non-relevant analysis.

        so as usual, a worthless post



        rojo wrote:
        Pic of the finish:

        https://twitter.com/letsrundotcom/status/733701815691272193?lang=en

        The runner-up in this race was GITTENS. In his last 100m, Gittens raced Justin Gatlin in Shanghai. In Shanghai, Gatlin beat Gittens by .30 (9.94 to 10.24).

        Bolt beat Gittens by .23 here.

        Edge: Gatlin.

        PS. Of course using one-off stats like that is dangerous as KOFFI ran 10.01 in his last race in Arizona. So since Bolt crushed him by .40 here, one could argue Botl's in 9.71 sahpe.
    • rekrunnr
      • RE: OFFICIAL: Usain bolt Ostrava predictions 5/20/2016 12:18PM - in reply to Clerk
      • rekrunnr
      • Clerk wrote:
        Healing Hans still has some work to do.

        9.99 for 1st
        Must of used old ostrich blood.
    • Lunchbox
    • rojo
      co-founder
      • RE: OFFICIAL: Usain bolt Ostrava predictions 5/20/2016 12:26PM - in reply to Lunchbox
      • rojo
        co-founder
      • Jeremy "Jimmy Johns" Wariner spotted in 400.

        Rank Athlete Nation Result
        1 FRANCIS Javon JAM 44.87
        2 MCQUAY Tony USA SB 45.17
        3 MASLÃK Pavel CZE 45.46
        4 ROONEY Martyn GBR SB 45.78
        5 WARINER Jeremy USA 46.21
        6 CLEMONS Kyle USA 46.40
        7 Å ORM Patrik CZE SB 46.62
        8 MATHIEU Michael BAH 46.83
    • reed
      registered
      • RE: OFFICIAL: Usain bolt Ostrava predictions 5/20/2016 12:27PM - in reply to Lunchbox
      • reed
        registered
      • Ashton must've had some issues come up because he dropped out of the long jump after just a couple attempts. Guessing it was an injury.
    • habs
      registered
      • RE: OFFICIAL: Usain bolt Ostrava predictions 5/20/2016 12:28PM - in reply to Lunchbox
      • habs
        registered
      • Anyone watching the M1500, Poland's Filip Sasinek for the W just missing the Oly standard in 3:36.32, but did I hear correctly that was a 10 second PR for him?! IAAF profile seems to confirm: http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/c...nek-278190

        That is an incredible improvement... wow!! He took some scalps too, in Chris O'Hare 3:36.58, Jakub Holusa 3:38.86 led early but faded hard in the last lap. Christian Soratos way back, they didn't even show his final time but it had to be over 3:40.
    • rojo
      co-founder
      • RE: OFFICIAL: Usain bolt Ostrava predictions 5/20/2016 12:29PM - in reply to rojo
      • rojo
        co-founder
      • In the men's 1500, Holusa went with the rabbit but then had little left over the final 300.

        The race was won surprisingly by a 20-year-old Czech athlete who ran A BIG PB. Filip Sasinek, came into the year as a 3:43 guy. He ran 3:41 indoors and today missed the Olympic standard by just .12. with a 3:36.32.

        Rank Athlete Nation Result
        1 SASÃNEK Filip CZE PB 3:36.32
        2 BENITZ Timo GER 3:36.40
        3 O´HARE Chris GBR 3:36.58
        4 CANTERO Bryan FRA SB 3:37.03
        5 BUSTOS David ESP 3:38.28
        6 KYTS Volodymyr UKR PB 3:38.61
        7 HOLUÅ A Jakub CZE 3:38.86
        8 CRIPPA Yemaneberhan ITA PB 3:38.95
        9 LANCASHIRE Tom GBR 3:39.95
        10 VOJTA Andreas AUT 3:39.98
        11 SORATOS Cristian USA SB 3:40.85
        12 OSTROWSKI Artur POL 3:41.55
        13 DEMCZYSZAK Mateusz POL 3:46.55
        PAVLÃCEK Matej CZE DNF
        KOMBICH Ismael KEN DNF
        Intermediate times:
        1200 111 Benitz Timo (GER) 2:54.06
        800 115 Pavlícek Matej (CZE) 1:54.73
        400 115 Pavlícek Matej (CZE) 54.98
    • reed
      registered
      • RE: OFFICIAL: Usain bolt Ostrava predictions 5/20/2016 12:41PM - in reply to rojo
      • reed
        registered
      • 54.98 for the rabbit? Not even kiprop can hold that. Why is it so hard to find decent rabbits?

        Maybe Symmonds could be a pro rabbit. He'd get lots of sponsor exposure leading the race, plus it would be seen as innovative. He could even start pacing USATF outdoor nats just to fukc with usatf
    • Sassynek
      • RE: OFFICIAL: Usain bolt Ostrava predictions 5/20/2016 12:55PM - in reply to reed
      • Sassynek
      • Wow....Sasinek. 3:36! That's faster than the US 20 yr old phenoms..Maton, Haney, Sareel, Fisher, etc,.
    • Second Race
      • RE: Usain bolt will drop out with hamstring injury in Ostrava 5/20/2016 12:59PM - in reply to wejo
      • Second Race
      • I predict he tests + ....once WADA & iaaf stop protecting their cash cow.
    • Let's call it obvious
      • RE: OFFICIAL: Usain bolt Ostrava predictions 5/20/2016 1:05PM - in reply to reed
      • Let's call it obvious
      • reed wrote:
        54.98 for the rabbit? Not even kiprop can hold that. Why is it so hard to find decent rabbits?

        Maybe Symmonds could be a pro rabbit. He'd get lots of sponsor exposure leading the race, plus it would be seen as innovative. He could even start pacing USATF outdoor nats just to fukc with usatf
        Hey genius next time you're looking at a 1500 take a look at how quickly the runners naturally run the first 100-150m......you're questioning 54.98 but you do realize that by the time they're reaching 300-400 they would be on good pace (say 56.5 level) If they passed in say 57 (which you're probably advocating) then they've already slowed down too much....
    • Fortune Teller Guy
      • RE: OFFICIAL: Usain bolt Ostrava predictions 5/22/2016 4:01AM - in reply to rojo
      • Fortune Teller Guy
      • Bolts won't have much success this year compared to other years. His decline has slowly started last year. You can see in the race video that his legs just arent turning over the way they did when he set his world records and it doesnt look like he has the leg strength. Their is no way in hell he wins in rio. Their is notvenough time for him to improve enough. I doubt he gets top 3 at jamaican champs. It's all downhill from now on.
        rojo wrote:
        Race video.

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=GjVoGZ41XwE