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Posted 2009-August-17, 03:58

Another kind of thunder crossed Berlin.

Oh my god, is this guy human? or is it a new step in evolution already? :P.

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Posted 2009-August-17, 04:07

It is sort of lucky that he didn't get injured. After Beijing everyone had to guess how good he was because he slowed down in the last 20 meters!
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Posted 2009-August-17, 06:18

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What makes the Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt so entertaining is that unlike most sprinters, who look like tense blurs of twitching muscle, he appears relaxed. Even while smashing a world record, he seems like he might stop at any moment to send a text message.

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Posted 2009-August-17, 07:56

gwnn, on Aug 17 2009, 10:07 AM, said:

It is sort of lucky that he didn't get injured. After Beijing everyone had to guess how good he was because he slowed down in the last 20 meters!

He looked comfortable in the last 10 or 15 this time. Think he could go faster if only someone could be found to push him.
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Posted 2009-August-17, 12:55

y66, on Aug 18 2009, 12:18 AM, said:

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What makes the Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt so entertaining is that unlike most sprinters, who look like tense blurs of twitching muscle, he appears relaxed. Even while smashing a world record, he seems like he might stop at any moment to send a text message.

From today's WSJ story by Nando Di Fino, Austin Kelley and John Paul Newport

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Posted 2009-August-17, 14:46

I don't think I could beat this guy in the 100m even if I had a 5 second head start
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Posted 2009-August-20, 12:38

19.19 lol
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Posted 2009-August-20, 12:44

Another reggae blitz in Berlin :P
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Posted 2009-August-20, 16:11

gwnn, on Aug 20 2009, 01:38 PM, said:

19.19 lol

Yeah..19.19 in the 200m !! Can he run the 400m as well ?
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Posted 2009-August-21, 02:10

He can't but I don't see why. He probably wouldn't run 38.38 but wouldn't he likely still get a medal?
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Posted 2009-August-21, 02:40

gwnn, on Aug 21 2009, 03:10 AM, said:

He can't but I don't see why.

Simply because nobody is (and will be ) able to manage 100m, 200m 4x100m and all this qualifies + finals in 400m. If you watched yesterday slowmotions you saw he looked really tired.

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Posted 2009-August-21, 02:57

Oh good point. But... who will break the record then? ;)

I suppose one could say that for sure there will be many more Bolts and Greenes and Johnsons to come in the future but maybe they will come rarer and rarer now?
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Posted 2009-August-21, 05:11

gwnn, on Aug 21 2009, 03:57 AM, said:

Oh good point. But... who will break the record then?  ;)

I suppose one could say that for sure there will be many more Bolts and Greenes and Johnsons to come in the future but maybe they will come rarer and rarer now?

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Posted 2009-August-21, 12:16

can't you just multiply all of the prime runners up to date and increment by 1?
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Posted 2009-August-21, 13:10

For it to be a new record, you have to subtract .01 :)
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