40 years ago, Carl Lewis won the Olympic 100m in 9.92 seconds. Today, that time wouldn’t even place 8th. Yet, the winning time has only improved by 0.17 seconds (to 9.79) over four decades.
Despite advancements in sports technology and performance management, that’s just a 1.3% improvement.
In the pursuit of excellence, every fraction counts—and each one must be earned!
//imagine what carl woulda done with todays tech and nutrition
What has recently changed in the sport are the spikes types. This has allowed for much faster times. With “regular” spikes these “new” times might be much closer to when Carl ran.
I posted it in another T &F thread. U of H, Carl, Leroy, Carol, Dawn and others worldwide immensely benefited from the legendary Mr. Tom Tellez. The best T & F Coach of all time.
Usain Bolt has world record of 9.58 for 100m. Thats a 0.34 second improvement.
Research suggests controversial super spikes do make runners faster | University of Michigan News.
Training , nutrition and better spikes are making track times faster.
If Carl had the new spikes he would have been faster also. In the hundred I always thought how tough it is to keep getting faster times bc you only have that 100 yds to deal with vs longer races that allow for tweaks in training etc to get better and better times.
Bolt by his body frame was indeed a freak of nature. The acceleration, propulsion with his body frame allowed for these records. We had never seen a 100m runner with his body type before. I can’t think of one athlete that comes close to his.
This is just my opinion but for me Carl is the all time best track and field athlete. Remember friends Carl was first and foremost a long jumper then he added sprints to it. Long jumping is extremely technical and physically draining. Carl, Leroy and others benefited from a revolutionized approach to T&F coaching, Mr. Tom Tellez. When you look at Carl running you can’t stop thinking about the pursuit of perfect “fluidity.”
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