¶m4 x 100: United States 37.78 WL

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T&FN premeet formchart:

1. United States
2. Jamaica
3. Great Britain
4. France
5. Germany
6. Poland
7. Japan
8. Italy
9. Brazil
10. Canada

[tafnut]

I can't remember from previous Big Meets, but when do we find out the line-ups, or is it all 'play it by ear', till the night before?

[euan Track Guru]

Re: m4 x 100 Favorite: USA

T&FN premeet formchart:

1. United States
2. Jamaica
3. Great Britain
4. France
5. Germany
6. Poland
7. Japan
8. Italy
9. Brazil
10. Canada

Jamaica will win this with a sub 38 seconds run setting a national record!!!!

[Randy Treadway]

Didn't you see that weather report? It's waaay too hot in Japan this time of year for the Jamaican's bobsled to go fast.

I like the home team's chances. Anybody who can produce a Nathan's Hot Dog contest winner that many years in a row....well, they must be doing something right. 8)

This year the U.S. will bobble a handoff and still win.

[eldrick]

Re: m4 x 100 Favorite: USA

Jamaica will win this with a sub 38 seconds run setting a national record!!!!

seeing as your nr is 38.20, i woudn't be shouting your mouth off...

[jazzcyclist]

With only Gay making it out of the 100 heats, the decision to leave X-man out of the relay pool is looking more dubious by the day.

[DentyCracker]

Re: m4 x 100 Favorite: USA

Jamaica will win this with a sub 38 seconds run setting a national record!!!!

seeing as your nr is 38.20, i woudn't be shouting your mouth off...

Why not, we've never had this good a team before

[jazzcyclist]

By my reckoning,

Gay+Spearmon = Powell+Bolt

but,

Jelks+Samuels+Dixon+Scott < Carter+Campbell+Mullings+Williams

[euan Track Guru]

By my reckoning,

Gay+Spearmon = Powell+Bolt

but,

Jelks+Samuels+Dixon+Scott < Carter+Campbell+Mullings+Williams

Gay+Spearmon < Powell+Bolt

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ptontheroad



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Posted: 24 Aug 2007 20:55 Post subject: usa weak?
whose going yto run the 4 X 1....Jelks?,Samuels? Weak!!
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gm



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Posted: 24 Aug 2007 21:06 Post subject:
Gay, Spearmon, Dixon, Scott... they'll be fine
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eldrick



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Posted: 24 Aug 2007 21:07 Post subject:
ask mojo

he/she proposes americans shoud still trust that

"outstanding young man with a baton"
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mojo



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Posted: 24 Aug 2007 21:10 Post subject:
eldrick wrote:
ask mojo

he/she proposes americans shoud still trust that

"outstanding young man with a baton"


Right, that is exactly what I said.


Go to bed Eldy.
I would like to see you around here tomorrow.

[jazzcyclist]

Why can't they follow instructions Garry? Perhaps, next time you should just delete the duplicate thread.

[Bruce Kritzler]

jazzcyclist,
Xman didn't make USA finals in 100 or 200, so couldn't be considered for relay duty?

[jazzcyclist]

jazzcyclist,
Xman didn't make USA finals in 100 or 200, so couldn't be considered for relay duty?

How do you explain Me'Lisa Barber? She made neither final, yet she's in the relay pool.

[Justin Clouder]

Leroy Dixon is surely up for a spot, he's been in good form and ran 10.13 in the warm-up meet a couple of days ago. I'd wager Scott will get the last spot, presumably on first leg.

Not sure what order I'd run them in though. Ideally Spearmon and Gay run 2 and 3 but that would leave Dixon (if it's him) really exposed on the final leg. That suggests Gay on the last leg, but then who runs third?

If Jamaica don't win this year, they may not get a better chance for a long time...

Justin

[Gleason]

m 4 x 100 USA

Justin Clouder wrote:

"Dixon...really exposed on the final leg"


Dixon ran the 1st 100 well on the curve in the 2006 200 final--he was 3rd there. Although Scott is a good starter he is not an excellent curve runner, so experience makes him a good anchor choice.

Dixon - Spearmon - Gay - Scott can run 37.4 - 37.5.

Conwright - Spearmon - Gay - Smoots ran 37.59 at the 2006 World Cup. 2nd place Great Britian 38.45 did not catch the "exposed" Smoots who had recently run 10.01 at the high elevation Rieti meet.