New Posts For Thread: How athletes got fasterhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30585075/how-athletes-got-fasterA 13-minute TED talk from David Epstein on how and why athletes are faster than they used to be.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8COaMKbNrX0Technology: on a modern track, Jesse Owens would be just one stride behind Usain Bolt.Specialisation: the changAs for White Sprinters, I rate Valeriy Borzov (Munich 1972) in front of Alan Wells (Moscow 1980)https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30585075/how-athletes-got-faster?post_id=546199379#546199379As for White Sprinters, I rate Valeriy Borzov (Munich 1972) in front of Alan Wells (Moscow 1980)Sat, 12 Sep 2015 17:36:13 -0500Nothing whatsoever Fred. Which is my point. His record equalling performance was a fair bit better than Owens own of a few years before.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30585075/how-athletes-got-faster?post_id=546197273#546197273Nothing whatsoever Fred. Which is my point. His record equalling performance was a fair bit better than Owens own of a few years before.Sat, 12 Sep 2015 15:25:46 -0500it's mostly down to performance enhancing drugshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30585075/how-athletes-got-faster?post_id=546197183#546197183it's mostly down to performance enhancing drugsSat, 12 Sep 2015 15:21:53 -0500Diet?Training, both available time and sophistication?Shoes?Contemporaries running faster?(Apologies, if already mentioned, as haven't got 13 minutes to watch video)https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30585075/how-athletes-got-faster?post_id=546196577#546196577Diet?Training, both available time and sophistication?Shoes?Contemporaries running faster?(Apologies, if already mentioned, as haven't got 13 minutes to watch video)Sat, 12 Sep 2015 14:37:24 -0500What's wrong with Harold Davis?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30585075/how-athletes-got-faster?post_id=546196461#546196461What's wrong with Harold Davis?Sat, 12 Sep 2015 14:31:30 -0500I'm not sure that can be anywhere close to right about Owens because if it was then that would mean that Harold Davis would have finished in front of Bolt.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30585075/how-athletes-got-faster?post_id=546196411#546196411I'm not sure that can be anywhere close to right about Owens because if it was then that would mean that Harold Davis would have finished in front of Bolt.Sat, 12 Sep 2015 14:28:57 -0500A 13-minute TED talk from David Epstein on how and why athletes are faster than they used to be.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8COaMKbNrX0Technology: on a modern track, Jesse Owens would be just one stride behind Usain Bolt.Specialisation: the changhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30585075/how-athletes-got-faster?post_id=546196173#546196173A 13-minute TED talk from David Epstein on how and why athletes are faster than they used to be.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8COaMKbNrX0Technology: on a modern track, Jesse Owens would be just one stride behind Usain Bolt.Specialisation: the changSat, 12 Sep 2015 14:10:05 -0500