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Gemelli 9.97 in the final, but he clearly wrecked his hamstring and went off on a stretcher. Kilty 10.05, couldn't quite hold sub-10 speed at the very end.

Incredible performances by the sophomore Shinnick. Fingers crossed that he keeps getting faster. Anyone have a video? Also, for all of you sprint lovers, Sean McGrew finished second in the Cal state championships, Daniel Stokes of Diamond Ranch (not to be confused with a sprinter of the same...

Thanks for posting the video, but I'd warn everyone not to watch it on a full stomach. I've never actually seen a sprinter start like that before. He didn't push off at all. He simply pulled his right leg out and stepped forward. It was bizarre. He did look like he was running with tired...

Dude, please give it a rest. You've let your argument with whats-his-name get the best of you. It's gotten to where you take some perverse pleasure from highlighting LeMaitre's disappointments, as if they somehow prove your point. They prove nothing. We have no idea if he would be faster...

Disappointing indeed. I just watched the video a few times. His start seemed adequate, but the famous top end speed just wasn't there. He looked like just another club runner going up against an elite international talent. I really thought he was turning things around this season, too...

Devin Quinn won both the 100 and 200 in the Florida state championships this weekend.

An achievement worthy of note out west. Parker Bluth won the 100 (10.34), the 200 (20.52), and the 4 x 400 (along with the Lambourne brothers and Tanner Hunt) all in one exhausting day at the Mountain West Championships. I could see Utah State making the relay finals at the NCAA's if runners...

By the way, here's the source for the relay leg times: http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m4x100ok.htm

It's notoriously tough to time relay legs, but I watched that 4 x 100 relay (which Christophe ran on tired legs) and timed him at 8.91, from the time he received the baton to the time he passed it on to Pessoneaux. 8.91 with a rolling start while reaching with the baton on both ends (it being a...

Another very positive sign: in his 100m, Christophe's "gallop out" (that's a horse racing term) takes him halfway around the curve. That's a lot of momentum, and it shows his body is more capable of holding his speed than the last few years, when he used to look like he needed to collapse as...

Between the relays and the 10.16, this is the best Christophe has looked at the start of the season in years. It will be nice to see him go sub-10 and sub-20 again. To me, the relays showed he's ready to run the 200 with anyone. And he's flying completely under the radar. I think he's...

Thank you, RCSMAN. It's what I've been trying to say: his leg was insane. But that's not enough: That 19.44 was run AGAINST THE WIND. The commentators commented on the wind direction several times, and once even specifically noted that LeMaitre had been put on that leg to fight the wind...

Yes, and also worth noting is that Feeney anchored the US 4 x 400 at the Drake Relays a couple of weeks ago. He took the baton slightly behind and won the race with the fastest split of any leg. The video is available in the USATF section of Runnerspace, I believe. And speaking of relays, I...

I watched again. The US and Jamaicans got the baton EONS ahead of Christophe. Watch the replay. Pause it at second 32, then second 33, then 34, then 35. It appears the US and Jamaicans are making the exchange around 32/33, Christophe does not receive the baton until second 35. Unreal. In...

Christophe ran an epic leg in the World Relays 4 x 200 last night--especially impressive given that he, like other European runners, hasn't started his season yet, and so is far behind the Caribbeans and Americans in getting into race shape. The TV coverage and replay is awful, partly owing to...

So much happens at a huge meet like Mount Sac that it's impossible to remember all of the highlights, but I think we should make note of the Lambournes and indeed Utah St in general. I believe we've discussed Cole Lambourne in his h.s. days as a guy that should have received a scholarship to a...

Oh, but there's more. I didn't see this one, but I just read that the 22.42 she just ran to win the 200 is also the fastest time in the world. And that was with only 0.1 wind.

Ian Mack and Zachary Shinnick both ran at the prestigious Mt. Sac Relays today. Slightly illegal wind unfortunately. Mack finished second at 10.42. Shinnick was 5th at 10.55. This Shinnick is really impressive. I checked out some videos of his races and he generally has a ten meter lead...

Well--hang on before giving Dafne the gold medal. Jenna Prandini just ran a WIND LEGAL 10.92. She's now the fastest sprinter on earth. I saw it live. She blew the field away.

Unbelievable runs by Shippers and Sailer, but maybe the best run of all was in last place?? That was SEVENTEEN YEAR-OLD Eva Swoboda running an unbelievable 7.20. If I remember correctly, Swoboda was on track to become world junior champion last year, but got injured before the finals. Looking...

Here's more on the youngster who finished a close second to Hale in that insanely fast race. Turns out I was initially wrong (I'll see if I can edit my post), Browning is not 17. Like Hale, he is still just 16, by virtue of a late December virtue. So that's two 16-year-olds running under...

WOW!!!!! 16-yr-old Aussie wonder, Jack Hale, just ran a 10.13. Not wind legal, but still ridiculous for that age. Read the tweets embedded in the article. Everyone is flabbergasted. Equally as flabbergasting: he only just edged out Rohan Browning (10.18) in the final 20 meters. Browning is...

I've seen the video. Let's just say it's "too graphic for young viewers." Every bit as dreadful as the time and finish would indicate. Horrendous turn, then he started making up ground, then on the last few steps his form broke down so completely it was just bizarre. He used to wait until...

Very strong headwind -1.6, wet track. Cold. Given those conditions, Gemilli's and LeMaitre's times were impressive, but not up to old LeMaitre standards. LeMaitre's comeback is not complete. He is back to being a good, respectable sprinter, but today in the championship he ran 20.15. Yes...

I think the 800 meters is going to be 8 out of 8, with some real studs (the two Poles and the incomparable Bosse). Bosse will dominate. I have no doubt he will reach the Sebastian Coe level in the next year or two. In the 400, the loss of Mazlak to injury stings. He was an emerging...