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Third fastest European in history! Zapletalova improves to 52.58 in Rome
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Running a sub 10 can come in many different ways and from different body types. Short guys and tall guys. Skinny guys and muscular guys. Explosive starters vs Explosive Finishers. There is no perfect combonation as every sprinter is different.
To show you an example here we have 2 white sprinters who have both went sub 10.
Lachlan Kennedy with a p.b. of 9.96 in the 100 meters. He is an explosive starter as good as any sprinter in the world. He has a 60 meters
personal best time of 6.43! Yet he still had to learn how to finish the last 40 meters stronger in order to go sub 10. Kennedy made adjustments and now has a good 2nd half of his races.
Sam Blaskowsk with a p.b. of 9.89 in the 100 meters. His p.b. in the 60 meters is only a 6.60 which is very slow for the majority of sub 10 sprinters. Usually the tall guys have slower starts but make up the difference in the 2nd half of the race with their large strides. Sam Blaskowski is short at only 5'9 but still just crushes the 2nd half. If he can get better out of the blocks who knows what he can do? At his height he should be able to get that 60 meters p.b. alot faster.
Both of these guys are not that tall but exceptionally talented. I think Kennedy will always get into the 9.80's. The question is can either
of them make the medal stand at the Olympics or World Championships? While it seems like a long shot I believe that both of these
guys can make the finals. In the finals against the fastest sprinters on earth anything can and will happen.
To show you an example here we have 2 white sprinters who have both went sub 10.
Lachlan Kennedy with a p.b. of 9.96 in the 100 meters. He is an explosive starter as good as any sprinter in the world. He has a 60 meters
personal best time of 6.43! Yet he still had to learn how to finish the last 40 meters stronger in order to go sub 10. Kennedy made adjustments and now has a good 2nd half of his races.
Sam Blaskowsk with a p.b. of 9.89 in the 100 meters. His p.b. in the 60 meters is only a 6.60 which is very slow for the majority of sub 10 sprinters. Usually the tall guys have slower starts but make up the difference in the 2nd half of the race with their large strides. Sam Blaskowski is short at only 5'9 but still just crushes the 2nd half. If he can get better out of the blocks who knows what he can do? At his height he should be able to get that 60 meters p.b. alot faster.
Both of these guys are not that tall but exceptionally talented. I think Kennedy will always get into the 9.80's. The question is can either
of them make the medal stand at the Olympics or World Championships? While it seems like a long shot I believe that both of these
guys can make the finals. In the finals against the fastest sprinters on earth anything can and will happen.
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What’s on this week? Live streaming from six World Athletics Continental Tour events
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While not a world class time, it's worth keeping an eye on Ireland's Lauren Roy as just a couple weeks ago she ran an 11.23 which is the 2nd fastest 100m time in Irish history. The Irish record is currently held by an African sprinter so it would be nice to see Roy take the crown. She's very easy on the eyes too and doesn't look all juiced up.
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the fastest 200m time in the NCAA this season was held by Jelani Watkins of Arkansas (19.87). the interesting part of the story is that he’s going home early from the NCAA Championships because the Tom Iron Rule went into full effect.
all he had to do was finish top-two in his semifinal heat, BUT HE EASED UP BEFORE THE FINISH LINE and was passed at the last moment. LOL
all he had to do was finish top-two in his semifinal heat, BUT HE EASED UP BEFORE THE FINISH LINE and was passed at the last moment. LOL
Finally, something to cheer about at the NCAA Championships.
Vance Nilsson, a sophomore at the University of Florida, demolished the field in the 400m hurdles, winning from lane 9 in a great time of 48.06. 2nd place was 48.82. So he won by almost 8/10s of a second! A dominant performance.
We spoke about Nilsson when he was in high school, setting a National Record in the 300m hurdles in 2024.
Vance Nilsson, a sophomore at the University of Florida, demolished the field in the 400m hurdles, winning from lane 9 in a great time of 48.06. 2nd place was 48.82. So he won by almost 8/10s of a second! A dominant performance.
We spoke about Nilsson when he was in high school, setting a National Record in the 300m hurdles in 2024.
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Ja'Kobe Tharp of Auburn 12.75 World Record in Semis Wednesday and backs it up with 12.90 into headwind in Final.Where are they finding these Nigerians,they win the 100 in 9.72,400 in 43.38 and second in 200.
