Aug18
Usain Bolt: The fastest man in the world. Ever. It’s scary to think that man has evolved far enough that a human being can cover 100m in 9.58 seconds. That’s video game speed. Yes, Bolt was a teenage phenom, so it’s not far-fetched to believe that he would develop into the coveted sprinter he is today. I say this with great hesisitation, though, as Usain Bolt was not a 100m sprinter — at any level — before last year. We hear theories that Bolt will eventually move up to the 400m to “dominate” that distance. Is it possible? Yes, it is. I’ve heard track novelists suppose that Bolt is capable of covering one lap in 42 seconds. Will we ever see that — I’m not sure. There is another side of sports writers that suppose that Bolt is taking performance-enhancing drugs. Is that possible? Yes, it is. “The clear” has dishonestly slid world-class athletes under the radar of suspecion. Ben Johnson, Marion Jones, Florence Griffith-Joyner, Tim Montgomery, Justin Gatlin — a dubiously-classed list of convicted cheaters in track and field. If, in fact, Bolt is fails a drug test down the line, the world of track and field will perish. It would ground the biggest spectacle in the sport, as well as the biggest growth in public exposure since Michael Johnson’s gold spikes. This is the summer of ‘98 for track. I refuse to speculate as to who may or may not be infiltrating the integrity of track and field, rather I opt to go along for the ride and enjoy history as it continues to be made. The guy is a 6’5” speedster who continues to defy logic. If some choose to believe in such things as Santa Clause, UFOs, Ghosts, and Spiritual Figures, why not believe something we’ve seen — a Jamaican Lightning Bolt.

Usain Bolt: The fastest man in the world. Ever. It’s scary to think that man has evolved far enough that a human being can cover 100m in 9.58 seconds. That’s video game speed.

Yes, Bolt was a teenage phenom, so it’s not far-fetched to believe that he would develop into the coveted sprinter he is today. I say this with great hesisitation, though, as Usain Bolt was not a 100m sprinter — at any level — before last year.

We hear theories that Bolt will eventually move up to the 400m to “dominate” that distance. Is it possible? Yes, it is. I’ve heard track novelists suppose that Bolt is capable of covering one lap in 42 seconds. Will we ever see that — I’m not sure.

There is another side of sports writers that suppose that Bolt is taking performance-enhancing drugs. Is that possible? Yes, it is. “The clear” has dishonestly slid world-class athletes under the radar of suspecion. Ben Johnson, Marion Jones, Florence Griffith-Joyner, Tim Montgomery, Justin Gatlin — a dubiously-classed list of convicted cheaters in track and field.

If, in fact, Bolt is fails a drug test down the line, the world of track and field will perish. It would ground the biggest spectacle in the sport, as well as the biggest growth in public exposure since Michael Johnson’s gold spikes.

This is the summer of ‘98 for track. I refuse to speculate as to who may or may not be infiltrating the integrity of track and field, rather I opt to go along for the ride and enjoy history as it continues to be made.

The guy is a 6’5” speedster who continues to defy logic. If some choose to believe in such things as Santa Clause, UFOs, Ghosts, and Spiritual Figures, why not believe something we’ve seen — a Jamaican Lightning Bolt.