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re: Usain Bolt ran a 4.22 forty yesterday...
Posted on 2/3/19 at 12:59 pm to Tigertown in ATL
Posted on 2/3/19 at 12:59 pm to Tigertown in ATL
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Not a surprise considering he’s the fastest guy who ever lived.
What’s insane is that Bolt was never known for fast starts. He’s legendary after about 50 meters.
Had he kept running and they timed the next 40 yards, it would have easily been under 4 seconds.
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Posted on 2/3/19 at 1:12 pm to Dire Wolf
quote:he's retired so no not really
Are you implying he doesn’t practice running fast?
Posted on 2/3/19 at 1:19 pm to VerlanderBEAST
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he's retired so no not really
That's what's crazy about this to me. He probably isn't even training and ties the combine record in basically regular clothes, minimal warmup and having to stop for a wall 10 yards after the finish line.
Posted on 2/3/19 at 1:23 pm to VerlanderBEAST
Yeah I'm sure he still runs because it's a part of his lifestyle at this point but I don't think he's training.
Posted on 2/3/19 at 1:45 pm to StupidBinder
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What’s insane is that Bolt was never known for fast starts.
I'm not sure this is correct. Bolt has the fastest recorded first 30m and 40m in a race in history.
Posted on 2/3/19 at 1:52 pm to tigercross
I thought Donovan Bailey did but I might be wrong. I wonder why he never ran the 60. Just didn’t feel like crashing into the wall?
As for this run, it definitely looks like he ran before the gun and it wasn’t electronically timed. I believe Christian Coleman’s 4.12 was timed electronically although not with the exact same equipment they have at the combine.
As for this run, it definitely looks like he ran before the gun and it wasn’t electronically timed. I believe Christian Coleman’s 4.12 was timed electronically although not with the exact same equipment they have at the combine.
Posted on 2/3/19 at 2:01 pm to Keys Open Doors
The combine doesn't have a gun.
There's a second angle where the time flashes when he hits the finish line. You can see him look up at the time while walking back. I can't find any confirmation on hand/electronic timing, but that makes me think electronic.
There's a second angle where the time flashes when he hits the finish line. You can see him look up at the time while walking back. I can't find any confirmation on hand/electronic timing, but that makes me think electronic.
Posted on 2/3/19 at 2:18 pm to Rep520
Right but this one did, and he left before the guy was finished. I didn’t notice the flash but based on the guy doing a countdown, I thought it was more likely to be hand-timed, which leads to all kinds of variances in time.
Posted on 2/3/19 at 2:23 pm to Keys Open Doors
Posted on 2/3/19 at 2:30 pm to Rep520
It was likely hand timed. Many professionals have already proved that his time was likely 4.54 using electronic timing
Posted on 2/3/19 at 3:56 pm to YeahYeah
That's what I was thinking. I don't think he can do a 4.22. from everything I've seen him do, he gained all the lead in the last 60m.
I think Johnson did a review of Bolts technique and said that it wasn't great in the start and he could actually have been faster.
And all that was when he was at his peak. His projected 40 in his world record race was something like 4.35 or something.
I think Johnson did a review of Bolts technique and said that it wasn't great in the start and he could actually have been faster.
And all that was when he was at his peak. His projected 40 in his world record race was something like 4.35 or something.
This post was edited on 2/3/19 at 3:58 pm
Posted on 2/3/19 at 4:08 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
quote:is that something you'd bet your life on?
I don't think he can do a 4.22.
Posted on 2/3/19 at 4:14 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
If I remember correctly Justin Gatlin was faster than Bolt the first 30-50 meters or so.
Posted on 2/3/19 at 4:23 pm to castorinho
Now is what I meant.
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