He was quoted in an article saying he could’ve gone 9.75 if he would’ve blown through the line. I think he would have at least gone 9.76.
Pic of the final , I believe . . .
you see him thinking… 
“hmmmm not a bad time, but I won’t make Justin cry tonight, let’s ease up”
exactly…
But if GAT would have been there AP had pushed it to the line and made 9,74 or so.
On the other hand i could imagine that he also eases up with GAT in a race if he is in front…
Well could have and would have - we don’t know.
But the 9.77 is even more remarkable as nobody ever run sub 10 on this track yet.
In fact the meet record was 10.05. Generally Gateshaed is considered a slow track, but in recent years weather and lack of top performers would not let one expect top performances, anyhow
But still even Mo, Kim and others did not manage to run any fast times there, yet.
So to run 9.77 in Athens is one thing, but to run it on a slow track is another! I’d say Powell topped his last years WR.
good work for
Aikines-Aryeetey Harry GBR 10.38
hes just 18 born in 88
Thats amazing is it a new PB for him?
Aikines-Aryeetey Harry GBR 10.38
18!!! look at the size of him :eek:
have you lot seen any one as big at that age?
yeah … BBers who start at 14 :eek:
not tall. well built! looked the bigest of the
of the sprinters
Temperature 28 degree C, humidity 40% Wind +1.5m/s. Powells reaction time was 0.145.
That’s what I meant. he’s very physically developed for his age :eek:
I think speedx thought BB meant basketball? I might be wrong but it does explain the tall comment.
No world record attempt in Gateshead, says Powell’s coach
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
by Gary Smith
Caribbean Net News Sports Correspondent
Email: gary@caribbeannetnews.com
KINGSTON, Jamaica: Stephen Francis, the coach of Jamaican joint 100-metre world record holder Asafa Powell, revealed that there was no attempt to lower the world mark in Gateshead at the weekend.
Powell, who shares the world record of 9.77-seconds with American World and Olympic champion, became the first man to dip under 9.80sec twice when he equalled his own mark at the Norwich Union British Grand Prix.
Lifting up at the start of the gun, Powell was the first to leave the blocks and adjust into his running form. At the halfway mark, the sprinter pulled away from his competitors, resulting in him becoming the only man to run the 100m record twice. However, despite his sizzling performance, Francis said there were no world record ambitions prior to the beginning of the race.
“We are not really going to have a plan to attempt the record as such,” Francis told local reporters following his return to Jamaica on Monday. “The plan was to correct certain deficiencies which he has had so we used the week between Oslo and Gateshead to look at his diet and to work on aspects of his start and finishing.”
Earlier in the season Powell had stated that he and his coach were working on new techniques to improve his sprinting and after seeing the Jamaican performance at the weekend, Francis said had his pupil ran a complete race, he would have lowered the mark.
"The plan was for him to go out there and run as technically sound a race as he could. If he knew he was going that fast then he would’ve probably broken the record by about three hundredths of a second.
In his interview with BBC reporters after the race, Powell said he knew his coach was upset with him for not running the closing metres of the race and Francis confirmed “had he run the last five metres or made a lunge at the finish line or that kind of stuff.”
At the IAAF World Athletics Tour Super Grand Prix in Doha, Qatar, on May 12, Gatlin equalled Powell’s record, which brought further heat to their rivalry and Francis insisted the American feat was a “wake-up call” for Powell and added that he’s confident the 23-year-old Jamaican superman will lower the world mark soon.
“I think the whole Gatlin issue was a good wake-up call for him,” Francis declared. "If he (Powell) continues to understand that he has to do all that’s required of him, then I think it (the record) will come as soon as early next month, depending of the right conditions …
“The objective is for him to run 9.8 at will in any kind of wind. If Asafa applies himself properly over the next three to four weeks, then he is certainly going to run a lot faster than he did in Gateshead.”
In the meantime, Powell followed American legends Jim Hines, Carl Lewis and Leroy Burrell as the only men to produce world record performances and he said this feat proves to the world he’s the best, adding that Gatlin, who withdrew from the race, was not missed.
“It’s a great achievement and I’m just proving to the world that I am the best and it wasn’t a mistake what I did before,” Powell said. “(Gatlin) wasn’t missed by anyone. I just went out there and showed that I can run fast with or without him … I didn’t even remember him.”
The joint world record holders are scheduled to meet at the Norwich Union London Grand Prix on 28 July 2006, Fast Track the organisers of the British meeting confirmed.
He had a look at his diet… What could these mean in detail?
Could mean he cut back on the fried plantin,Drops,pea soup and Guiness Punch 
I would have thought they have looked at a diet that will give him the optimal performance.Would be interesting to know what this was…
He enjoyed eating fried (Kentucky) chicken in Melbourne 
who knows what this was…
Do you think that changing some elements in his diet could be performance-enhancing?
LOL!..Ya can’t forget the oxtail and curry goat