Outdoor Track and Field on Flotrack 2013May 13, 2013 by Mitch Kastoff
Should Bolt Be Worried After the Cayman Invitational?
Should Bolt Be Worried After the Cayman Invitational?
While we were getting used to all of this high school and collegiate action, the pros finally emerged from their high altitude cocoons to remind us that the World Champions are right around the corner.
We don’t want to put too much stake in May openers, but there may be a reason for Usain Bolt to worry, a reason for Tyson Gay to be confident, a reason for the rest of the world to be scared of Hagos Gebrhiwet, a reason for David Rudisha to keep being David Rudisha, and thank you to Al Gore.
- Should Bolt Be Worried After the Cayman Invitational?
- What If I Told You That Hagos Gebrhiwet Ran 14:10 in 2011?
- Lessons From Doha with Rudisha and Kiprop and Thank You, Al Gore
Usain BoltLoses Wins Because His Name is Usain Bolt
While Gay opened up his season right in Bolt’s backyard, the Jamaican sprint legend chose to instead run the 100m at the 2013 Cayman Invitational. Just like the time I watched a high school distance runner throw discus, it wasn’t pretty.
Bolt ran a less-than-stellar 10.09 (+0.3) to take the win over his training partner Kemar Bailey Cole. What’s more surprising: The fact that the world record holder just ran over 10-seconds or that he almost lost?
Although Bolt’s been bothered by a hamstring injury, it doesn’t mean that he shouldn’t be slightly worried after his opener. After all, it is his slowest season debut, ever.
Bolt's 100m Season Debuts
It should be noted that back in ’07 when he was a 200/400 guy, he still managed to open the season with a 10.03 in Spanish Town. Still, you think that anything over 10-seconds would only remain the realm of nightmarish thoughts for the six-time Olympic gold medalist.
The other result that caused a small stir on Twitter was that it seemed that Cole eased up before the line. What could have been the biggest individual win of Cole’s career turned into a small consolation prize for Bolt.
We also really enjoyed the commentary, which seemed like it was pre-written for the race that was expected to happen. I can accept the fact that it happens in wrestling, but track and field is still real to me, damn it! We also have nothing to say about the track-side camera, which should be confined to the depths of track and field hell (if you believe in that sort of thing).
Should Team Bolt hit the panic button? Fans on Facebook didn’t seem to think so and neither do we. When he broke the 100m world record in ’08 and ’09, his season openers were 10.03 (above) and 9.93, respectively. Again, mid-August is a long way away (89 days, but who’s counting).
We don’t want to put too much stake in May openers, but there may be a reason for Usain Bolt to worry, a reason for Tyson Gay to be confident, a reason for the rest of the world to be scared of Hagos Gebrhiwet, a reason for David Rudisha to keep being David Rudisha, and thank you to Al Gore.
- Should Bolt Be Worried After the Cayman Invitational?
- What If I Told You That Hagos Gebrhiwet Ran 14:10 in 2011?
- Lessons From Doha with Rudisha and Kiprop and Thank You, Al Gore
Usain Bolt
While Gay opened up his season right in Bolt’s backyard, the Jamaican sprint legend chose to instead run the 100m at the 2013 Cayman Invitational. Just like the time I watched a high school distance runner throw discus, it wasn’t pretty.
Bolt ran a less-than-stellar 10.09 (+0.3) to take the win over his training partner Kemar Bailey Cole. What’s more surprising: The fact that the world record holder just ran over 10-seconds or that he almost lost?
Although Bolt’s been bothered by a hamstring injury, it doesn’t mean that he shouldn’t be slightly worried after his opener. After all, it is his slowest season debut, ever.
Bolt's 100m Season Debuts
|
Year |
Mark |
|
2007 |
10.03 |
|
2008 |
10.03 |
|
2009 |
9.93 |
|
2010 |
9.86 |
|
2011 |
9.91 |
|
2012 |
9.82 |
It should be noted that back in ’07 when he was a 200/400 guy, he still managed to open the season with a 10.03 in Spanish Town. Still, you think that anything over 10-seconds would only remain the realm of nightmarish thoughts for the six-time Olympic gold medalist.
The other result that caused a small stir on Twitter was that it seemed that Cole eased up before the line. What could have been the biggest individual win of Cole’s career turned into a small consolation prize for Bolt.
We also really enjoyed the commentary, which seemed like it was pre-written for the race that was expected to happen. I can accept the fact that it happens in wrestling, but track and field is still real to me, damn it! We also have nothing to say about the track-side camera, which should be confined to the depths of track and field hell (if you believe in that sort of thing).
Should Team Bolt hit the panic button? Fans on Facebook didn’t seem to think so and neither do we. When he broke the 100m world record in ’08 and ’09, his season openers were 10.03 (above) and 9.93, respectively. Again, mid-August is a long way away (89 days, but who’s counting).
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