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Lyles can hold speed well but you’re talking about a running start. His top end is still nowhere close to Bolt, and the two run the race a lot differently. Keep in mind that Bolt ran a 9.92 in his WR on the curve. Lyles ran a 10.1 something tonight. Bolt could have easily run faster than 9.16 down the straight if he chose to do so, but he attacked the race differently.
His top end speed (velocity) is absolutely faster than Bolt's. The 9.16 second 100-meters proves that. You're talking about acceleration (remember a = v/t), and Bolt is clearly way better there.
It isn’t, and everything you just said is incorrect. You’re fundamentally conflating top end speed with speed maintenance. Lyles top end at its best is about that of a mid 9.7 guy. He just holds speed well.
His top end speed (velocity) is absolutely faster than Bolt's. The 9.16 second 100-meters proves that. You're talking about acceleration (remember a = v/t), and Bolt is clearly way better there.
It isn’t, and everything you just said is incorrect. You’re fundamentally conflating top end speed with speed maintenance. Lyles top end at its best is about that of a mid 9.7 guy. He just holds speed well.
Ok nevermind. I found out that the high temp was 79-84 or so between 3 and 7 pm. . What time of the day was the 200 meter dash raced?
This probably converts to a 19.09 in 95 degree temps and high humidity.
I couldn’t stand his attitude for a while there but he definitely backs it up. also in his interviews which I recently started watching, the guy is just a normal dude hardly articulate. Just the fast kid on the playground who loves to play around. It’s not an act he’s not trying to be over the top because it’s a persona or that track is too soft. I feel he gets stirred up really easy and it’s just who he is
I noticed this a few years ago. Mark Spitz swam 51.94 to set a new 100 Free WR at the 1970 AAUs. Sarah Sjöström went 51.71 to set a new women's WR at the 2017 WCs. No flies on the ladies, but something similar has never, and probably will never, happen in T&F in the modern era.
Successfully figuring out how to make a pool faster is pretty impressive. Isn't that where the radical improvements lie, not with swimsuits or strokes?
What about the marathon? In 1963 the men's marathon world record was slower than the women's record is today.
That's too bad. Johnson seemed like an intelligent class act. Lyles seems like a pompous idiot.
This right here. Lyles truly does seem like an idiot; that on track praying thing is over the top moronic. Yup, he's fast but man I wish he had some class like MJ.
Lyles just seems like a kid having fun. He reminds me of Carl Lewis...both in running style and post race celebration.
Lyles can hold speed well but you’re talking about a running start. His top end is still nowhere close to Bolt, and the two run the race a lot differently. Keep in mind that Bolt ran a 9.92 in his WR on the curve. Lyles ran a 10.1 something tonight. Bolt could have easily run faster than 9.16 down the straight if he chose to do so, but he attacked the race differently.
His top end speed (velocity) is absolutely faster than Bolt's. The 9.16 second 100-meters proves that. You're talking about acceleration (remember a = v/t), and Bolt is clearly way better there.
They literally measure the runner's max speeds, and Noah did not eclipse Bolt's 44 km/h.
Even if he did reach a higher top end speed, a better 100 meter segment split would not be absolute proof of that.
I think a lot has to do with these tracks and how fast they are (technology etc.). We are seeing way too many world records and everyone in general is just running faster.
