:flabbyandsick: UNITE - Jesse Owens is only .01 seconds slower than Usain Bolt

[OfTheCross]

Modern athletes are overrated.

 

[DrexlersFade]

 

[duckbutta]

Athletes really are but it is due to technology, science, training, etc...

There is a HUGE difference between the way Bolt trains to run vs how Owens trained to run...

 

[smitty22]

Jesse Owens was from Thee :TheeOSU:. Goat track athlete :Bombaye:

 

[Remote]

So what's the shock here?

People have been talking about context for athletes for years.
Advances in physical therapy, nutrition, equipment, training, tools, surgeries, traveling conditions and more have to be considered.

I don't believe Owens was just 0.1 slower than Bolt. I get that they're taking a lot into account when they make that projection, but I don't buy that it's that close.

 

[OfTheCross]

So what's the shock here?

People have been talking about context for athletes for years.
Advances in physical therapy, nutrition, equipment, training, tools, surgeries, traveling conditions and more have to be considered.

I don't believe Owens was just 0.1 slower than Bolt. I get that they're taking a lot into account when they make that projection, but I don't buy that it's that close.

They're taking into account the only differences between the two races.

the .01 difference is based on the 2014 World Championships. Usain has run faster since then so it might be .05 or someshyt now

 

[LurkMoar]

damn owens was running on trash

 

[killacal]

damn owens was running on trash

Had him running on ash

 

[KOBE]

So what's the shock here?

People have been talking about context for athletes for years.
Advances in physical therapy, nutrition, equipment, training, tools, surgeries, traveling conditions and more have to be considered.

No one talks about context for Wilt except when they try to use it against him.

 

[Kinguno]

Humans can't run faster than 24 mph yet lol

 

[BlackMajik]

damn owens was running on trash

U should reasearch the former nfl player/olympian Bob Hayes

At the 1964 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo, Hayes had his finest hour as a sprinter. First, he won the 100m and in doing so tied the then world record in the 100 m with a time of 10.06 seconds, even though he was running in lane 1 which had, the day before, been used for the 20 km racewalk and this badly chewed up the cinder track. He also was running in borrowed spikes because one of his shoes had been kicked under the bed when he was playing with some friends and he didn't realize until he got there.[2] This was followed by a second gold medal in the 4×100 meter relay, which also produced a new World Record (39.06 seconds).[3]

His come-from-behind win for the US team in the relay was one of the most memorable Olympic moments. Hand-timed between 8.5 and 8.9 seconds, his relay leg is the fastest in history

 

[OfTheCross]

U should reasearch the former nfl player/olympian Bob Hayes

At the 1964 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo, Hayes had his finest hour as a sprinter. First, he won the 100m and in doing so tied the then world record in the 100 m with a time of 10.06 seconds, even though he was running in lane 1 which had, the day before, been used for the 20 km racewalk and this badly chewed up the cinder track. He also was running in borrowed spikes because one of his shoes had been kicked under the bed when he was playing with some friends and he didn't realize until he got there.[2] This was followed by a second gold medal in the 4×100 meter relay, which also produced a new World Record (39.06 seconds).[3]

His come-from-behind win for the US team in the relay was one of the most memorable Olympic moments. Hand-timed between 8.5 and 8.9 seconds, his relay leg is the fastest in history