Not working is a great excuse to catch as much Olympic action as possible, and I felt I had to write about a certain Usain Bolt. I unfortunately missed the 100m final as I was in the air en-route back to Sydney, but I managed to watch the 200m earlier this week and what a race that was. I don't agree with most commentators that Usain is a freak of nature though, I reckon he's just the first of the tall sprinters which will now begin appearing over the next 5-10 years. It has long been said that tall people don't make good sprinters and I reckon that's one of the reasons there haven't been any decent 6ft 5ins sprinters before, but he has now shown that if they can get the leg speed of the shorter sprinters that they will indeed fly down the track.
I can't wait to see him go all out in the 100m and run the 200m without a head wind. I think that a sub 9.6 second 100m and a 19.20 second 200m must be within reach and possibly a sub 19 second run if he gets a tail wind. This does unfortunately mean that the sprints may become a bit like F1 back when Schumi was on top form, and everyone will get bored of him winning in a couple of years when the only question to be answered is "who will get the silver this time?"
But personally I'm happy to watch a supreme athlete at work.
... and for all you people complaining about the wet summer, I can report that as I type the rain is absolutely torrential here!
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