The Athletics Thread (... but predominantly about Bolt)

[Shaggy]

The Brit lad Dasolo or whatever his name is has had to pull out.

[Kenneth]

Needs more time for the drugs to wash out of his system.

[Shaggy]

[Shaggy]

Bolt wins in 9.85.

[Shaggy]

Apparently Bolt is up for Mo Farah's challenge to a race over 600m

Would be awesome

Farah would win. If I was Bolt I'd tear off pretty much flat out for 400m and see if he could catch me.

[Tee]

Apparently Bolt is up for Mo Farah's challenge to a race over 600m

Would be awesome

Farah would win. If I was Bolt I'd tear off pretty much flat out for 400m and see if he could catch me.

That is going to be a great race. Reckon Usain will put in some decent training for this and beat Farah comfortably IMO.

[Sarb]

Didn't Bolt want to move up to 400m anyway? What difference is an extra 200m going to make. I reckon he'll beat Farah

[Pedenj]

Yeah - I think he has toyed with the idea of 400m but always said he wasn't keen on doing the extra training. Michael Johnson has for a long time said he should take the step up as he think he would break the WR.

Could be an interesting race - Shaggy that's the tactic I used to use in 400m races at school. Sprint first and try stumble over the line before anyone caught up!

[Shaggy]

I used it in 800m ....broke the school record doing it too. Twice.

[Pedenj]

Good work!

The last 100m were always a struggle - but always held on for the win.

[Tee]

1500m was my speciality. Used to pretend I was Seb Coe

[Sarb]

Did you run in pink trainers, Tee?

[Tee]

Did you run in pink trainers, Tee?

Bare foot, Zola Budd style.

[Sarb]

Bare foot, Zola Budd style.

[Liverpool]

never going to happen is it? 600 would be too long for bolt
500 would probably be the max he could win at