'09 Brussels w100

[JROCK]

21:05 Women 100m (GL)

100 M WOMEN BAPTISTE Kelly-Ann TRIN
100 M WOMEN BORLEE Olivia BEL
100 M WOMEN CAMPBELL-BROWN Veronica JAM
100 M WOMEN FERGUSON Debbie BAH
100 M WOMEN FRASER Shelly-Ann JAM
100 M WOMEN JETER Carmelita USA
100 M WOMEN SIMPSON Sherone JAM
100 M WOMEN STEWART Kerron JAM
100 M WOMEN STURRUP Chandra BAH

[t_monk]

OHHHH this race is going to be off the hook!

The only person I might replace is Borlee...

BUT DAMN!!

[JROCK]

OHHHH this race is going to be off the hook!

The only person I might replace is Borlee...

BUT DAMN!!

It look crazyyyyyyyyyyyy :shock: :shock: :shock:

[gh]

Borlée stays because IAAF rules say "wherever possible" an athlete from the host nation should be included in each event. It's good for the ticket-buying public.

[t_monk]

Borlée stays because IAAF rules say "wherever possible" an athlete from the host nation should be included in each event. It's good for the ticket-buying public.

ohh I never knew.... but it explains alot

[guruof track]

Besides who do you replace her with, Lauryn Williams maybe, but she'd take someone else's lane.

Should be a good race. Surprised to some of the injured folks taking a chance and running.

[t_monk]

Besides who do you replace her with, Lauryn Williams maybe, but she'd take someone else's lane.

Should be a good race. Surprised to some of the injured folks taking a chance and running.

Like who?

[Speedster]

Sherone looked great in Padova, will be interesting to see how she goes here against better competition.

[guruof track]

[quote=t_monk]

Besides who do you replace her with, Lauryn Williams maybe, but she'd take someone else's lane.

Should be a good race. Surprised to some of the injured folks taking a chance and running.

Like who?[/quote:vttrah33]

DOn't want to turn this into a 'troll' thread. But I'm sure you have a good idea of the ladies I'm talking about. We had a spirit debate not to long ago about three women and their injuries and how it played a part in decisions made a WC.

Anyway I hope to see a good race none the less.

[tandfman]

Borlée stays because IAAF rules say "wherever possible" an athlete from the host nation should be included in each event. It's good for the ticket-buying public.

Common sense and good business practices would say it even if the IAAF rules did not.

[gh]

That's true enough; what the IAAF regulation does is remove the onus from a beleaguered meet promoter who has to explain to Agent X why his 9.9 guy isn't getting a lane and a 10.1 one is. Now he can say "sorry; out of my hands."

[t_monk]

I hope everyone comes here to really run. I can see 5 sub-11's here at least if everyone comes to run and is rested and fir enough.

[gh]

History suggests that sub-11s aren't all that easy to come by in Brussels (top-20 list from their site, with places other than 1st added by me):

1 10.76 Marion Jones 1997
2 10.80 Marion Jones 1998
3 10.83 Gwen Torrence 1994
3 10.83 Merlene Ottey 1997 (2)
3 10.83 Marion Jones 2000
6 10.84 Gail Devers 1996
7 10.86 Gwen Torrence 1993
8 10.88 Chryste Gaines 2003
9 10.89 Merlene Ottey 1992
10 10.90 Zhanna Block 2002
11 10.92 Merlene Ottey 1994 (2)
12 10.93 Tayna Lawrence 2002 (2)
13 10.94 Irina Privalova 1993 (2)
13 10.94 Chryste Gaines 2002 (3)
15 10.95 Irina Privalova 1992
15 10.95 Christine Arron 1998 (2)
15 10.95 Chandra Sturrup 2001
15 10.95 Sherone Simpson 2006
19 10.96 Gail Devers 1996
19 10.96 Ekaterini Thanou 2001 (2)

(and note how many of these people have... errr.... "checkered pasts")

[t_monk]

History suggests that sub-11s aren't all that easy to come by in Brussels (top-20 list from their site, with places other than 1st added by me):

1 10.76 Marion Jones 1997
2 10.80 Marion Jones 1998
3 10.83 Gwen Torrence 1994
3 10.83 Merlene Ottey 1997 (2)
3 10.83 Marion Jones 2000
6 10.84 Gail Devers 1996
7 10.86 Gwen Torrence 1993
8 10.88 Chryste Gaines 2003
9 10.89 Merlene Ottey 1992
10 10.90 Zhanna Block 2002
11 10.92 Merlene Ottey 1994 (2)
12 10.93 Tayna Lawrence 2002 (2)
13 10.94 Irina Privalova 1993 (2)
13 10.94 Chryste Gaines 2002 (3)
15 10.95 Irina Privalova 1992
15 10.95 Christine Arron 1998 (2)
15 10.95 Chandra Sturrup 2001
15 10.95 Sherone Simpson 2006
19 10.96 Gail Devers 1996
19 10.96 Ekaterini Thanou 2001 (2)

(and note how many of these people have... errr.... "checkered pasts")

Dang!
Is it that the track is soft or are the conditions usually... not ideal?

[gh]

It's a meet that happens late in the European summer and in a city that isn't all that far from the sea. There's a reason for lots of 10K records there, and weather that's good for that isn't normally conducive to fast dashing.

The outlook for this year (weatherunderground.com):

<<Friday Night
Chance of Rain. Partly Cloudy. Low: 50 °F . Wind WSW 15 mph . Chance of precipitation 30% (water equivalent of 0.05 in).>>

Projected high for the day is 66 (19C).