Lemaitre's top end speed

[ChuiTai]

Re: Lemaitres top end speed

Not to mention the need to have a perfect line of sight

They could measure the speed of the athletes going away from the blocks. Possibly even have a 'target' on their back and train the measuring device to ignore everything else?

How portable and accurate is a LAVEG device with associated equipment? And what of measured target density?

[Daisy]

Re: Lemaitres top end speed

How portable and accurate is a LAVEG device with associated equipment? And what of measured target density?

I have no idea, it just seems like it might be possible. I speak from a position of complete ignorance.

[gh]

Re: Lemaitres top end speed

Not to mention the need to have a perfect line of sight

They could measure the speed of the athletes going away from the blocks. Possibly even have a 'target' on their back and train the measuring device to ignore everything else?

Technicians can (and certainly have) done this.

the statement we were addressing, however, was this: <<I've never understood why big-time sprint coaches don't employ radar guns like baseball does>>

[Jackaloupe]

Re: Lemaitres top end speed

Wow, that's a tremendous slowdown at the end, pushing 10%, which might be explained by letting up at the tape. BTW, don'tcha hate it when they refer to Bolt's "jogging". Unless, it starts 5-10 m from the tape, that last little relaxation is hardly worth even 1/10th. Still a questionable habit.

[Marlow]

Re: Lemaitres top end speed

Not to mention the need to have a perfect line of sight

They could measure the speed of the athletes going away from the blocks. Possibly even have a 'target' on their back and train the measuring device to ignore everything else?

Technicians can (and certainly have) done this.
the statement we were addressing, however, was this: <<I've never understood why big-time sprint coaches don't employ radar guns like baseball does>>

I didn't mean to literally use the radar guns that baseball uses, I meant use that technology (however it needs to be, to be effective) to give a continuous readout of instantaneous speed through the race.

[dbirds]

Re: Lemaitres top end speed

It looks to me that Dix and Blake had faster max speeds than Lemaitre according to Daegu analysis. Pretty safe to add bolt and Gay to that list. Powell or Gatlin would be interesting.

[ChuiTai]

Re: Lemaitres top end speed

How portable and accurate is a LAVEG device with associated equipment? And what of measured target density?

I have no idea, it just seems like it might be possible. I speak from a position of complete ignorance.

I doubt that. The principle is sound. Though LAVEG tells us some things with regard to velocity with respect to mass movement changes and derived distances. These days the informed T&F community is more confident in basic newtonian physics to determine such things as it relates to COM velocity and ranges of jerk in a short sprint.

[batonless relay]

Re: Lemaitres top end speed

It looks to me that Dix and Blake had faster max speeds than Lemaitre according to Daegu analysis. Pretty safe to add bolt and Gay to that list. Powell or Gatlin would be interesting.

in 2011 it was stated that Dix and Lemaitre were next fastest to Powell, Gay, Blake and Bolt in top-end speed.

[Daisy]

Re: Lemaitres top end speed

Here is the link to the 2011 Daegu World Championships IAAF Biomechanical analysis. http://www.jaaf.or.jp/t-f/pdf/Daegu2011.pdf

This is very interesting, a lot of information!

[user4]

Re: Lemaitres top end speed

Based on his last two 100m performances, This last one and the previous storming finish with Gatlin, it is safe to say that Lemaitre's top end speed can be allot of different things.

[batonless relay]

Re: Lemaitres top end speed

Lemaitre was .2 off of the pace that he used to run down Gatlin and Vicaut ran AWAY from him; something that almost never has happened in the past. I don't know what's up (training load, injury) but the handle to break the glass in case of emergency might be in someone's hand if it wasn't broken after that last race.

[Kav]

Re: Lemaitre's top end speed

I genuinely like this athlete as he doesn't speak much and seems low profile. Let his running do the talking. I am just as perplexed as some of you in regards to his progression, it should conceivably be at a faster or higher level. However, there is no standard template and young athletes i find are affected in different ways by injuries. Some are also late bloomers.

He still has his top end speed though, the kid can run.

All i really wished to say is that he should be doing a little better, well i want him to...lol

[Jacksf]

Re: Lemaitre's top end speed

He still has his top end speed though, the kid can run.

If you saw his race yesterday, you wouldn't being saying that. Vicaut completely dusted him. Ran right away from him. No closing, top end speed to speak of.