With Powell and Gay having to make up a huge gap to Bolt if they hope to be competitive at future Championship events they obviously need to be pushing as hard as they can this and every season. For Bolt though the gap back to his competitors does theoretically allow him the luxury of a little cruising in training this year if he wants to, but…
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If he truly has eased back his training, would a competitive guy be able to step onto the track and take it easy (other than Powell of course) and not get caught out pushing beyond his training and risk injury.
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What is the advantage of easing back on preparation this year? Is this a psychological relief or would there actually be any physical advantage to a full season of reduced work; kind of a broader scale version of the loading/unloading that we see inside of a regular seasonal preparation?