New 100m Superstar

[DentyCracker]

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If he is any good, (and I think he is), then he will break 10 next year and figure in the Olympic final. Don't know about gold in Paris but I think he would have been a finalist

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Had it not been for injuries that plagued Asafa Powell throughout the just completed season and a questionable false start rule, this dude would have been a sub-10.00 secs performer and the likely gold medalist at the worlds'. Did y'll see how he destroyed Kim in the prelims of the Worlds and later handled Gatlin on the Grand Prix circuit? Yes, the Jamaican is only 20 and boast a seasons-best of 10.02secs. The time is ranked =third on his country all-time list shared with Michael Green and behind Raymond Stewart(9.96sec-NR) and Percival Spencer(9.98sec)in just his second competetive season as a pro.

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Don't forget Asafa Powell. He just turned 20 and will be a handfull for everybody. At the end of the season he seemed to be THE MAN.

[pickle47]

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Maybe I should look at what thread I'm logged on to before I start posting. Whaddya think. Sorry, everyone. That should obviously be on the Pre thread.

[pickle47]

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Hey, caps man. Everyone is planning on improving. Everyone's coach is planning on them improving. Planning and doing it are two different things. Pre was going to go head to head with Walker, Bayi, etc., to be the first under 3:50 in the mile? Hey, ya gotta dream.

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One thing that drives me crazy is that athletes are penalized for reaching their potential faster than those who take years to get there.

A guy can hang out on the fringes running 10.10 for a dozen years and throw out a 9.9 at age 30+ and his career is considered successful, but a another athlete pops a 9.9 at age 21 and runs 10.10 for the next dozen years is a burnout and unsuccessful.

I don't care when you peak, it's where you peak.

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Brown ran 10.35 at the 2000 Carifta Games in Trinidad. He was 15 at the time, and it was big news on all the sprint message boards.

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Yo sorry man, BRIAN G.

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Hey Briana, where is your source for Brown running a 10.35s 100m at the age of 15.
And Brown ran a 10.01 (WJR) at the age of 18.

Thats simply amazing, Ato Boldon ran a 10.87s 100m at the age of 16. And MO ran 10.2 at 17.

[michael lewis]

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"Well I only see one American here, and that is John Capel"

There are 9 others including Carl Lewis and Marion Jones. I'll save you the embarrassment of listing the other 7, though they have 13 Olympic gold medals among them.

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You can't just base future performance on their age.

The rate of improvement is more important than their age, also their health and condition are also important. What I mean is, to improve well, you have to train hard, and have a strong work ethic. Those are the most important areas to maxing out your performance.

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Well I only see one American here, and that is John Capel. He did well at the World Championships, and he is training in Gainesville under the supervision is Coach Holloway, I think he will do good in the next Olympics. Watch out for him. Trust me.

[michael lewis]

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"If history teaches us anything is that sprinters who show the most early promise are the guaranteed burnouts"

Whoa, hold on a second, not always so: consider the following, including some Olympic medallists as young as 16 and 17:

Marion Jones, Marlies Gohr, Evelyn Ashford, Chandra Cheeseborough, Marita Koch, Heike Dreschler, Barbel Wockel, Jana Pittman, Wilma Rudolph, Raelene Boyle, Wyomia Tyus, Irena Kirszenstein......

Joe DeLoach, Justin Gatlin, Danny Harris, Dwayne Chambers, Carl Lewis, Renaldo Nehemiah, Alejandro Casanas, Colin Jackson, Llewelyn Herbert....

An incomplete list by far, but more than enough to show that huge early promise is hardly a formula for "guaranteed burnout".

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I think that America's new best are going to me Darvis Patton, and Justin Gatlin.

But, I believe Darrel Brown, will be able to achieve great things, after all who knows of someone who could run a 10.35 100m at the age of 15?

He has the WJR of 10.01 at the age of 18.

I believe if he trains hard, and perfects his form, he will be able to top out at around 9.7x or 9.6x. I don't think its out of reach for him.

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"Why are'nt we seeing no Americans?"

You aren't seeing no Americans all right. The Americans you are not not seeing are
JJ Johnson
Capel
Patton
Crawford
C Miller
B Williams
Clay
Grimes