4am here, just finished with Bolt’s race time analysis. I was filming right perpendicular to 60m mark. Got the other splits by estimating body position relative to the marks on the track from the slow mo replays.
RT 0.165
10m 1.85
20m 2.87 (1.02)
30m 3.78 (0.91)
40m 4.65 (0.87)
50m 5.50 (0.85)
60m 6.32 (0.82)
70m 7.14 (0.82)
80m 7.96 (0.82)
90m 8.79 (0.83)
100m 9.69 (0.90)
Times at 60m
6.32 + 3.37 = 9.69 BOLT
6.40 + 3.49 = 9.89 THOMPSON
6.46 + 3.45 = 9.91 DIX
6.52 + 3.41 = 9.93 MARTINA
6.43 + 3.52 = 9.95 POWELL
6.48 + 3.49 = 9.97 FRATER
6.46 + 3.55 = 10.01 BURNS
6.55 + 3.48 = 10.03 PATTON
How much did Bolt lose? Was he going for a 0.84 on the last 10m section? Give him a 0.13x reaction time and we can see a 9.60 one day.
Bolt barely warmed-up before the semis, he didn’t tried blocks at all, just a few standing start with spikes instead, while Gay was doing endless start practices under Drummond supervision. Powell wasn’t looking so good on the blocks, he did a significant number of these, but obviously the trials were not of equal quality.
Before the final, the guys starting dancing, while Powell was walking go and back, you could see on his face that he was trying to smile while announcer told his name, but he was not ready to run. Note that for his last meeting before the race, in Monaco, Powell went 3.78 at 30m and 6.35 at 60m for 9.82, in still wind conditions. In final, he was nowhere that shape.
Impressed by Martina who broke his NR three times in two days.
Great season by Richard Thompson, who won NCAA in and outdoors, equal world lead indoors at 60m, also had to go through Trials, and 2 PBs at OG. Wow.
Special mention to Obikwelu, 100m European record holder (9.86), OG silver medallist at 100m, 3 times European Champ, who will retire.