Usain Bolt equaled his season best of 9.91 in Ostrava today. En route, he ran a 9.14 100 yard split. The official FAT (Fully Automatic Timing) World Record Best for 100 yards is 9.07 (wind -0.5) set by Asafa Powell in 2010. Prior to that. the WR WB was 9.21 set by Charlie Greene back in … [Read more...] about Usain Bolt misses 100 Yard World Record Video
Archives for May 2011
Masters Track is like a Car: It’s Mileage, not Age that Matters – Part 3
This is Part 3 of a 3 part series. Part 1 talks about being injury prone. Part 2 talks about expectations. Part 3 are my top recommendations. My Top 7 Recommendations I covered some of these topics two years ago in this article but I’ll elaborate more here. 1. Get Fit First GPP (General … [Read more...] about Masters Track is like a Car: It’s Mileage, not Age that Matters – Part 3
2011 Rome Golden Gala – Final Thoughts
As a final recap to this wonderful meet, here are some short stories and videos on this Blog in case you missed it: 2011 Rome Golden Gala – Men’s 4×100 meter Relay 2011 Rome Golden Gala – Men’s 400 meters 2011 Rome Golden Gala – Men’s 200 meters 2011 Rome Golden Gala – Men’s 100 … [Read more...] about 2011 Rome Golden Gala – Final Thoughts
2011 Rome Golden Gala – Men’s 4×100 meter Relay
The 2011 Rome Golden Gala ended the same way as the upcoming 2012 London Summer Olympics. That is, with the 4x100 meter on the program (instead of the traditional 4x400m relay) The home team of Italy was favoured to win, but you can never count out the Canadians. Or anyone for that … [Read more...] about 2011 Rome Golden Gala – Men’s 4×100 meter Relay
2011 Rome Golden Gala – Men’s 400 meters
You have to feel sorry for the 400 meters guys at the Golden Gala. The Men’s 400 meters was a non Samsung Diamond League event and was scheduled immediately after the Men’s 100 meters (8 minutes to be exact). The athletes were probably in the control room and maybe had access to a TV monitor … [Read more...] about 2011 Rome Golden Gala – Men’s 400 meters
2011 Rome Golden Gala – Men’s 200 meters
Sorry, Usain, but the Men’s 200 meters drew the loudest cheers during the race. The Men’s 200 meters was a non Samsung Diamond League event with USA-born Italian Long Jumper Andrew Howe winning the race in an impressive 20.31, beating seasoned 200m specialists Shawn Crawford, and Christian Malcolm. … [Read more...] about 2011 Rome Golden Gala – Men’s 200 meters
2011 Rome Golden Gala – Men’s 100 meters Heats
Prior to the 8pm start time at the 2011 Rome Samsung Diamond League Golden Gala, they had 2 “pre-program” 100 meter races. Unfortunately, the winners do not go on to run the Final. That’s too bad because 2 Canadians won, and these same two guys were running the 4x100m relay 2 hours … [Read more...] about 2011 Rome Golden Gala – Men’s 100 meters Heats
2011 Rome Golden Gala – Women’s 400 meters
When I saw the heat sheets posted at the hotel, I was surprised to see both Allyson Felix and Sanya Richards-Ross competing in both the 400m and 200m just 45 minutes apart with the 400m going first. I used to do the 400-200 at twilight meets spaced 30 minutes apart for a good special endurance … [Read more...] about 2011 Rome Golden Gala – Women’s 400 meters
Usain Bolt 2011 Rome Diamond League Golden Gala 9.91 Video
Looking at the clouds at tonight’s Samsung Diamond League 100 meter race (I still call it the Roma Golden Gala), I thought it was going to downpour. But the rain and lightning started around 6pm and luckily, the winds pushed it about 40km north of Stadio Olympico. With a near full house, the … [Read more...] about Usain Bolt 2011 Rome Diamond League Golden Gala 9.91 Video
Masters Track is like a Car: It’s Mileage, not Age that Matters – Part 2
This is Part 2 of a 3 part series. Part 1 talks about being injury prone. Part 2 talks about expectations. Part 3 are my top recommendations. Considerations and Expectations If you had world class speed as an open athlete, chances are you’ll do well in your age group. If you … [Read more...] about Masters Track is like a Car: It’s Mileage, not Age that Matters – Part 2
