Justin Gatlin's 40 Time

[brownkj002]

Originally Posted by LOVEMYIRISH

I bet if he tried he could get a 4.2 in the 40...and with training MAYBE even lower...especially if the time started with his running, not a gun.

But Gatlin is the fastest in the world, thus showing the sham of College 40 times.

I agree with all these 40 times being a bit inflated. If a professional Olympian runner runs the 40 in the low 4's, I really don't see a 17 boy being able to compete with them.

[kjones]

Originally Posted by tedwick

I'd be interested to see gatlin's world record 100m, and look for the 40 mark. That's really the only way we'd be able to tell. 3.9 probably isn't realistic, but a sub-4.3 might be.

Tedwick, are you messing with me? It's been said twice now (once in my last message that you quoted) that this has been done. They did a tape analysis and he passed the 40 yd mark in 4.38. All hand held forty times are a hoax compared to real racing times.

[wrigley1]

Knute Rockne once ran a 4 flat. In pads.

[tedwick]

Originally Posted by kjones

Tedwick, are you messing with me? It's been said twice now (once in my last message that you quoted) that this has been done. They did a tape analysis and he passed the 40 yd mark in 4.38. All hand held forty times are a hoax compared to real racing times.

No. I'm not. I haven't heard any stats regarding Gatlin, or any stats that happened less than 10 years ago. They did it with BEN JOHNSON's 100m over 10 years ago. I'm just saying that the world of sprinting has changed since then. I missed that Johnson's was 9.79, but still, johnson's run is not the gold standard of 40's. For instance, looking at Gatlin's WR 9.77, at the halfway point, he's not even the leader. There's another guy that's running a quicker 40 than him, meaning that people can accellerate quickly and not hold the WR. I'm just saying that it might be possible for a sprinter to run a sub-4.3. Not saying that gatlin ran a 3.9. Not saying that NFl times aren't outrageous. Just saying that it doesn't seem like it's physically IMPOSSIBLE like you seem to be saying. Remember, the 4-minute mile was impossible at one point.

youtube of gatlin's 9.77 is here. Gatlin's in the 4th lane, the guy in the 3rd seems to run a quicker 40 than gatlin does. If you're wondering, Ben Johnson leads his race the whole way.

[njuneardave]

Originally Posted by wrigley1

Knute Rockne once ran a 4 flat. In pads.

...uphill in the snow

[claynd105]

Originally Posted by njuneardave

...uphill in the snow

With ankle weights.

[LOVEMYIRISH]

Originally Posted by claynd105

With ankle weights.

in his fedora