• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Click here to download the  free ebook of Alberto Juantorena’s  detailed training workouts leading up to the 1976 Montreal Olympics

SpeedEndurance.com

Success in Track & Field ... and Life

  • Home
    • About
    • Contact
  • Track & Field
    • 400 meters
    • 800m & Mile
    • 1/2 & Full Marathons
    • Long & Triple Jump
    • Hurdles
  • Training
    • Weight Training
    • Abs & Core
    • Injury Prevention
    • Shoes & Spikes
    • Masters
  • Coaching
    • Freelap Friday Five
    • Interviews
    • Sports Nutrition
    • Sport Psychology
  • Archives
  • Shop
    • My account
    • Checkout
    • Basket

Tyson Gay upsets Usain Bolt in Stockholm 9.84 100 meter [Video]

You are here: Home / Track & Field / Tyson Gay upsets Usain Bolt in Stockholm 9.84 100 meter [Video]
39
SHARES
FacebookTwitter

August 6, 2010 by Jimson Lee 11 Comments

It’s a shame Asafa Powell is injured as the top 3 guns would have been the A-card event of the night.

But when Usain Bolt shows up, he’s always the A-card.

The only reason why Usain Bolt is running at Stockholm, Sweden is the UK tax issue that prevented him from running at next week’s Diamond League in London, UK. 

Glen Mill is a smart coach. He knows a 100 meter sprinter needs certain number of races to get sharp and find all the zones.  We saw what happened to Tyson Gay last year in Beijing 2008 after his horrendous injury at the USATF Olympic Trials.

I always suggest 5-7 races before a major meet for the 100 meters, and 3-5 races for the 400m.  Walter Dix knows this too and he ended up running in Nova Scotia, Canada!

To race well, you need to race.  There is no substitute.  Not even for super-human Usain Bolt.

Tyson_Gay_upsets_Usain_Bolt_in_Stockholm_100_meter_Diamond_League

Tyson Gay upsets Usain Bolt in Stockholm 100 meter Video

Here is the Usain Bolt upset from Tyson Gay in the 100 meter showdown!

See also  Online Registrations are Open at European Masters Games 2008

Category iconTrack & Field,  Videos Tag icon100 meters,  Diamond League,  Tyson Gay,  Usain Bolt

About Jimson Lee

I am a Masters Athlete and Coach currently based in London UK. My other projects include the Bud Winter Foundation, writer for the IAAF New Studies in Athletics Journal (NSA) and a member of the Track & Field Writers of America.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Scott Kustes says

    August 6, 2010 at 2:37 pm

    Hey Jimson,
    Unfortunately the video isn’t available anymore. But my question is, what relevance do you think this has? I’m looking and seeing Bolt barely under 10 seconds, nearly 4/10s off his best times, and Tyson a little off too. I’m just not sure that, other than Tyson finally getting past the mental hurdle of beating Usain, it’s a big deal. What are your thoughts?

    Cheers
    Scott

    Reply
    • Jimson Lee says

      August 6, 2010 at 2:51 pm

      Here is a better one:

      Reply
  2. eloy says

    August 6, 2010 at 4:36 pm

    awesome race gay is obviously been working hard he deserves it and now it seems that bolt has been slacking

    Reply
  3. Andy Cano says

    August 6, 2010 at 7:18 pm

    Well, like I tried to tell (reason with) the “braniac” a few weeks ago–Usain Bolt is generally a “horrible starter.” Usain Bolt himself, the race analysts, and track and field observers hold this to be true. I had the insight to prognosticate that if Tyson Gay could obtain a rapid-fire start in the manner of Asafa Powell against Bolt, Bolt would be hard-pressed to catch him. This is exactly what happened.

    A few weeks ago, I lamented on Bolt’s generally poor reaction times and transition to the sprint posture. In the first heat, his reaction time was about .22 seconds, or poorer than nearly all of the reaction times for the men’s 400 meter dash, held earlier in the day. In Gay’s preliminary heat, his reaction time was about .15 seconds. This disparity accounted for the differences in Gay’s and Bolt’s respective times in their heat.

    As witnessed by Gay’s superb start technique, this is something which can be learned and acquired through PRACTICE. If the race were 200 or 400 meters, the start would not play a significant role. But, we are talking about a 100 meter race which lasts less than 10 seconds. Time is of the essence. As I forecast several weeks ago, Bolt cannot afford to “spot” .07 seconds to rivals the caliber of Gay and Powell.

    I heard reference that these past few races which Bolt ran in are “not important.” Well, in the Diamond League series events, these races are the season’s most significant races in the absence of the Olympics or World Championships. In addition, competitors can earn over $ 1,000,000 for accumulating the most points in a season. That seems “important enough” to me and to them.

    Reply
  4. jermaine says

    August 6, 2010 at 7:09 pm

    not the first time gay beat bolt

    bolt lane 6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJS0c6xI454

    Reply
  5. Jim Hiserman says

    August 7, 2010 at 7:05 am

    In looking at Bolt and Gay when both were running their Personal Bests @ 100m (Berlin ’09, before Gay ran 9.69 in Shanghai)IN THE SAME RACE, Bolt reaction time was .02 quicker, his first 20m was .03 quicker, his time from 40-60m was .02 quicker and his top end speed (from 60-80m) was .02 quicker. So, Bolt had .07 on Gay (when both had their best 100m race) through 80m and added .03 from 80-100m. This shows how small a difference in Top End speed there is between the two but how each area of the race contributes. Bolt’s 20-100m was 1second faster than Gay’s so the start to 20m contributed the other .03 to the final .13 difference in time. It is easy to see that when both start together and progress through 40m together that the one whose strength/power levels ARE PRESENTLY at the higher levels, will have the advantage over the last 50-60m if sprint and race mechanics are technically proficient. So, Jimson is spot on when he talks about having enough 100m races to adequately prepare for REAL RACE type execution. The other factor that cannot be ignored is Bolt’s statements that he has need to work on strength and power as he lacks power in the early phases of the race. Any drop in Max Strength will cause a drop in power and being injured would certainly hamper strength/power training as well as sprint training.

    Reply
    • Jimson Lee says

      August 7, 2010 at 8:13 am

      Speaking of reaction times, I wonder how they differ this year with the IAAF No False Start rule? Are they a tad slower? I don’t have my stats handy…

      Reply
  6. Thomas says

    August 7, 2010 at 9:42 am

    All the times are interesting as they are far off from what those same sprinters run in various big meets during “Championship” years. Not just .005sec off, we are talking .2 to .3 sec. This is peaking time and at a major meet, and yet everyone is running almost as slow as the now clean Justin Gatlin(10.24), lol. Richard Thompson(9.89 pb), Travis Padgett(9.89 pb), Michael Rodgers(9.94 pb), Usain Bolt(9.58 pb). On another note, it didn’t seem Tyson got a great start to me, he didn’t completely leave Bolt or anyone else in the first 30m, it actually looked like he took a small lateral step at one point, but we would need splits to be objective about that.

    Reply
  7. Ted Johnson says

    August 7, 2010 at 6:59 pm

    all these new manuals, do old subscribers get them?

    Reply
    • Jimson Lee says

      August 8, 2010 at 1:21 am

      @Ted, good point, I was planning to update and send out the manuals in the Sept newsletter.

      Reply
  8. paul says

    August 9, 2010 at 1:40 pm

    @ jim – do you do max strength work all year round? How does your quantity of hypertrophy/max str./power vary throughout the training year or does it stay the same as your 4 week cycles demonstrated. How do you peak and maintain max str. levels all the way through the season?

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Primary Sidebar

Recommended

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xbs-aWxyLk

Shop Our Store

  • Bud Winter (9)
  • Championship Productions (6)
  • Clyde Hart (2)
  • Derek Hansen (1)
  • Electrical Muscle Stimulation (2)
  • Jim Hiserman (6)
  • Jimson Lee (4)
  • Uncategorised (0)

Articles by Category

Products

  • Jim Hiserman - Developing 800m Runners: Identifying, Categorizing and Developing 400m-800m Type Athletes $42.99 $39.99
  • Private Coaching - Monthly Plan $600.00 $525.00
  • Jim Hiserman-Developing-Distance-Runnersv2 Jim Hiserman - Developing Distance Runners Volume 2: A Systematic Approach to Developing Individual Success within a Dynamic Team Culture $34.95 $29.95
  • Feed-the-Cats-Clinic-3-Pack-701 'Feed the Cats' Clinic 3-Pack $64.99
  • Tony Holler's Feed the Cats": A Complete Sprint Training Program Tony Holler's "Feed the Cats" Complete Sprint Training Program $49.99
  • Bud Winter and Speed City presents Arthur Lydiard 509x716 Bud Winter & Arthur Lydiard MP3 [Download only] $9.99

RECENT POSTS

  • Oregon22 Coaches Club now Online
  • IFAC 2022: The Return of In-Person Conferences (with Virtual option)
  • Here is our 400m Discussion Recording… over 2 Hours Long
  • The Best Free Coaching Book – post Beijing 2022 Olympics
  • The Ultimate 400m Track Webinar for Coaches & Athletes
  • NACAC Athletics Coaching Science Series 2022
  • Top Six 400m Predictor Workouts (Number 4 is my Favourite)
  • Best 6 Podcasts for 2021 (and Beyond)
  • Why Karsten Warholm’s 45.94 400mH WR is my Highlight of 2021
  • Sprinting: 10 Research Articles for Effective Sprint Training [Part 23]

Copyright © 2023. SpeedEndurance.com is owned and operated by Aryta Ltd. Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
Manage Cookie Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Manage options Manage services Manage vendors Read more about these purposes
View preferences
{title} {title} {title}