Usain Bolt Offers 100m Insights As Lyles, Kerley Target World Records at Paris 2024

• Usain Bolt has previously shared how he conquered the 100m race
• Bolt's time of 9.58 seconds set in 2009 is still the world record to date
• Noah Lyles leads the list of current athletes angling for his records

A video of Usain Bolt shedding light on how he conquered the 100m race has surfaced online, and it is something of pure gold.

Bolt dominated the discipline, plus the 200m and relay race, from 2008 until his retirement in 2017. He remains the best sprinter the world has ever seen, garnering eight Olympic gold medals, among many other titles.

How Usain Bolt dominated races

His time of 9.58 seconds in the 100m and 19.19 in the 200m remain the fastest times ever run by anyone in history.

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The start

In the video, the Jamaican icon breaks down his thought process and execution during a 100m race. It is a well-known fact that he was a poor starter, but he compensated for what he lacked at the start with a powerful drive once he was off the blocks.

"Good reaction is key at the start because I am a poor starter. If I get a good reaction, I can get into the race even if my first steps aren't that quick."

Drive phase

The following 30m were integral for him to gain on his competitors who were slightly ahead of him.

"This is my drive phase. I keep my body forward and my head down, and I keep driving and driving."

After the drive phase, he changes tactics and looks up to gauge his competition.

"That's when I start getting tall and my body in a straight position. Knees up, shoulders down. This is the time I am getting to my top speed. At 50m, I check left and right to know what my position is. I also start listening to the crowd at this point."

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Conclusion

Once Bolt hit top speed, there was no stopping him. This kicked in in the last leg of the race.

"At 60m, I start dominating the race. I become a beast. At 60m or 70m, I can already tell if I will win the race because the last 40m is my stronghold."

In the last 15m, he checks left and right again to see if anyone is closing him down.

"In the last 10m, I determine if I have won the race. At that time, you will not catch me, no matter who you are, what you are doing, or how focused you are. It takes me only three and a half strides in the last 10m to cross the line."

American sprinter Noah Lyles is perceived to be the next possible person to break the Jamaican's records. Lyles is an approved and tested 200m runner, but has since added the 100m to his CV.

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Why Lyles is the man to beat in 2024 outdoor season

Sports Brief previously analysed Lyles' time in the 60m to gauge his readiness for the outdoor season.

The 26-year-old faced his compatriot Christian Coleman in the final of the World Indoor Championships, where he had to settle for second.

However, splits from the race show that Lyles will still be the man to beat due to his reaction after a relatively poor start compared to Coleman.