Is it just me or does Tyson Gay seem impervious media or fan interest?
Early season 400m times for athletes like Bolt and Powell generate substantial media coverage, along with plenty of discussion in forums like this, but Gay…even after posting a time that would have been medal worthy in Berlin a year ago…doesn’t even dominate the word count in an article dedicated to his accomplishment.
I find him a very interesting athlete. He raised his game to close down the gap between him and Powell at a time when he was considered just a 200 guy, and after Bolt exploded in 2008 creating a tectonic shift in sprinting, Tyson only seemed to spent about a moment being surprised by it and immediately said “Yep, me too” and got down to the business of trying to close the gap.
I am eager to see where his 200m race might be at this year as he lost both 2008 and 2009 to injury but is showing all the signs of a major breakthrough at that distance as well.
I am also curious to see how he and his team try to make up the gap in his starting and that 40m-60m segment that he seems to lose out on to Bolt. That crazy arm action (totally straight arms for first few strides out of the blocks) can’t help establish rhythm early on.
Or is there just nothing of interest to talk about in a guy who is only the second fastest of all time?
Part of the problem is no one knows what he’s doing and where he is- coaches etc till he starts racing. Agree the arm action over the early few steps is a problem.