T&F aficionados, where and when this year did Rondell run his PB? Was it a one off or were there rounds at the meet?
There were rounds, but it was in Trinidad with our "top class" timing system.
I feel if kellyann did come here for our trials, she woulda run 10.6x
New Hasley Crawford Stadium Track:I believe we now have a faster than usual track at home (the new track just laid) so once our athletes get a favourable wind, coupled with the home crowd support and good home cooking before they compete then they are likely to run near to or surpass their season and personal bests at home!
That doesn't mean the electronic timing equipment is faulty! HCS now simply has one of the faster tracks around the world that an athlete can run on.
Daegu Stadium Track:The track at Daegu Korea is supposed to be fast but because of the stadium design the winds are hardly ever favourable for athletes competing in both the 100m & 200m events!
This is bared out by the times run by all the top sprinters in the 100m & 200m races so far in Daegu!
Very few have run their season's or personal bests and the ones who have done so always have a decent favourable wind!
Summary:Considering the above, it’s not easy for the T&T athletes to reproduce the times they produced at home (at the T&T National Trials a few weeks ago) at the stadium in Daegu as the conditions are different but this doesn’t mean that all the electronic times recorded at home are incorrect!
Halsely Crawford Stadium now simply has one of the fastest tracks around so once wind conditions are right and athletes are in top shape then records can regularly be broken at home!
