Highlights a number of things.
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that if you train with the best in the world you can compare yourself to them on a daily basis. Confodence is then developed because you know where you are at. Much like the days of Greene and Bolden. When your bench mark for every session is the WR holder it can’t help but lift the standard.
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When someone is running past you i.e. Dix you try god damn hard not to let them get away and you PB.
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That the 4 x 100m relay world record is a good 0.5-1.0s from where it should be and will probably be after London. When you consider the countries that have no sprinters who can break 10.2s let alone 10.1s and can run low 38s the 37.0 is well can we say ordinary.
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When you have successful people pushing the enevelope together then new standards are possible. In some countries there is no belief as there simply are no tangible role models.
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No doubt sub 19s is coming. I can’t believe I am writing that!!!
I wonder what Blake’s split was for the 2nd 100m!!! How close was it to 9.0s. that would be faster than most peoples flying relay splits…outstanding.