I saw his run in Clermont, I know, I know...Clermont is a fast track, and he seems to be a 10.1x basic athlete at this point...but 10.07 in May, it's good. Will he go sub-10 later this year?
He smoked Richard Kilty (world indoor champion) and Marvin Bracy, amongst others.
Check out his 10.07 performance
Clermont is a VERY fast track, perhaps Eugene kind of fast. He's only 19 and was a 10.2 guy the last 2 years who suddenly became a 10.07 guy. That could simply be due to maturity, but let's wait until he does it on an accepted track/meet.
He is 29 dude not 19 and has been around for years and years
Yeah he's 29
Though he's listed as a long jumper/sprinter so maybe he's an Allan Wells type who didn't get serious about sprinting until later. Wasn't there another German runner who went sub 10.1 last year as well?
White guys peak later.
There would be more in the sprints if they'd stick around with the sport until their testosterone comes up.
He really does not begin to accelerate until the 60m mark, his turnover is good once he gets moving; I don't know why he does not focus more on the 200m.
Flo'da boy wrote:
Yeah he's 29
Though he's listed as a long jumper/sprinter so maybe he's an Allan Wells type who didn't get serious about sprinting until later. Wasn't there another German runner who went sub 10.1 last year as well?
Yes, there was Martin Keller with 10.07 in 2013.
Both athletes (Jakubzik and Keller)almost surpassed old Frank Emmelmann National German Record (10.06) from 1985. Emmelmann was from East Germany, so probably he was doped, but who knows.
Jakubzick also have 7.85 PB in long jump. Many jumpers became sprinters, like Ngoni Makusha or Leroy Burrell. Also Walter Dix in HS competed sometimes in the Long Jump too. Of course, you had Dwight Phillips doing well in 100m and long jump, and another examples like Andrew Howe (200/400/long jump) and Christian Taylor (400m/triple jump)
It's certainly possible? He needs to go to Rietti. Alonso Edward ran 20.07 in Clermont and has bettered that time on another track.
What's up with Kilty and Bracy? They were well beaten by Phiri from gun to tape despite being sub 6.5 guys. 10.03 +1.5 (Clermont) and 10.08 -0.5 (Gainesville) Is he the next sub 10 man? Who is he training with?
I think Alonso Edward was injury-prone the last years. He never performed like 2009 (remember him grabbing the silver in Berlin with 19.80, beating people like Spearmon and Crawford)
Jakubzick also made the semis in the World Indoors. Look out for him in Nassau this weekend. German team is very good (Keller, Reus, Jakubczyk, Blum)
I don't know who's his coach.
But certainly, he's one of the great ehite hopes.
Where in the earth is Craig Pickering, BTW?
Pickering went to bobsled he was in line for the winter olympics but slipped a disc in his back.
Mmmmm.....
ever hear of Carl Lewis?
D200f95 wrote:
Pickering went to bobsled he was in line for the winter olympics but slipped a disc in his back.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/winter-olympics/26080036
Good story.
What's the deal with so many sprinters sticking with bosbled? I saw the movie "cool runnings"...but I thing many of the athletes do this for financial reasons.