What World Records will fall in 2008?

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        • Keymaster
          Mike Young on June 4, 2008 at 10:46 am #14615

          We just saw the 100m record go down. What other records are prime for the picking.

          I’ll go on record to say that we’ll say 2 more 100m WRs on the men’s side (with Asafa having it at the end of the year), a men’s 4×1 WR by the U.S., a womens 4×4 record, and a men’s discus throw record.

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        • Participant
          mortac8 on June 4, 2008 at 6:09 pm #70130

          women’s HJ, women’s 800m, men 110h

        • Participant
          Chad Williams on June 4, 2008 at 6:41 pm #70132

          men’s 200

        • Participant
          Daniel Andrews on June 5, 2008 at 1:33 am #70167

          I predict very few as a new testing procedure seems to be on the horizon. Women’s HJ and Women’s Pole Vault.

        • Member
          winnesota on June 5, 2008 at 1:49 am #70169

          womens 800m, men 1500m marathon long jump?

        • Member
          azz88 on June 5, 2008 at 8:56 am #70174

          it would be great to see the mens 200m – 1500m records get broken but i think maybe the 1500m, 200m, and the 100m a few more times for the men and the womens 800m

        • Participant
          QUIKAZHELL on June 6, 2008 at 9:30 am #70203

          I’m going to go with 100 (9.69) 200 (19.28) mens 4×100 Jamacia, womens 4×4 USA
          Perhaps the 400 if Warnier can get it together.

        • Keymaster
          Mike Young on June 6, 2008 at 10:00 am #70204

          I’m shocked you guys are saying the 200m is vulnerable. In my mind, the 19.32 is nearly untouchable. It would require nearly 0.4s PR from any one of (Gay, Spearmon, X, Bolt) to get it. That alone makes it seem like a huge long shot regardless of how fast they run the 100m.

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          davan on June 6, 2008 at 10:53 am #70206

          You don’t think a .31 PR in the 100 leads to at least the potential of a .4 pr in the 200?

        • Keymaster
          Mike Young on June 6, 2008 at 10:56 am #70207

          I assumed that he was more realistically at least a 9.92-9.94 guy last year that just didn’t run the race much or focus his training on it much before this year. I think he’ll be the first guy other than MJ to break the 19.6 ‘barrier’ but I don’t think he’ll go sub 19.45. I’d love to eat my words though.

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          davan on June 6, 2008 at 11:06 am #70208

          I mean, it’s not like MJ ran a lot of 19.6s or sub 19.6s before he went 19.32–he put it all together in one race and it happened. Even if Bolt “only” improved his 100m .2, he’ll be going through the 100m mark en route to his 200m either much faster or much less tired. Not saying it is probable because it is an Olympic year and would likely need extraordinary race conditions (great comp, atmosphere, etc.), but I don’t think it is out of the realm of reality.

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          Chad Williams on June 9, 2008 at 6:05 pm #70311

          I’m shocked you guys are saying the 200m is vulnerable. In my mind, the 19.32 is nearly untouchable. It would require nearly 0.4s PR from any one of (Gay, Spearmon, X, Bolt) to get it. That alone makes it seem like a huge long shot regardless of how fast they run the 100m.

          I know it is a long shot . . .

          Although, given Bolt’s stride length and turnover ratio (equal to Gay), if they are on the same race rhythm, he will beat Gay by .3-.4. Gay is already faster than last year having run within .01s of his 100m PR. If anyone has ever had a legitamate shot, I would pick Bolt in an Olympic year to go after MJ’s record (which I never thought anyone would come close).

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