CaptainAmerica18 846 Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 He's alright is our Mo Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,646 Posted August 16, 2013 Author Share Posted August 16, 2013 What age did Bolt get under 20? 18?17, but he didn't go under 19.90 till 20 I think. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,948 Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Shame Felix pulled up but still, yessss. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,646 Posted August 16, 2013 Author Share Posted August 16, 2013 Maurice Greene on Europsort is absolutely hilarious.He's terrible but we love him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,948 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/oct/14/jamaica-drug-testing-wada-investigationHmm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cushynumber 25,178 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 http://www.theguardi...a-investigationHmm.one test in four months in the run up to the Olympics. Disgraceful. Systematic cheating with the govt' s full backing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,948 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 one test in four months in the run up to the Olympics. Disgraceful. Systematic cheating with the govt' s full backing.It's absolutely ridiculous. Seriously, anybody who thinks any of the top Jamaican stars are clean needs their head tested. And yes, I mean him too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cushynumber 25,178 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 It's absolutely ridiculous. Seriously, anybody who thinks any of the top Jamaican stars are clean needs their head tested. And yes, I mean him too.indeed - Bolt seems to be shite for a while, put on some weight, then come out and say "I need to get back into training again" and within two weeks he is unbeatable. One test for the entire Jamaican team in 4 months is a license to cheat the system. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,948 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 indeed - Bolt seems to be shite for a while, put on some weight, then come out and say "I need to get back into training again" and within two weeks he is unbeatable. One test for the entire Jamaican team in 4 months is a license to cheat the system.Quite. The authorities are saying "get your advantage during the training block, then get clean in time to beat the competition tests." And if Powell is prepared to do it, there's no reason to believe anybody else wouldn't.I mean, Bolt's numbers have always been practically impossible, but now we're being asked to believe that he's not only a miracle but he's a miracle that has emerged clean from a dirty training environment. It took 14 years for a doper to beat Ben Johnson's 9.79, remember.9.58 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cushynumber 25,178 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Quite. The authorities are saying "get your advantage during the training block, then get clean in time to beat the competition tests." And if Powell is prepared to do it, there's no reason to believe anybody else wouldn't.I mean, Bolt's numbers have always been practically impossible, but now we're being asked to believe that he's not only a miracle but he's a miracle that has emerged clean from a dirty training environment. It took 14 years for a doper to beat Ben Johnson's 9.79, remember.9.58 indeed.I said as much in the tennis thread re Nadal and got pelters right enough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,646 Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 I'm not sure about Bolt. He certainly doesn't get fat or shite at any point though. More a case of him not training as hard as he used to and then getting his attitude sorted leading up to major championships. The guy has been doing incredible things since he was 14 after all. It's not like he came out of nowhere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,948 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I'm not sure about Bolt. He certainly doesn't get fat or shite at any point though. More a case of him not training as hard as he used to and then getting his attitude sorted leading up to major championships.The guy has been doing incredible things since he was 14 after all. It's not like he came out of nowhere.Marion Jones was a child prodigy too. And was first accused of doping when she was still in high school. As disturbing as it is, it happens.If Bolt is clean, he's probably the most advanced physical specimen in the history of the species, by far. I mean, his margins of superiority are so huge (over world class athletes on drugs) that it's just staggering. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,646 Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 Marion Jones was a child prodigy too. And was first accused of doping when she was still in high school. As disturbing as it is, it happens.If Bolt is clean, he's probably the most advanced physical specimen in the history of the species, by far. I mean, his margins of superiority are so huge (over world class athletes on drugs) that it's just staggering.Aye, good point regarding Jones.I think I'd have more suspicions over Bolt if he was getting these times as a 5ft 10 guy, as opposed to someone with with a 2.7m stride length.I guess if there was ever going to be a guy getting these sorta times, he would have to be huge in size like Bolt. I reckon he's just an incredible athlete. That's what I'm clinging onto anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,948 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Aye, good point regarding Jones.I think I'd have more suspicions over Bolt if he was getting these times as a 5ft 10 guy, as opposed to someone with with a 2.7m stride length.I guess if there was ever going to be a guy getting these sorta times, he would have to be huge in size like Bolt. I reckon he's just an incredible athlete. That's what I'm clinging onto anyway.I'd buy that argument for the 200m, just. The times he gets in the 100m even when he gets a middling start are just incredible. I would love to believe, I really would, I like him as a character, but I also feel like if he had ran his Berlin time in Beijing, and if he wasn't charismatic, nobody would have EVER believed him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,646 Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 I'd buy that argument for the 200m, just. The times he gets in the 100m even when he gets a middling start are just incredible. I would love to believe, I really would, I like him as a character, but I also feel like if he had ran his Berlin time in Beijing, and if he wasn't charismatic, nobody would have EVER believed him.I'd say there's a far greater chance of Blake doping. I've mentioned it before but his 19.26 200m (actually the quickest ever 200m run from blocks to line ) is one of the strangest things you'll ever see in terms of endurance.Also his 9.69 into a headwind was insane.And he has actually been banned for using a non-banned substance (lol) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,948 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I'd say there's a far greater chance of Blake doping. I've mentioned it before but his 19.26 200m (actually the quickest ever 200m run from blocks to line ) is one of the strangest things you'll ever see in terms of endurance.Also his 9.69 into a headwind was insane.And he has actually been banned for using a non-banned substance (lol)Oh yeah, I have absolutely no doubt about Blake. Which is a shame, he seems like a great bloke. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,646 Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 Oh yeah, I have absolutely no doubt about Blake. Which is a shame, he seems like a great bloke.If he can stay injury free I back him to break the 200m world record and possible the 100m.Would love if he did. I find a smaller guy achieving these feats (clean or not) far more impressive than Bolt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,948 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/athletics/24958853?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitterStop talking, Shelly-Ann. Stop talking right now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,948 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 It kinda sucks when you're almost certain one of your favourite athletes is doping Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,646 Posted June 8, 2014 Author Share Posted June 8, 2014 Ujah, 20 year old Briton, runs 9.96!Our Sprints are amazing just now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,948 Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Justin the Juice Shelly-Ann Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,948 Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Ujah, 20 year old Briton, runs 9.96!Our Sprints are amazing just now.Not half. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,646 Posted June 8, 2014 Author Share Posted June 8, 2014 Not half.Both the men and the women!Best groups we've ever had. I reckon we'll have 3 sub10 runners by the end of the season with another couple going very close. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,948 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/28375479Gatlin becomes the 8th fastest 200m runner ever at age 32. Seems legit Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,646 Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share Posted July 19, 2014 Watched it live, was outrageous.Gatlin Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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