men's 200m

[michael lewis]

Re: men's 200m

"Times are unusually slow on the men's side only. The women are performing well."

"The performances *this season* have been uniform, not necessarily uniform across a longer time frame" -JRM

Weren't you referring in your first quote to THIS meet and THIS track? My point was that I don't agree that the women are performing well when the bronze medallist in the 200 would have been no better than bronze medallist at an Olympics 32 years ago, and both the silver and bronze medallists would not have medalled at any Olympics from 1980 all the way through 2000, with the sole exception of Atlanta where Kapachinskaya would have tied for bronze. NOT terribly impressive if you ask me.

[Guest]

Re: men's 200m

<<"...by the way kenteris would NOT have won this time and wont next yeat either.
... gatlin has a 19.86 in a semi in the ncaa and that speaks volumes about his potential"

Please reconcile for me

1. Kenteris has a 19.85, so why does this not speak volumes about his potential?

2. Gatlin's 19.86 is two years old; Kenteris' 19.85 is from 2002. Same question as above>>>


well capel should have won in 2000, but he did not because of a rookie mistake. now with more experience he was able to win. kenteris was not in the race because he wasn't in good enough shape to compete successfully. just because he run sub 20 once in his life does not make him automatic. he is no mj, mike marsh or frankie fredericks or even ato boldon. kk had his chance at the top for 2 years, he is over 30 now so that is it for him at the top! i think capel and patton will get even better when they get more experience. but my pick to win next year is gatlin if he stays healthy. gatlin run 19.86 in a semifinal in the 2002 ncaa (you incorrectly said two yrs ago) outdoor meet in louisianna. he has not even reached his peak yet at either sprints and unlike many other sprinters he did not run four years of college meets which have sapped out his legs (doubling, relays, regionals, indoor, outdoor meets etc). i think bolt can be a threat next year, not this year like many said, unless he grows another 2 inches and becomes 6' 7".
my picks for next year in the 200 meters:
1) gatlin (us)
2) bolt (jam)
3) capel (us)

[The Flash]

Re: men's 200m

>Whew!! These guys were spared being embarassed
>by the Jamaican Federation when they withdrew
>Bolt.

Do you realize that the winning time is
>only marginally better than the winning time at
>the World Youth Champs which was run in pouring
>rain.

Do you realize that the winning time is
>slower than the winning time at the Pan Am
>Juniors when the winner slowed approaching the
>finish line and turned sideways

and worst of
>all....

Do you realize that the winning time
>is slower than the winning time at the Jamaica
>High School Champs

The participants should
>each deny ever having been in this race.

Yes...EVERY athlete in that final is capable of running MUCH faster, but the fact is, no one did. With times like that, the race was up for grabs--even the guy with the slowest time coming into the meet could have won. Whatever the circumstances of this race to make it as slow as it was, they still determined who was the fastest in that race on that day. Times are not so important in a head-to-head race--it is all about "let's race"--let's see who gets to the finish line first.

[Guest]

Re: men's 200m

Do you realize that the winning time is
>slower than the winning time at the Pan Am
>Juniors when the winner slowed approaching the
>finish line and turned sideways

and worst of
>all....

Do you realize that the winning time
>is slower than the winning time at the Jamaica
>High School Champs

The participants should
>each deny ever having been in this race.>

What a nimrod. Do it on the track before you gloat clown!

[gh]

Re: men's 200m

>The semis and final were on two different days.
>These world class sprinters had more than enough
>recovery time. I would chalk the difference in
>performance to the weather (rain) more than
>"surface effects".>>

Semis were 24 degrees (75) with 61% humidity; final was 17 degrees (63) with 82% humidity.