What we do know is that Asafa has run PR’s in the 300 and 400m and a 10.23 into the wind and a 10.1 with it. Last year he hardly finished the 400 yet opened in 10.0x. One would think that he just needs more exposure to speed but that doesn’t account for his mediocre acceleration which should be in place if the workouts posted are legitimate.
The other possibility is that the ankle injury affected his prep more than he let on.
Many have noted that he looked much bigger than usual, given the supposed improvements over longer distances, would it make sense that the additional mass is a result of having to emphasize the weights during the injury period? Given the improvements over 400m it would seem like he would come in smaller than usual rather than adding additional mass.
This is why I brought it up in the other thread. Maybe now SF believes that running 400s and having endurance because thats what Usain did will get them medals, rather than keeping to what has made them fast in the fast in the past. Why mess with success.