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I think if Bolt really pushed himself, he could have broken sub 9.5 seconds at the peak of his ability. In all races where he dominated, we see him slack off ri

I think if Bolt really pushed himself, he could have broken sub 9.5 seconds at the peak of his ability. In all races where he dominated, we see him slack off right near the end once he realizes how much further ahead he is of everyone else.

walthamstow 2y ago
Not to mention the diet of chicken nuggets, particularly in Beijing where that was basically all he ate for weeks.
- iknowSFR 2y ago
  He broke his own WR in 2009 in Berlin.
  - hanniabu 2y ago
    For both the 100m and 200m
SJC_Hacker 2y ago
Is it slacking off or was it simply his limit.
- Vvector 2y ago
  Did you watch his races?
- nervousvarun 2y ago
  At this short of distance it would be slacking off. However if you watch his world breaking run (vid below) to me it appears he's likely not doing that. Personally would argue these guys do this same sprint/distance so many times in practice/competition that they generally implicitly know when they're running a WR type time and generally don't slack off (in this video he's not in any threat of being caught but still presses on for the WR). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nbjhpcZ9_g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nbjhpcZ9_g