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Usain Bolt ran the fastest 100m of the season this evening in Ostrava 9.77secs. It's going to be interesting to see just how fast he can go over both 100m & 200m in the next couple of months.
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It was winded assisted though, which makes all the difference. Anyone could run that time with a bit of wind behind them.  Do you think he'll have a go at 400m for a bit of a laugh this season? Undisputed 2nd favourites for relegation.
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nathan8 wrote:It was winded assisted though, which makes all the difference. Anyone could run that time with a bit of wind behind them. Do you think he'll have a go at 400m for a bit of a laugh this season? Craig Pickering came second in 10.08, pretty good for him! MLF is so bad, he came fifth in the 'B' Race in 10.40.
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I maybe should have called this the Usain Bolt thread, but I heard earlier that he ran 19.59 (4th fastest ever) for the 200m in a meet in Lausanne last night. It was into a strong headwind and in cold wet conditions.
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Saw a bit of it on the news this morning. He was miles clear of the rest of the field, and it did look pretty wet. Undisputed 2nd favourites for relegation.
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nathan8 wrote:Saw a bit of it on the news this morning. He was miles clear of the rest of the field, and it did look pretty wet. I'm just hoping he saves his best for Crystal Palace in 2 weeks. t would be great to witness a world record.
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Benjiman wrote:nathan8 wrote:Saw a bit of it on the news this morning. He was miles clear of the rest of the field, and it did look pretty wet. I'm just hoping he saves his best for Crystal Palace in 2 weeks. t would be great to witness a world record. Well it wasn't a WR and he wasn't at his best but he sitll won by miles. The guy is untouchable. I was watching the news last night and the news about the swimsuits that are being banned has angered me. Why don't they ban the new design of bikes which help cyclists go faster? Today's bikes are alot more up to date than bikes 10 years ago so why can't swimsuits be the same. If the swimmer is good enough then they will win and break records. BCFA cup runners-up 2009/10
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RingofFire wrote:Benjiman wrote:[quote=nathan8]Saw a bit of it on the news this morning. He was miles clear of the rest of the field, and it did look pretty wet. I was watching the news last night and the news about the swimsuits that are being banned has angered me. Why don't they ban the new design of bikes which help cyclists go faster? Today's bikes are alot more up to date than bikes 10 years ago so why can't swimsuits be the same. If the swimmer is good enough then they will win and break records. I'm all-for new technology. The thing is, all swimmers in races have access to the same style of suits, so they should all be able to go faster. The whole point of racing is to go fast, it's fun and entertaining for spectators. You could say that runners should wear sandals like they used to in roman times, or motorsport should be done in mk1 ford fiestas. I'm gonna slap your bald head.
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Gert Mint wrote:RingofFire wrote:Benjiman wrote:[quote=nathan8]Saw a bit of it on the news this morning. He was miles clear of the rest of the field, and it did look pretty wet. I was watching the news last night and the news about the swimsuits that are being banned has angered me. Why don't they ban the new design of bikes which help cyclists go faster? Today's bikes are alot more up to date than bikes 10 years ago so why can't swimsuits be the same. If the swimmer is good enough then they will win and break records. I'm all-for new technology. The thing is, all swimmers in races have access to the same style of suits, so they should all be able to go faster. The whole point of racing is to go fast, it's fun and entertaining for spectators. You could say that runners should wear sandals like they used to in roman times, or motorsport should be done in mk1 ford fiestas. I'm gonna slap your bald head. Exactly Kirbs. Maybe footballers should wear the old style boots? For once you sounded knowledgable about sport. BCFA cup runners-up 2009/10
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RingofFire wrote:Gert Mint wrote:RingofFire wrote:Benjiman wrote:[quote=nathan8]Saw a bit of it on the news this morning. He was miles clear of the rest of the field, and it did look pretty wet. I was watching the news last night and the news about the swimsuits that are being banned has angered me. Why don't they ban the new design of bikes which help cyclists go faster? Today's bikes are alot more up to date than bikes 10 years ago so why can't swimsuits be the same. If the swimmer is good enough then they will win and break records. I'm all-for new technology. The thing is, all swimmers in races have access to the same style of suits, so they should all be able to go faster. The whole point of racing is to go fast, it's fun and entertaining for spectators. You could say that runners should wear sandals like they used to in roman times, or motorsport should be done in mk1 ford fiestas. I'm gonna slap your bald head. Exactly Kirbs. Maybe footballers should wear the old style boots? For once you sounded knowledgable about sport. No, that's dumb. The World progresses. Sport should progress with it, otherwise we'd all be cavemen. Dumb argument, swimsuits should improve, just like stuff in other sports and life in general. The only product I can think of in the World that isn't beneficial to advance in technology is Arms (cold war is prime example - imagine if it all went the other way and half the world was currently radioactive wasteland).
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Gert Mint wrote:RingofFire wrote:Gert Mint wrote:RingofFire wrote:Benjiman wrote:[quote=nathan8]Saw a bit of it on the news this morning. He was miles clear of the rest of the field, and it did look pretty wet. I was watching the news last night and the news about the swimsuits that are being banned has angered me. Why don't they ban the new design of bikes which help cyclists go faster? Today's bikes are alot more up to date than bikes 10 years ago so why can't swimsuits be the same. If the swimmer is good enough then they will win and break records. I'm all-for new technology. The thing is, all swimmers in races have access to the same style of suits, so they should all be able to go faster. The whole point of racing is to go fast, it's fun and entertaining for spectators. You could say that runners should wear sandals like they used to in roman times, or motorsport should be done in mk1 ford fiestas. I'm gonna slap your bald head. Exactly Kirbs. Maybe footballers should wear the old style boots? For once you sounded knowledgable about sport. No, that's dumb. The World progresses. Sport should progress with it, otherwise we'd all be cavemen. Dumb argument, swimsuits should improve, just like stuff in other sports and life in general. The only product I can think of in the World that isn't beneficial to advance in technology is Arms (cold war is prime example - imagine if it all went the other way and half the world was currently radioactive wasteland). Do you realise I'm also arguing that swimsuits should improve? BCFA cup runners-up 2009/10
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RingofFire wrote:Gert Mint wrote:RingofFire wrote:Gert Mint wrote:RingofFire wrote:Benjiman wrote:[quote=nathan8]Saw a bit of it on the news this morning. He was miles clear of the rest of the field, and it did look pretty wet. I was watching the news last night and the news about the swimsuits that are being banned has angered me. Why don't they ban the new design of bikes which help cyclists go faster? Today's bikes are alot more up to date than bikes 10 years ago so why can't swimsuits be the same. If the swimmer is good enough then they will win and break records. I'm all-for new technology. The thing is, all swimmers in races have access to the same style of suits, so they should all be able to go faster. The whole point of racing is to go fast, it's fun and entertaining for spectators. You could say that runners should wear sandals like they used to in roman times, or motorsport should be done in mk1 ford fiestas. I'm gonna slap your bald head. Exactly Kirbs. Maybe footballers should wear the old style boots? For once you sounded knowledgable about sport. No, that's dumb. The World progresses. Sport should progress with it, otherwise we'd all be cavemen. Dumb argument, swimsuits should improve, just like stuff in other sports and life in general. The only product I can think of in the World that isn't beneficial to advance in technology is Arms (cold war is prime example - imagine if it all went the other way and half the world was currently radioactive wasteland). Do you realise I'm also arguing that swimsuits should improve? D'oh
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Gert Mint wrote:RingofFire wrote:Gert Mint wrote:RingofFire wrote:Gert Mint wrote:RingofFire wrote:Benjiman wrote:[quote=nathan8]Saw a bit of it on the news this morning. He was miles clear of the rest of the field, and it did look pretty wet. I was watching the news last night and the news about the swimsuits that are being banned has angered me. Why don't they ban the new design of bikes which help cyclists go faster? Today's bikes are alot more up to date than bikes 10 years ago so why can't swimsuits be the same. If the swimmer is good enough then they will win and break records. I'm all-for new technology. The thing is, all swimmers in races have access to the same style of suits, so they should all be able to go faster. The whole point of racing is to go fast, it's fun and entertaining for spectators. You could say that runners should wear sandals like they used to in roman times, or motorsport should be done in mk1 ford fiestas. I'm gonna slap your bald head. Exactly Kirbs. Maybe footballers should wear the old style boots? For once you sounded knowledgable about sport. No, that's dumb. The World progresses. Sport should progress with it, otherwise we'd all be cavemen. Dumb argument, swimsuits should improve, just like stuff in other sports and life in general. The only product I can think of in the World that isn't beneficial to advance in technology is Arms (cold war is prime example - imagine if it all went the other way and half the world was currently radioactive wasteland). Do you realise I'm also arguing that swimsuits should improve? D'oh Idiot BCFA cup runners-up 2009/10
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So then, is this a man or a woman?  Undisputed 2nd favourites for relegation.
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nathan8 wrote:So then, is this a man or a woman? Must admit when I saw an earlier heat I thought she looked a bit butch but surely she can't be a man. How has this come about, surely someone hasn't just said she looks like a man lets investigate, if she is a women how embarrasing for her to thought of as a bloke, bet fatima whitbread didn't have this problem and we all know she was a man  Already undisputed favourites for relegation and we've yet to kick a ball :-(
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Crofty7 wrote:How has this come about, surely someone hasn't just said she looks like a man lets investigate, if she is a women how embarrasing for her to thought of as a bloke, bet fatima whitbread didn't have this problem and we all know she was a man She's only just come onto the scene (I think she's 18), and when she first started running her times weren't that amazing, so no one took much notice. Now though, she's running some pretty awesome times, so suddenly the joking about her has turned into serious rumour. Didn't watch the race last night, but saw the end on the news this morning. She won by an incredible margin for an 800m race. I heard Darren Campbell on the radio this morning though, and he was saying he'd heard something about some medical condition. It'll be interesting to see what the result of the gender test is. Can't remember this happening in my lifetime, although I think it did happen early 1900's with some bloke who raced as a woman and was found out years later if I remember rightly. Undisputed 2nd favourites for relegation.
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I found this article, It may contain details of the athlete Nathan was talking about! Link
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I was listening to a podcast the other day and they were saying there was this guy who won the Olmpic 400m gold back in the early 1900's who turned out to be a monkey. "Ashton will never get in your boat Kirbs. He’s too much of a chirpser." Nathan Redshaw, 16/07/2009. 
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What? Are you sure you heard right? Or are you being funny and I'm not getting it? Undisputed 2nd favourites for relegation.
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Yea apparently he tried to compete in Athens four years later but they found out it was a monkey and didn't allow it. "Ashton will never get in your boat Kirbs. He’s too much of a chirpser." Nathan Redshaw, 16/07/2009.
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