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Asafa Powell Doesn’t See the Point in USA vs Jamaica Series

By on Thursday, April 9th, 2009 | No Comments

About a month ago, the United States challenged Jamaica to a Dual-Meet Series where the two sprinting powerhouses could face off against one another in team competition. Jamaica accepted the challenge a few weeks later. Former world-record holder Asafa Powell is not very impressed with the arrangement, however. “I don’t really see the importance of [...]

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This Week Last Year: 100m & 5k & 50k

By on Saturday, September 13th, 2008 | No Comments

This week last year centered on racing, covering distances from the 100 meter to the 50 kilometer. First, Asafa Powell set a new 100 meter world record in Rieti, Italy with his time of 9.74 seconds. He has since run faster than that, but no longer holds the record. Second, the Back Cove Weekly Race [...]

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Results are in: Bolt / Powell go 1-2, no world record

By on Friday, September 5th, 2008 | 2 Comments

As predicted, there was no new world record this afternoon in Brussels. Usain Bolt did win the race in 9.77, which is still very speedy. He was 0.06 seconds ahead of Asafa Powell, who got a much better start and led over the first 50 meters. The first American to finish was Travis Padgett in [...]

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Watch Usain Bolt vs Asafa Powell in Gayless 100m this afternoon

By on Friday, September 5th, 2008 | 3 Comments

World record holder and Olympic Gold Medalist Usain Bolt is scheduled to face off against former world record holder Asafa Powell this afternoon in Brussells in the 100m for what was supposed to be a showdown between the 3 fastest men on the planet. Unfortunately, Tyson Gay pulled out of the meet yesterday to avoid [...]

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Asafa Powell injures his groin

By on Saturday, July 12th, 2008 | No Comments

Last night at the Golden Gala track meet in Rome, Asafa Powell pulled up in the 100 meters with a groin injury. He is the former world record holder and is one of the favorites in Beijing next month. “He’s OK, but he felt his groin cramp up and stopped running as a precaution,” said [...]

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Tyson Gay Updates

By on Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 | No Comments

It was not too long ago that Tyson Gay ran the fastest 100 meters that any human has ever done. He had the assistance of a good tailwind, which will keep him out of the record books, but that is still impressive none the less. Even so, he is stronger in the 200 meter distance [...]

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Usain Bolt sets new 100 meter world record in 9.72 seconds

By on Monday, June 2nd, 2008 | No Comments

Recent 100m Records 9.90: Leroy Burell (US), June 14, 1991 9.86: Carl Lewis (US), August 08, 1991 9.85: Leroy Burrell (US), July 06, 1994 9.84: Donovan Bailey (Can), July 27, 1996 9.79: Maurice Greene (US), June 16, 1999 9.78: Tim Montgomery (US), September 14, 2002 9.77: Asafa Powell (Jam), June 14, 2005 9.76/9.77: Justin Gatlin [...]

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This Week Last Year: Tempo Runs and Oscar Pistorius

By on Saturday, May 31st, 2008 | No Comments

This week last year I wrote the counterpoint to my intervals FAQ by describing answering questions about tempo runs. The tempo run is not a very well defined term and can mean different things to different people, so sometimes it helps to have a definition of what somebody means when they are talking about them [...]

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