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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
• Tyson Gay runs 9.69 seconds, second-fastest ever 100m • Carmelita Jeter runs 10.64 seconds to mirror Gay's mark Former world champion Tyson Gay ran the second-fastest 100m of all time, equalling Usain Bolt's old world record of 9.69 seconds at the Shanghai golden grand prix today. Gay's time tied the mark set by Jamaican Usain Bolt when he won the 100m final at last year's Beijing Olympics....
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L'Ombre de l'Olivier (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
One thing that fascinates me now that I'm doing quite a lot of running is the difference between male and female performance. The difference is reasonably consistent across all distances as this table of world recods by distance shows (taken from the IAAF ). Discipline Perf Athlete Perf Athlete Difference% (F/M-1) 100 Metres 9.58 Usain Bolt 10.49 Florence Griffith-Joyner 9.50% 200 Metres 19.19 Usain...
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