SumItUp wrote:I missed it on Friday night, but watched the replay of Bolt winning the 100m race with a time of 9.69 seconds. It was the most amazing display of speed that I have ever seen. He even appeared to shut it down 15-18 meters before the end of the race while the remaining sprinters exerted maximum effort for the entire 100 meters. The second place sprinter finished with a time of 9.89. Bolt seemed relaxed and celebratory as he crossed the line. (If you have the race recorded, you will notice at the 95 meter mark that he stopped, took a bow, jumped and clicked his heels together. Obviously, this is not visible to the naked eye and you will need to view it in super slow mo).
I was seriously mad after watching that race. Being a track purist, I hate it when people start to celebrate before the line. This is the Olympic final. Have some respect for the sport and run through the tape. He screwed himself out of a 9.59 for sure. His loss, I guess.
By the way, Jeremy Wariner and LaShawn Merritt need to save the US track team in the 400. This has been a terrible meet so far for the Americans.
- By LU Armchair coach