Farah vs Bolt 600m race (Read 295 times)

  Maybe you are just agreeing with me?

I agree with half of it i think. I remember hearing a story about how his coach or someone wouldn't give him a shot to try the 100 because he figured bolt was to tall to be that kind of sprinter. So i guess you could say bolt either wanted to try the 100 for how much glory it gets or because he actually felt he would dominate like he does. either way i think we can agree that bolt does have some strength reserves for a longer race than 400 meters

Michael Johnson on Usain Bolt:

"He has the build to be a great 400-meter runner and he certainly has the speed. Without a doubt I think if he chose to make the switch at some point in his career and decided he was going to train for the 400-meter I am certain he would break the world record and probably run under 43 seconds and become the first person to run 42 seconds."

Neither guy is going to do something different to train for this charity 600 ~ So thinking about what would happen if Bolt and Farah trained specifically for the 600 has no bearing on the discussion.

The big question is will they actually let their big brass balls hang out for a charity 600 or will it be less than a full brass monkey.

Both athletes will be in prime condition for their respective distance ... Bolt for the 100-200 and Farah for 1500+ (What is he focussing on for Worlds?)

I would not write Bolt off, but I think Farah will be the favorite at 600 meters and Bolt would be the favorite at 500 meters

I could not find any records (Except Norway National) for the 600.  Anyone have a link to the WR for 600?  Maybe they do not keep one.

Although at 800 surely you would take a miler over a quarter-miler, Jeff, no?  Man, I would.  Anyone who has raced track at any level knows that it is just possible to run a whole 400 purely on raw speed.  That is not possible at 800.  At 800 there is no way Bolt touches the European 1500m record holder, regardless of whether or not he could some day run a sub-43 400.  And for the record, Spiderman could definitely take Batman; at least he's my favorite.... my biases sometimes color my judgment.

At 800, no way, but I thought the question was 600.

I could not find any records (Except Norway National) for the 600.  Anyone have a link to the WR for 600?  Maybe they do not keep one.

http://www.letsrun.com/news/2013/07/duane-solomon-runs-second-fastest-600-ever-113-28-at-harry-jerome-classic/

1:12.81 Johnny Gray USA,

also, 600 yards is < 550m so Jeff's memory buddy converts to slower than 1:15 (69*600/550), and probably 1:16, 1:17?

I wonder if the one falling behind on the home stretch will "pull a hammy" like Michael Johnson did vs Donovan Bailey at 150m in the last big matchup like this.

At 800, no way, but I thought the question was 600.

Ah, yes, we were, that is the main point of the thread, but then I thought you were responding to my post about Farah proposing 800 meters, but I think you were just offering up general evidence of what a stud Bolt would be at 400.

Is this going to be a clean race, or will Bolt be allowed PED's?

Ya, I'm not a believer in his performance.  It seems enhanced beyond normal.

Basically, why would anybody care if somebody like Bolt would be beat by (or would beat) somebody else in a made up promotional race?

Why do we get excited about high performance athletes up until they get caught doing what they're doing?
Then, we quickly throw stones.

We should all see the writing on the wall with this guy.

Cheers,