Did anyone record the race in high quality (i.e. DVD recorder or TiVo) that they can burn to a DVD for me (or post for download in MPEG4 format)? I love that profile shot of the whole race and would like to get a HQ version for my archives.
All we know is that the temp was 12°C, that Bolt is coming from a 1 week of light training after 10 days rest post-accident, which came after 1 week or relative training rest due to media work and stuff.
It’s just that in the BOLT 9.69 thread you mention that a reporter witnessed him doing 2 sets of 300 180 150 with 12 and 8 minutes recovery. Also that he did a series of submax 120-150 runs before his 400m in May. This may be because he has started training later and coach Mills feels that this is the way to go if he is to be ready for his main event (which I assume they feel is still the 200m) or this has always been part of the training (compared with last year) but it is short-to-long because at this time the emphasis in terms of intensity of runs is still with the shorter distances.
That Bolt workout seems very similar to KKs concurrent training for 400m runners. If you read the last page, you will see my ideas and KK’s comments. Might be helpful
Let’s blame the winds at Beijing for Bolt not being able to SHATTER the 200m record. He’s set for 18.9-19.1…We’re testing the limits of mankind right here. It’s the beginning of a new era. This dude’s just 22. He’s got a lot more gas to go and hasn’t even hit his prime yet.
My point is that if he runs something like 9.63 in the single 19.23 in the deuce this year, this doesn’t mean (to me), that he is any better this year than he was at the end of last year. I was implying that he might be IN his prime right now (last year, this year, next year), which is contrary to notoriousquirel’s statement that he isn’t even in his prime yet.
There’s no sense is us arguing now about when he will hit his prime. In 15 years, we’ll know for sure when it was :). My point was simply that age alone is not a very good indicator of when someone will be at the peak of their career. Just think about how many athletes peaked when they were about 16. I hope, as a fan, that he continues to improve, but I’m not going to put blind faith in that hope simply due to his age.
Thanks for these stats. BTW: Devonish ran 10.11 in Florida on the 11th of April. Assuming a similar race distribution, Bolts 9.91 is thus worth around 9.75. Regarding Bolt’s splits during his 200m WR, he ran the bend near the outside lane thus covering something like 102m in 9.96s (i.e. 100m in about 9.80). Running 9.80 in the bend arguable is much more energy consuming than 9.91 on a straight, wich may explain his slower 100-150m split in Beijing.