In case Kerron Clement's race looked familiar...

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His splits in Osaka (47.61)

05.92, 03.68 [9.60], 03.70 [13.30], 03.68 [16.98], 03.82 [20.80],
04.02 [24.82], 04.16 [28.98], 04.30 [33.28], 04.58 [37.86], 04.66 [42.52],
05.09

Clement winning the '05 NCAA (47.56)

5.9, 3.6 [9.5], 3.7 [13.2], 3.9 [17.1], 3.9 [21.0], 4.0 [25.0], 4.3 [29.2], 4.4 [33.6], 4.6 [38.2], 5.4 [42.8], 4.8

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Re: In case Kerron Clement's race looked familiar...

[quote="gh"]His splits in Osaka (47.61)
05.92, 03.68 [9.60], 03.70 [13.30], 03.68 [16.98], 03.82 [20.80],
04.02 [24.82], 04.16 [28.98], 04.30 [33.28], 04.58 [37.86], 04.66 [42.52],
05.09

without the gross deceleration to 'get his steps', the 8th 'should' have been no worse than 4.4, 9th 4.5 and run-in 4.8 for a grand total savings of at least 0.6 = 47.0! :shock:
Probably even ,2 or .3 faster, because it uses up much more energy to slow down and reaccelerate than to just maintain one's speed.