who would win?
who would win?
Kimbo Slice vs. Colin Montgomerie in an origami contest.
Not quite long enough for kenny b to make it assert his superior aerobic ability, and short enough for bolt to likely win.
it would be more of an intriguing race over 800m, I believe.
I think Kenenisa could defeat Bolt at 600m. Usain would probably take the 1st 400 out way too fast and Bekele would smoke him.
Bekele hands down.
Bolt couldn't hold on for 600 and Kenny B could rock a 1:18.
ahab wrote:
who would win?
That would be an awesome race. I wish it could really be arranged and hyped and run in prime-time. I can dream can't I? I think Bolt may have the edge but Bekele would be gaining on him with each stride. I think he would run out of track though.
Bekele could run quite a bit faster than a 1:18
Hasn't Bekele run 46 high for 400m before? If so, he's only a second or two back of Bolt at 400m and Bolt will probably die badly after that. I think if they raced right now, I'd give the edge to Bekele but if they were both given 4 months to train specifically for running a fast 600m, Bolt would probably pull off the win. It's easier to develop endurance through training than speed.
I think Bekele is probably closer to 49 seconds for a 400. With that being said, he'd still destroy Bolt in a 600.
midwesta wrote:
I think Bekele is probably closer to 49 seconds for a 400. With that being said, he'd still destroy Bolt in a 600.
You, sir, are dumb. The man closes in 53 at the end of his 10ks. He can do MUCH faster than 49. Bekele would smoke Bolt over 600m. The 800m wouldn't even be worth watching.
Bolt versus Bekele 450 meters.
What you know about dat wrote:
Bekele hands down.
true. and not just b/c i'm a distance dork. those pure 100/200 guys can barely even handle a 400m, much less anything longer.
however, with some specific training, there's no telling what bolt could do.
The man closes in 53 at the end of his 10ks. He can do MUCH faster than 49.
Extremely well-conditioned runners can often run within 3 seconds of their best 400 for the last lap of a 10,000, even off a moderately fast pace. This is not uncommon at all.
no, you are an idiot. In an open 400 meter race, there is absolutely NO way bekele is running in the high 46's. You are not understanding the kind of aerobic capacity that he has. Just because he can close in a 53 doesn't mean that he can run a 46 in an open 400. It doesn't work that way. So no, you get a clue.
midwesta wrote:
no, you are an idiot. In an open 400 meter race, there is absolutely NO way bekele is running in the high 46's. You are not understanding the kind of aerobic capacity that he has. Just because he can close in a 53 doesn't mean that he can run a 46 in an open 400. It doesn't work that way. So no, you get a clue.
The fact that he may have a large aerobic capacity supports the possibility that he may only have 50sec 400m ability, but that fact certainly does not mean that he can't have faster 400m ability.
Also, the fact that he has such a high aerobic capacity coupled with the fact that he works on his top speed multiple times per week supports the possibility that he COULD have faster than 50sec 400m ability, doesnt it?
I mean, he dropped a 12.x 100m segment during his last lap of the Olympic 10k, he's had several 24.xx 200m segments in 5k and 10k races. If his aerobic capacity and speed endurance are that great, wouldn't he be able to hold out those speeds if he ran a 400m fresh (without miles of hard running immediately prior to it)?
and to everyone: stop with the name calling(idiot, "get a clue", moron, "are you stupid", etc...). it brings the message board down.
Bekele by 5+ seconds.
For a regular 100/200m runner I would say Bekele easy. However as Bolt has run 45.28 for 400m that makes it a lot closer.
Bekele 400m is unknown and more difficult to guess. 46 is out as Coe & Ovett (46.87 /47.5) as 800/1500 runners could barely manage that. 48-49 seem likely.
This would put him 3+ seconds down on Bolt for 400m. However as Bolt is a 100/200 specialist doing an occasional 400m I would go for Bekele to hold Bolt off slightly. This is especially as Bolt ran a bit slower than his 400pb this year.
But its too much into the unknown, Bolt could fold completely after 400m or hold form and some of that 3 second gap for the win
Over 800 I would back Bekele every time
I'll take on bekele anyday in a 600m race. Im pretty confident I won't get lapped.
Here's a better one: Wariner against Bekele in an 800m race. Who will be on top?
I've never seen Bekele run faster than 12.5 for any 100m section of any race.
I put him at 51 for 400