US EditionI Could Have Run Even Faster in ‘Super-Spikes’ Says Bolt
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The Jamaican stated ahead of the World Athletics Championships: "I don't see anyone capable of breaking the records, I have no reason to worry" • However, a study by Puma revealed that in the new generation shoes, the mythical record from Berlin would have stood at only 9.42 seconds: "We're trying to be faster, I wouldn't be surprised if that happens in the end" • Who are the runners who can threaten the legend?
I could have run even faster in ‘super-spikes’ says Bolt
Usain Bolt, whose 9.58 seconds world record for the 100 metres is now 16 years old, says he could have run 9.42 in the carbon-plated "super-spikes" that today's sprinters are racing in. The Jamaican set his mark at the 2009 world championships in Berlin, breaking his own 9.69 record from…
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