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Message: [QUOTE="ShmiCO, post: 4039846, member: 9524"] I don't agree with this. Thompson-Herah is not some flash in the pan; she was the gold medalist in Rio too. In fact, if you do some wind assist math her times have been pretty consistent since 2012. Some steady minor improvement (hundredth's of seconds) over time, but that's typical of sprinters. Besides, trials are a bad predictor of top end speed. They are run [I]strategically [/I]to minimize wear and tear. It's standard practice among (smart, experienced) runners to take your foot off the gas once you're sure you've qualified. I also think this is true, and it's the basis of my earlier reasoning for "legit" records. Either you trust the governing body of the sport to adjust as needed to keep things fair, or you watch a different sport. What other choice is there, really? [/QUOTE]