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Asafa Powell 63 sub 10 second 100 meters – and counting Posted: 06 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT It's time to update who has the most sub 10 second 100 meters of all time. The 2010 summer season is only halfway, and at the time of this post, Asafa Powell's season best was at the Rome Diamond League.  Hopefully Asafa will keep running into 2012 (age 29) and possibly 2016 (age 33). So far, he has well surpassed Mo Green's old record of most sub 10 100 meters of 52. Here is a list of Asafa's sub 10 numbers: 9.72 x 1 9.74 x 1 9.77 x 4 9.82 x 4 9.83 x 3 9.84 x 3 9.85 x 3 9.86 x 2 9.87 x 3 9.88 x 4 9.89 x 2 9.90 x 4 9.91 x 4 9.93 x 1 9.94 x 3 9.95 x 5 9.96 x 3 9.97 x 3 9.98 x 4 9.99 x 4 While we are at it, it's good to analyze the old question, WHEN DO SPRINTERS PEAK?  As a kid, I was told 25 for sprinters and 30 for distance runners.   My guess is those were just nice round numbers. Some people say sprinters peak earlier in age than distance runners as fast twitch fiber performance decrease with age as seen in the Masters group (with an exception to Val Barnwell who runs faster with age).  That's why we have age grade tables. When Carlos Lopes won the Los Angeles Olympic Marathon at age 37, that was proof that older runners perform better with age (to a certain extent). WHEN DO SPRINTERS PEAK? First, you have to know difference between the training age and chronological age of the athlete. Another factor to consider is the injuries… then again, when an athlete disappears for two years and suddenly reemerges as a World Class contender, you have to wonder what went on during those 2 years? Looking at Asafa Powell, did he peak at age 25?  Will he prove us wrong at the Brussels Diamond League? Year Time Windspeed City Date AGE 2000 11.45 -2.3 Kingston 13-Mar 17 2001 10.50 0.4 Kingston 22-Jun 18 2002 10.12 1.3 Rovereto 28-Aug 19 2003 10.02 0.8 Brussels 5-Sep 20 2004 9.87 0.2 Brussels 3-Sep 21 2005 9.77 1.6 Athens 14-Jun 22 2006 9.77 1.0 Zürich 15-Aug 23 2007 9.74 1.7 Rieti 9-Sep 24 2008 9.72 0.2 Lausanne 2-Sep 25 2009 9.82 1.4 Szczecin 15-Sep 26 2010 9.82 0.6 Rome 10-Jun 27 Copyright © 2010 by Speedendurance.com. All Rights Reserved. Speedendurance.com is on Facebook. Visit:

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