¶2012 OG: w4x100–United States 40.82 WR !!!!

[j-a-m]

That's what I'm thinking. Knight proved yesterday that what she gives up in footspeed, she makes up for with her baton skills.

And she proved it again today.

[j-a-m]

Well I hope this motivates our girls to train harder and come again next year. I like our legs how they are and to be truthful VCB ran a wonderful third leg but there was really nothing she could do

And it was a NR, after all...

[lapsus]

That time boggles the mind.. is everything legitimate?? I just mean, it doesn't seem possible.. the timer was working right etc??

Well, if they can't even measure throws correctly...

[pakillo]

Already in the news " American 4x100 relay set a new world record" HELLO I WANNA SEE also "they broke GDR's world record from 1985!!!"

[zidan]

Yikes!!The US were just off the charts. Felix: Superwoman( as if we didn't know) and Jeter? Perhaps only Bolt could have catch her on anchor!

[jamal00005]

Yikes!!The US were just off the charts. Felix: Superwoman( as if we didn't know) and Jeter? Perhaps only Bolt could have catch her on anchor!

Well Jeter was really flying i mean i just cannot wrap my head around it she was literally FLOATING jesus i just can't wrap my head around it

[j-a-m]

BEST PERFORMANCE OF THE OLYMPICS!

Agreed.

[j-a-m]

Well Jeter was really flying

Yeah, amazing anchor leg.

[dfj]

wow... i'm extremely proud of these ladies and Jon....

awesome job

dfj

[j-a-m]

wow... i'm extremely proud of these ladies and Jon....

Yeah, great job by Drummond as well.

[Sinafan]

Nice to see one of the old dirty records fall.

That's debatable. The longer these records stay the better they show the doping war of the systems in the 70s and 80s.
How all here take it for granted that a resounding smashing of the WR of a fully doped GDR relay is such a great thing ... well, I can't but help raise one eyebrow. Or even two.

[jazzcyclist]

The truth is that a good percentage of posters on the board feel the same way Atanvarno does.

[zidan]

BEST PERFORMANCE OF THE OLYMPICS!

Agreed.

I think because of the magnetic effect of the sprints its easy to say that. For me that was the 'wow' performance of the meet, but for pure performance its got to be Rudisha. Remember him?

[1fastrunner]

Just for fun every OG/WC I run a hypothetical speed competition between USA and Jamaica. Now, I am sure we will all agree this is a very down year for USA in m200, m400 and m400IH. Still let's see. Using the 5-3-1 scoring method for a dual meet and 5-0 for the relays, and including all the speed events (100,200,400, 400IH, 110HH, 100H, 4x1 and 4x4) the US men=32 Jamaican men=23 US women=43 Jamaican women =12. These results are based on best times achieved during the competition and give Jamaica a win in the m4x1 and US a win in w4x4. Purely hypothetical but interesting nonetheless. And, take this to the bank, the results in the m400 and m4x4 will be vastly different in Moscow. No way in hell anyone beats the US in m4x4. This was a one time aberration: too many injuries.

[cullman]

Well Jeter was really flying

Yeah, amazing anchor leg.

Allyson really started flying halfway down the backstretch and the team seemed to gain momentum with the last two baton passes...unreal!

[Half Miler]

The truth is that a good percentage of posters on the board feel the same way Atanvarno does.

Allow me to clarify. I'm annoyed when people say they "know" something for which there is no concrete evidence. Look, I have my own doubts about various athletes. But there are forum guidelines about doping accusations for a reason. A witch-hunt does not require proof, but we should.

[fourjz]

OH MY GOD !!!!! 40.82 !!!!!!


They just took the Relay time to another level.Like Usain Bolt's 9.69 100M,Micheal Johnson's 19.32 200M,Roger Bannister's 3:59 Mile,and Rudisha's 1:40.9 800M.Outstanding,Brilliant,and flat out smokin' time.

[Alan Shank]

DDR team could also pass, too; they had multiple sub-42s, at least 7.

If someone had told all the "Jamatriots" on this board that their team would break their NR by .29 and still lose by .59, can you imagine the response?

Madison definitely gained on SAFP on the first leg, and all the passes were sharp, not just "safe". It was no contest at all, to my surprise. When Jeter crossed the line I was thinking they might have come close to the WR, and when the time came up I'm sure my brother's neighbors upstairs heard me screaming! After so many years of relay disasters by US teams, both men and women, it was truly astonishing to see them smash not only a great Jamaican team but Marlies Gohr and company, as well.

I guess Drummond must have devoted some of his coaching to baton passing, after all.
Ukraine also set a NR with 42.04, which I think is 7th-best nation, all-time.
Fabulous!
Cheers,
Alan Shank

[Weights&Shoes]

BEST PERFORMANCE OF THE OLYMPICS!

Agreed.

No, that belongs to David Rudisha.

Congrats to the USA women, feels good to predict that (like a handful of others on here). Jamaica only has two strong runners, USA had better sprinters and team chemistry.

[DCSIGMA]

This dude is pissed...LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKluNT1CWqI

[unclezadok]

Allow me to clarify.

Ok, then allow me to retract and rephrase. I cannot prove but am convinced beyond any reasonable doubt, that Jeter is dirty.

I am convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that you're an idiot.

[Weights&Shoes]

Actually, let me correct myself. Not many picked the USA, sadly it was dominated by Team Jamaica fans with no sense. I'm all for Jamaica considering that's my background, but in this situation it made no damn sense.

Better team foot speed, clearly better chemistry, and they worked at it. Kudos to John Drummond, your not winning relays with Kerron Stewart as anchor.

[1fastrunner]

Atanvarno....why are you so positive...because she is an American and you are not? Don't know where you are from but just wondering.

[cullman]

...I guess Drummond must have devoted some of his coaching to baton passing, after all.
Ukraine also set a NR with 42.04, which I think is 7th-best nation, all-time.
Fabulous!
Cheers,
Alan Shank

Good job by Drummond. Jeneba Tarmoh and Lauryn Williams definitely earned a share of the Gold...especially after all of the drama of the previous weeks.

[1fastrunner]

Weights and shoes: time to let go of K. Stewart/anchor leg issue..simply did not make one tiny bit of difference in this situation...everyone knows the 3rd leg actually runs a longer distance than anchor so VCB better in 3 spot..wouldn't have mattered.

[Grazerism]

I nominate Jon Drummond for the Nobel Prize.

[Dutra5]

Atanvarno....why are you so positive...because she is an American and you are not? Don't know where you are from but just wondering.

His or her location is very apparent.

[Adriana S]

"The U.S. 4x100 women’s relay obliterated the Jamaicans..."

American papers already touting US Women's entire sprint team as superior to the Jamaicans, while subsequently saying the men "underperformed". Gotta love it

There might be some truth, but SAFP did interrupt the Americans' 100m, 200m, 400m sweep.

[bruce3404]

Nice to see one of the old dirty records fall.

Only to be replaced by another (definitely a quarter) dirty record. And yes, I know that I will be banned for this

Still angry over WW 2?

[kat0189]

Best leg I ever saw was Inger on the 2nd turn of the '99 WCH squad. But no one cares because they finished out of the medals anyway.

I thought the record would go down that year. Marion 10.70, Inger 10.79, Gail could still go 10.9, Angela Williams at 11.04 but best in the world off the blocks for a lead off.

But Marion went down, Williams didn't even make the trip, and Gail was pooped from her 100/100h double. But Inger scorched that turn.

Taplin replaced Williams. Mind you, Taplin ran 11.45, then 11.33 in the individual 100 heats—the latter her SEASON'S BEST. Just pathetic. Anyway, the Bahamian destroyed her on leg 1, then she botched the handoff to Perry (yet another replacement team member after Jenkins withdrew from the 200 w/ a collapsed lung). Perry literally like stopped and looked back to get the baton before the DQ line.

Not only had the Bahamians to our inside made up the stagger, they were about 2-3 meters in front of us ON THE BACKSTRETCH. Meaning they had an 8-9 meter lead after the first exchange.

Inger received the baton OK, then exploded like a bat out of hell. She must have run about 0.5-0.6 seconds faster (zero exaggeration) than her Bahamian counterpart (admittedly, more of a 200/400 runner) bringing the Americans from about 5th to 2nd, close enough that maybe Marion could have caught the Bahamians. But Devers was running her 10th race of the week at age 33 and flat out died, letting the French and Jamaicans push them off the podium. The French were anchored by Christine Arron who was notoriously awful off the blocks but a great closer, making her a nasty relay runner with that running start.

[Adriana S]

Atanvarno, you really sound like a LetsRun member. I used to be over there, but it's way too much sexism and finger pointing over there. As I type this, they're claiming both Felix and Jeter are on performance enhancement drugs, or Madison and Jeter, I don't remember

[Weights&Shoes]

Glad that damn WR is gone. Now if the 100, 200, 400, and 4x400 women records can go.

[t_monk]

"The U.S. 4x100 women’s relay obliterated the Jamaicans..."

American papers already touting US Women's entire sprint team as superior to the Jamaicans, while subsequently saying the men "underperformed". Gotta love it

There might be some truth, but SAFP did interrupt the Americans' 100m, 200m, 400m sweep.

SAFP leaves with 1 gold and 2 silvers.... good stuff

[Half Miler]

SAFP leaves with 1 gold and 2 silvers.... good stuff

Not bad for Jeter, either. A medal of each color, and a WR bonus.

[TrackFan4Ever]

Felix will blast Simpson on that second leg.

She'll need to, because those who think Madison will run even-up with SAFP are living in a dream world. If it comes into VCB and Knight even, lights out for the US.

Guru?

Lol.

LMAO! Congrats to all of the USA ladies. You did a marvelous job. Big congrats to Knight, who a certain person brutalized on this board. Guru will show up when he removes the shoe leather between his teeth after putting his foot in his mouth one more time.