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[gunna get it]

we have tornado warnings so the last 30 minutes they have been showing Weather

So Ive missed Everything after the mens 100

 

[krazy88s]

Someone explain the Bowerman mile. Two dudes out front dropped out. Unless they did it just to give their team the lead.

 

[thugnificence]

Originally Posted by krazy88s

Someone explain the Bowerman mile. Two dudes out front dropped out. Unless they did it just to give their team the lead.

those two guys were the rabbits... they are the pacesetters...

But on another note... CIF state championships were this weekend..

Randall Carroll: 100m & 200m Champ... 10.38 & 21.13

Reggie Wyatt: 300H & 400m Champ... 35.02(national record) & 46.13

 

[misterp0315]

Reggie Wyatt: 300H & 400m Champ... 35.02(national record) & 46.13

 

[DYNAMICS]

Was out so PVR'd it just finished watching...

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@ Carmelita and she had a bad start, Shelly-Ann didn't look goodat all.
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@ Dawn Harper, IMO her winning last year was a fluke anyways...glad to see Michelle Perry back. The possibility of the Women's Hurdles team with thelikes of Perry, Hayes, LoLo, Cherry & Harper is

.
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@ Priscilla finishing 3rd in the Hurdles, grew up with her since I was a kid.
- Leshawn won easily like I thought he would.
- Mike Rodgers!?!?!? where did he come from....man did Martina & Richard Thompson look bad I don't even want to speak about Asafa.
- Glad Sanya won but again it doesn't matter until the World Championships, IMO it's going to take a low 49.20 *$% to win the WC Finals.
- Angelo Taylor didn't look good today.


So this coming Thursday here in Toronto is the "Festival Of Excellence" Meet with Usain Bolt being the headliner competing in his first 100m race of the year. I want to go but for good seats anywhere from thestart line to the finish is $250?!?!?!?!?!?!? and I don't want a bad seat on the back stretch so I guess I'm going to stay home and watch.

 

[DYNAMICS]

Usain arrived in the city today, Press Conference tomorrow.

 

[seasoned vet]

Originally Posted by GUNNA GET IT

- who's this?

 

[gunna get it]

Lisa Barber

 

[thugnificence]

Originally Posted by MisterP0315

Reggie Wyatt: 300H & 400m Champ... 35.02(national record) & 46.13

yup dude is crazy kinds of fast...

he can run faster in the 400 too...

2 years ago he ran a 45.6 split in the 4x400m...

dude was runnin in professional meets as a junior in high school... he held his own for the most part...

he is the truth...

 

[seasoned vet]

Originally Posted by GUNNA GET IT

Lisa Barber

- oh my....

....sister too eh?

- track bodies

it ought to be a law

.

- i was going to post some pics of Lauryn Williams for the body alone, but her face is

. although she can be acutie.....sometimes, i just couldnt find a good pic.


- i used to run track early in HS, wish i would have stuck with it. i come from a track and field family, my youngest sister just got a full ride to U of I orNorthwestern (dont know which).

 

[DYNAMICS]

Damn Michael Johnson & Edwin Moses in town too.

During Today's Press Conference Usain was also given the Laureus (s) Sportsman Of The Year Award beating out Michael Phelps.

 

[541 exile 562]

During Today's Press Conference Usain was also given the Laureus (s) Sportsman Of The Year Award beating out Michael Phelps.
Well deserved.

Who you guys got winning NCAA's this weekend? I'm not a huge fanatic of the sport but U of Oregon is supposed to finish top 3 or 5 so I'll be intoit this weekend.

 

[DYNAMICS]

Here's the Official Website of Tomorrow's "Festival Of Excellence"

http://www.festivalofexcellence.ca/


Other notables in tomorrow's meet include: Shawn Crawford, Perdita Felicien, Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, LaShawn Merritt, Damu Cherry, Stacy Dragila &Brian Clay.

 

[gunna get it]

Originally Posted by 541 Exile 562

During Today's Press Conference Usain was also given the Laureus (s) Sportsman Of The Year Award beating out Michael Phelps.

Well deserved.

Who you guys got winning NCAA's this weekend? I'm not a huge fanatic of the sport but U of Oregon is supposed to finish top 3 or 5 so I'll be into it this weekend.


FSU

but Oregon will definitely kill alotta events.
I lightweight keep up with Ducks Track cus dude on another board I was boastin about them
and they destroyed the Pac 10s.

 

[carlos tevez]

TDot, have you thought about watching the event from outside the stadium? It's pretty open, you can see everything from the outside.

Knowing how greedy U of T is though, they'll probably put up a screen up to block people from seeing inside.

 

[DYNAMICS]

^ Word

I was just watching all the Press on various channels, they were just showing Usain touring the Track and warmups with people watching from outside the stadiumthrough the gates. But I have a feeling it'll be blocked off also.

edit:

Dudes are playing Soccer right now.



http://www.laureus.com/press_releases?article_id=1652&

10 Jun 2009 Awards Fastest man on Earth Usain Bolt wins Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award TORONTO, June 10, 2009 - Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt - the fastest man on Earth - is the winner of the 2009 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award, after his sensational performance in the Beijing Olympics. In Beijing, Bolt became the first man in history to win the 100 metres (9.69secs), 200 metres (19.30secs) and 4x100 metres relay (37.10secs) gold medals in world record times in the same Olympiad. Bolt's 200 metres time broke the long-standing world record of 19.32secs set by Laureus World Sports Academy member Michael Johnson in the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Bolt, 22, received the world's most prestigious sports Award from Laureus World Sports Academy Chairman Edwin Moses and Academy member Michael Johnson on the eve of the Festival of Excellence track and field meet in Toronto, Canada. After receiving the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award, Bolt performed his trademark celebration, a lightning-like gesture with his arms, and said: "I am delighted to win this prestigious Award and would like to thank everyone who voted for me. It is an honour to succeed such greats as multiple winner Roger Federer, Michael Schumacher, Lance Armstrong and Tiger Woods." Laureus World Sports Academy member Michael Johnson said: "Usain's 100 metres in Beijing was the greatest sprinting performance I have ever seen, no doubt about it. His arrival on the scene over the last two years has been explosive and he thoroughly deserves to be Laureus World Sportsman of the Year. "Every now and then comes an athlete for the times and I believe Usain Bolt is that athlete. It happened for me in 1996, it happened with Carl Lewis in 1984 and Jesse Owens in 1936 and now it is happening for Usain. He doesn't just want to win races and medals, he wants to test the limits of human ability. I am happy for him and I congratulate him on breaking my 200 metres world record. "I can't say he's the greatest sprinter I've ever seen - yet. For him to be the greatest, he'll have to win gold at another Olympics or a World Championship, show some consistency and longevity. But there's no reason for me to think he can't do it," added Johnson. Bolt is in Canada to compete in the 100 metres race at the Festival of Excellence, a world-class track and field meeting to be held at the University of Toronto's Varsity Centre on June 11 The other nominees for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award were Olympic swimming sensation Michael Phelps, who won eight gold medals in Beijing, Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal, who won the Olympic gold medal, plus his fourth straight French Open title and his first Wimbledon crown, motor sport racers Lewis Hamilton and Valentino Rossi and Portugal and Manchester United footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. The Laureus World Sports Awards are the only global sports awards honouring the greatest sportsmen and women across all sports each year. The winners are selected by the ultimate sports jury - the 46 members of the Laureus World Sports Academy, a collection of the world's greatest sportsmen and women. The living legends of sport honouring the great athletes of today. The Laureus World Sports Awards recognise sporting achievement during the period January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008. Printable Version

http://www.laureus.com/files/tmpphpOCJW77.jpg

 

[541 exile 562]

Originally Posted by GUNNA GET IT

Originally Posted by 541 Exile 562

During Today's Press Conference Usain was also given the Laureus (s) Sportsman Of The Year Award beating out Michael Phelps.

Well deserved.

Who you guys got winning NCAA's this weekend? I'm not a huge fanatic of the sport but U of Oregon is supposed to finish top 3 or 5 so I'll be into it this weekend.

FSU

but Oregon will definitely kill alotta events.
I lightweight keep up with Ducks Track cus dude on another board I was boastin about them
and they destroyed the Pac 10s.

Yeah we're favored in the 800, 1500, 5k, 10k and the decathlon but the team's been lacking in sprints for awhile now because any type oftalent in so cal just goes to USC or UCLA. We got a WR(Holland) who would have been a good talent to develop(3rd fastest 100 in the nation when he was a HSsenior) but he's just a football guy now.

 

[thugnificence]

Originally Posted by 541 Exile 562

Originally Posted by GUNNA GET IT

Originally Posted by 541 Exile 562

During Today's Press Conference Usain was also given the Laureus (s) Sportsman Of The Year Award beating out Michael Phelps.

Well deserved.

Who you guys got winning NCAA's this weekend? I'm not a huge fanatic of the sport but U of Oregon is supposed to finish top 3 or 5 so I'll be into it this weekend.

FSU

but Oregon will definitely kill alotta events.
I lightweight keep up with Ducks Track cus dude on another board I was boastin about them
and they destroyed the Pac 10s.

Yeah we're favored in the 800, 1500, 5k, 10k and the decathlon but the team's been lacking in sprints for awhile now because any type of talent in so cal just goes to USC or UCLA. We got a WR(Holland) who would have been a good talent to develop(3rd fastest 100 in the nation when he was a HS senior) but he's just a football guy now.


the NCAAs are going to be on NBC right?

June 10th-14th

 

[DYNAMICS]

They better show the 400 & 100 Women's Hurdles tonight.

 

[DYNAMICS]

LaShawn won his race eased up easily at the end.
Lopes-Schliep beat Felicien in the 100 Hurdles (12.86 & 12.8, Damu Cherry finished 3rd (13.01).

The rain is coming down hard now, the 100m Final is @ 8:21 EST time.

edit:

Bolt won is 10.00 in terrible conditions
Shawn Crawford 2nd
Ivory Williams 3rd

Marvin Anderson got disqualified for a false start so it was a 7 man field

This new track is too soft and the rain was coming down HEAVY.

 

[besthandsindm]

Lol @ 9.25

 

[misterp0315]

This dude will never run all out in the 100. He went crazy to beat MJ's 200 time though.

 

[yungchamp]

This _ is 2 fast

 

[i fr3sh i]

Justin Gatlin is gonna destroy this dude when he comes back

 

[DYNAMICS]

Originally Posted by MisterP0315

This dude will never run all out in the 100. He went crazy to beat MJ's 200 time though.

He will in the big races leading up to the World Championships with the way Tyson looked....so far he's the only guy that looks great so far.