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Old 08-18-2009, 07:07 AM
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Let me ask you guys something because I don't know. Obviously track surface composition has changed over the years, it's some rubberized thing now to help prevent injuries - any contribution to speed?
a LOT! 30 years ago when the rubberized tracks started to be installed there were about 3-4 grades from soft to hard. soft was like the rubber basketball courts. the distance runners seem to like that alot because they floated over it. most big sprinters like me didn't like it because it bounced. differing degrees of softness went on for 10-15 years.

the atlanta olympics figured it out, "SPEED" sells! the sprinters like the hard track and distance guys hated. michael johnson crushes the 200m and 400m world record. it sold tickets and the tv ratings were through the roof, for track. firm to hard surfaces won out and the big international meets are all about getting athletes in to set world records.
the distance runners figured it out too, speeds not a bad thing.
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a LOT! 30 years ago when the rubberized tracks started to be installed there were about 3-4 grades from soft to hard. soft was like the rubber basketball courts. the distance runners seem to like that alot because they floated over it. most big sprinters like me didn't like it because it bounced. differing degrees of softness went on for 10-15 years.

the atlanta olympics figured it out, "SPEED" sells! the sprinters like the hard track and distance guys hated. michael johnson crushes the 200m and 400m world record. it sold tickets and the tv ratings were through the roof, for track. firm to hard surfaces won out and the big international meets are all about getting athletes in to set world records.
the distance runners figured it out too, speeds not a bad thing.
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Old 08-18-2009, 11:48 AM
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sucks for ut. he'll be gone in 3-4 years. his mouth will get him run out or a west coast job will open.
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sucks for ut. he'll be gone in 3-4 years. his mouth will get him run out or a west coast job will open.
and this coming from a guy that has Nick Saban as a coach. lmao.
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Old 08-18-2009, 03:18 PM
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the distance runners seem to like that alot because they floated over it. most big sprinters like me didn't like it because it bounced.

the atlanta olympics figured it out, "SPEED" sells! the sprinters like the hard track and distance guys hated.
So pretty much exactly like the race track Thanks
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the atlanta olympics figured it out, "SPEED" sells!
So does BALCO.


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live on versus channel thursday at 1pm, rerun 8-10 in the evening.
versus is showing the meet all week at the same times.
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on versus, re-run 8-10pm
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He just ran 19.19 into a slight headwind. Yikes.
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that dude is SICK!!!
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My God. What if his coach is right and the 400 would be his best event?
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He needs to work on the turn. To break 19 would be one of those records that would never be broken.
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