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<blockquote data-quote="Vieux Talonneur" data-source="post: 1044672" data-attributes="member: 73144"><p>I was more sad to see him try TBH. There was no way that he was going to be in the mix for the main medals, but still shocked that he couldn't even make the qualification time. The roads didn't work out for him so its chapter closed, which is fair enough as he's 38. Father Time sometimes plays the long game but always wins in the end.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Interesting question. I definitely think he left something out there on the track in the 200m. Apart from anything else he didn't have anything like the maximum permissible wind in either WR.....in fact his 19.19 was actually run into a light headwind of -0.3 m/s (max permissible is + 2.0). There's no precise way of saying what Bolt would have run with a perfect tail wind, but he may have been close to sub 19 quite apart from everything else you mention. </p><p></p><p>Not sure on 400m. There aren't many of his build successful over that distance (nor were there over 100 tbf). Might have been interesting to see him try, but probably wise not to as its the track event that breaks runners most regularly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vieux Talonneur, post: 1044672, member: 73144"] I was more sad to see him try TBH. There was no way that he was going to be in the mix for the main medals, but still shocked that he couldn't even make the qualification time. The roads didn't work out for him so its chapter closed, which is fair enough as he's 38. Father Time sometimes plays the long game but always wins in the end. Interesting question. I definitely think he left something out there on the track in the 200m. Apart from anything else he didn't have anything like the maximum permissible wind in either WR.....in fact his 19.19 was actually run into a light headwind of -0.3 m/s (max permissible is + 2.0). There's no precise way of saying what Bolt would have run with a perfect tail wind, but he may have been close to sub 19 quite apart from everything else you mention. Not sure on 400m. There aren't many of his build successful over that distance (nor were there over 100 tbf). Might have been interesting to see him try, but probably wise not to as its the track event that breaks runners most regularly. [/QUOTE]
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