Bolt ran 19.78 in both the semis and final. In the semis (-.3 wind) it wasn't all out. In the finals, Bolt was going for it saying he wanted the WR. (-.5 wind).
So was it slow because a) the track was wet b) Bolt was tired from 19.78 the day before or c) he tried to hard instead of relaxing
He's old and tired
It wasn't just him. That was Merritt's slowest 200 this year by quite a bit, I believe.
He had an injury scare for a bit in June/ early July. Hurt his training.
Wind and rain. Everyone was slow generally. Probably made .2 of a difference or so for most of them.
Even then, Bolt didn't have a good race and he knew it. He looked very disappointed afterward. I believe that Bolt really thought he could go 19.3 or better. He ran an average turn and ran like butt down the straightaway.
Any idea what the temperature was? Perhaps he is a little more susceptible to tightness given his injury.
All the Testosterone at the stadium was used up in the 'Womens' 800.
that's total BS. you guys will fall for anything.
TAA wrote:
He had an injury scare for a bit in June/ early July. Hurt his training.
the answerman wrote:
All the Testosterone at the stadium was used up in the 'Womens' 800.
POTD
2q5 wrote:
Any idea what the temperature was? Perhaps he is a little more susceptible to tightness given his injury.
I'd say low 70s.
Geeeez allreadyy wrote:
that's total BS. you guys will fall for anything.
TAA wrote:He had an injury scare for a bit in June/ early July. Hurt his training.
I also don't believe there are aliens at Roswell.
the answerman wrote:
All the Testosterone at the stadium was used up in the 'Womens' 800.
10/10
It seems that Bolt's main advantage is that he runs close to his fastest time when it matters the most, while other people run world leading times in diamond leagues and semi-finals.
Think about it. In the 100m, in 2011, 2013 (counting Gay's DQ'd times), 2014 and 2015 Bolt did not have the world leading time.
Sad Arabian :( wrote:
the answerman wrote:All the Testosterone at the stadium was used up in the 'Womens' 800.
10/10
Indeed.
Sprinter Guy wrote:
Wind and rain. Everyone was slow generally. Probably made .2 of a difference or so for most of them.
I thought so too.
Bolt was 19.78 in both (although it looked like the final was more of an effort), De Grasse was 0.22 slower in the final, Lemaitre was 0.11 slower, Gemili was down 0.04 etc. Only Bolt equaled or bettered his semi time.
I think it's more about cold & wet than the wind. The wind in the final was -0.5, which isn't too different from the -0.2 to -0.4 recorded in the semis.
the answerman wrote:
All the Testosterone at the stadium was used up in the 'Womens' 800.
How does this comment add to this discussion at all? Leave it off the boards.
Daryl Basarab wrote:
It seems that Bolt's main advantage is that he runs close to his fastest time when it matters the most, while other people run world leading times in diamond leagues and semi-finals.
Think about it. In the 100m, in 2011, 2013 (counting Gay's DQ'd times), 2014 and 2015 Bolt did not have the world leading time.
This is super accurate
That track looks long to me...at least the first half of it....
The Jamaican male sprinters, in general, have been very off this cycle. Or non-cycle. Bolt's glutes and hams and to a lessor extent quads look smaller this year. I'd suspect reduced or absent doping (Due to increased testing? Paranoia?) for this Olympics have led to times Carl Lewis could have perhaps run on this track, but one could also point to more benign explanations--age, injuries, conditions, etc. In any case this is not remotely close to the Bolt of '08 or '09, or even '12.
I think this negates the argument that he's 6 5 or takes less steps. If that was true his progression would be ahead of the curve the entire season. Instead he peaks at championships and sometimes gets the world leading time.
If Bolt was 5 10 and of course altered his style accordingly, less side motion, quicker steps, faster start, in theory he could still be just as dominant.