2012 Lausanne M-100m (Non DL): Blake 9,69 (-0,1) Gay 9,88

[ZELLGADISS]

Re: 2012 Lausanne M-100m (Non DL): Blake 9,69 (-0,1) Gay 9,8

For me the best performance post-championship in 100 is Bolt yet.
His 9.77 -1.3 with 0.223 reaction, wet track and cold weather is super amazing :shock:

[shivfan]

Re: 2012 Lausanne M-100m (Non DL): Blake 9,69 (-0,1) Gay 9,8

Blake now owns the fastest post-championships 100m PB (9,69)(-0,1)[9,70] in history. Gay's 9,69 (+2,0)[9,78] is next, followed by Bolt's best of 9,76 (+1,3)[9,82]. Blake also owns history's fastest post-championships 200m set in Bruxelles last season.

Thanks for this...it puts the respective races in context.

[Loggins]

Re: 2012 Lausanne M-100m (Non DL): Blake 9,69 (-0,1) Gay 9,8

Ok - Ill edit away the edit

[etuoyo]

Re: 2012 Lausanne M-100m (Non DL): Blake 9,69 (-0,1) Gay 9,8

Isnt that incredibly fast? I mean compared to myself - i havent ran any 100m (or anything at all) but im sure i wouldnt run faster than 9.87. He cant be that much faster than me can he? My 9.87 is just an approximation ofcourse - since i havent tried to run before, but im sure its somewhere in that vincinity. Yikes - 9.53....

*Edit* ok if you wonder how i approximated 9.87 - i didnt just pick it out of the air. I asked my mum. And she said that i would run really really fast.

Lol too funny. But was much funnier without the edit.

[Loggins]

Re: 2012 Lausanne M-100m (Non DL): Blake 9,69 (-0,1) Gay 9,8

Isnt that incredibly fast? I mean compared to myself - i havent ran any 100m (or anything at all) but im sure i wouldnt run faster than 9.87. He cant be that much faster than me can he? My 9.87 is just an approximation ofcourse - since i havent tried to run before, but im sure its somewhere in that vincinity. Yikes - 9.53....

*Edit* ok if you wonder how i approximated 9.87 - i didnt just pick it out of the air. I asked my mum. And she said that i would run really really fast.

[Jasontonice]

Re: 2012 Lausanne M-100m (Non DL): Blake 9,69 (-0,1) Gay 9,8

What are Bolts best times converted to +2.0 wind?

9.53

[Loggins]

Re: 2012 Lausanne M-100m (Non DL): Blake 9,69 (-0,1) Gay 9,8

What are Bolts best times converted to +2.0 wind?

[thedodge]

Re: 2012 Lausanne M-100m (Non DL): Blake 9,69 (-0,1) Gay 9,8

Blake's equivalent time with +2.0 is 9.59

[ZELLGADISS]

Re: 2012 Lausanne M-100m (Non DL): Blake 9,69 (-0,1) Gay 9,8

Yes Epelle in basic time are tied.
So i tell IN MY OPINION, is the best race Brussells 2008 because Bolt had horrible reaction time, wet track and big negative wind :wink:

Regards

[EPelle]

Re: 2012 Lausanne M-100m (Non DL): Blake 9,69 (-0,1) Gay 9,8

You're right. At 9,70, it's not the fastest. It's tied with Bolt for the fastest post-champs best. I do not take into account RT in any of these races.
http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/images ... justed.pdf

[ZELLGADISS]

Re: 2012 Lausanne M-100m (Non DL): Blake 9,69 (-0,1) Gay 9,8

It is not the fastest post-championship race(in basic time).
We should remember 9.77 -1.3 Brussels 2008, in adittion with 0.223 reaction time
Blake made a perfect race, with incredible first 30m(usually that part is a little bad for him)and with great reaction 0.143 i think.

In my opinion the 2nd best race post-championship in the history :wink:

[tgs3]

Re: 2012 Lausanne M-100m (Non DL): Blake 9,69 (-0,1) Gay 9,8

If i remember correctly, Bolt gets about 200k to appear at Bislett (Oslo) every year. I would think Blake should be worth more than half of that. His 9.69 and 19.26 dictates high sums.

The problem with that is that Blake is in a class of his own. Bolt's level of recognizability is off the charts compared to most track athletes. If I told 1000 people that Usain Bolt would be racing in their city, virtually all would know who I'm talking about. If instead said that Yohan Blake was racing instead of Bolt, that percentage would drop dramatically. That's no slight to Blake, who is a phenomenal talent. But it's the truth.

I agree. It might be different in Europe where people might know a bit more about elite track athletes, but in the US, I would imagine Bolt is worth at least 10 times as much as Blake in terms of drawing power. To most people here, Blake is just "that other Jamaican sprinter".

[zidan]

Re: 2012 Lausanne M-100m (Non DL): Blake 9,69 (-0,1) Gay 9,8

Can't believe Blake just ran 9.69 and its Bolt( yeah, 19.58 is good, but i dont think it makes the top ten all-time) that got the headliner on the IAAF report. Phew!

[zidan]

Re: 2012 Lausanne M-100m (Non DL): Blake 9,69 (-0,1) Gay 9,8

Credit must go to coach Mills. Although Blake was a talent from his high school days, four years ago this dude was watching the Olympics from his living room, now he has a World title, a pair of Oly silvers, 19.26 for 200m and now 9.69s. Remarkable.

[tracknut2012]

Re: 2012 Lausanne M-100m (Non DL): Blake 9,69 (-0,1) Gay 9,8

What makes Blakes 9.69 even more incredible was that

1. Not only was the race run into a negative wind.

2. Just saw his interview on Television Jamaica and he said he is currently suffering from the flu and wasn't at his best in the race. He sounded downright awful.

Magnificent performances with two major things against him.