September 13th, 2008 — , 100m, 50k, 5k, Asafa Powell, Back Cove, Last Year, Lindsey Davis, Mike Caiazzo, Pisgah, records from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
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 Series [...]
September 13th, 2008 — , 100m, 50k, 5k, Asafa Powell, Back Cove, Last Year, Lindsey Davis, Mike Caiazzo, Pisgah, records from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
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 Series [...]
September 5th, 2008 — , 100m, Asafa Powell, Race Results, Travis Padgett, Usain Bolt from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
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 [...]
Continue reading → Results are in: Bolt / Powell go 1-2, no world record
September 5th, 2008 — , 100m, Asafa Powell, Sports, Tyson Gay, Usain Bolt from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
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 [...]
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July 12th, 2008 — , Asafa Powell, Injuries, Race Results from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
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 [...]
July 8th, 2008 — , 100m, Asafa Powell, Injuries, News, Olympics, Race Results, Tyson Gay, Usain Bolt from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
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 [...]
June 2nd, 2008 — , 100m, Asafa Powell, Race Results, Tyson Gay, Usain Bolt, records from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
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 (US), May 12, 2006
9.74: Asafa Powell (Jam), [...]
Continue reading → Usain Bolt sets new 100 meter world record in 9.72 seconds
May 30th, 2008 — , Asafa Powell, Last Year, Oscar Pistorius, prosthetics, tempo from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
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 [...]
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May 3rd, 2008 — , 300, Asafa Powell, Justin Gatlin, Last Year, NFL, lost, mind games, tendonitis from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year and two years ago was a busy one. This week this year I am on my way to Rhode Island to run a marathon. Have a good weekend!
This week last year, I finished up the series on Mind Games by discussing how how your body controls your thoughts. [...]
Related StoresSeptember 10th, 2007 — 100m, Asafa Powell, Italy, Race Results, Sports, records, running from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
Photo by Jonas WittDespite a bout of tendonitis earlier this year, Asafa Powell has set a new 100 meter world record this weekend in Rieti, Italy.
He won his heat in 9.74 seconds with a 1.7 m/s tailwind, which falls inside of the guidelines set by the IAAF, Track & Field’s international governing body.
“I [...]
Continue reading → Asafa Powell sets a new 100 meter world record
August 18th, 2007 — Asafa Powell, Justin Gatlin, Last Year from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year I was still on my honeymoon, so half of the week was spent wrapping up my shoe care tips that I had written before I left. I did discuss when it is appropriate to eat a midnight snack, though.
The second half of my shoe maintenance series continued with a discussion [...]
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August 5th, 2007 — Asafa Powell, Beach to Beacon, Gilbert Okari, Justin Gatlin, Last Year, Running on the Sun, Tom Nyariki, taper from Blaine Moore @ Run to Win
This week last year, just like this week this year, involved a lot of preparation for and the running of the Beach to Beacon 10k. At least there was not nearly as many doping scandals this week last year as there were two years ago.
The Beach to Beacon was won by Tom Nyariki last [...]
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