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Usain Bolt Splits at Manchester 150

May 21, 2009 by Jimson Lee

By now, the world has watched and digested the video footage from the great Manchester 150.

The splits en route were 9.90 for the first 100 meters, and 8.72 for the last 100m.

Any 5th grader can deduct the following:

  • 0-50m = 5.63
  • 50-100m = 4.27
  • 100-150m = 4.45

This is in contrast to Donovan Bailey’s 1997 indoor splits of 5.74 (with a 0.171 reaction time), 10.24 at 100m, and 14.99 for 150m.   Or, 5.74, 4.50, 4.75 per 50 meter segment.

You really can’t compare apples or oranges, or in this case, a 150m on a curved track versus an outdoor  temporary straightaway in non-ideal temperatures.

His last 50 meters in Beijing 2008 was 4.19 seconds.

But the International Association of Athletics Federations will ratify this event as an official “World Best”

One thing is certain… he annihilated the competition again. Britain’s Marlon Devonish was second in 15.07sec.

Plus, Usain Bolt put the “fun” back into Track and Field, and it’s good for the sport.

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Written by Jimson Lee · Filed Under Featured Story, Track and Field 

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3 Responses to “Usain Bolt Splits at Manchester 150”

  1. runnerinsight.com on May 22nd, 2009 1:34 am

    Indeed, he is the Fastest Man in the World today! Whew!

  2. 150 Meter Fly Time to Project your 400 Meters | SpeedEndurance.com on May 24th, 2009 11:54 am

    […] it would be scary to consider Usain Bolt’s 14.35 150 meter fly time which is probably around 13.35 subtracting 1 second for acceleration out of the […]

  3. Usain Bolt in Toronto Video | SpeedEndurance.com on June 12th, 2009 3:10 am

    […] will he run? He did run 9.90 100 meter split en route to a 150 meters on a wet cold track in Manchester. My track sources inform me the track […]

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