M35 Kim Collins even faster! 6.47 WR for 60 meters at Lodz
Phototimer image of Kim’s 6.47.
Kim Collins, who twice ran 6.48 for M35 world records earlier this season, scorched 60 meters in 6.47 seconds today in Lodz, Poland. (See results.) It’s yet another PR for 39-year-old Kim, who must have found the Fountain of Youth somewhere back in St. Kitts. Here’s how the Pedro’s Cup website described the race: “Before the final race of men on the 60 meters at Atlas Arena overdue complete, absolute silence. And then we heard a shot starter and eight fastest 60 metrowców started. Kim Collins of Saint Kitts and Nevis did not disappoint the expectations of the audience. 39-year-old was the fastest and beat their personal best. His time is 6.47 seconds!” The listed age-group WR for 100 is 9.97 by Britain’s Linford Christie, but Kim ran 9.96 last year. How about his chances of beating Bolt in Beijing? That would be incredible. How low can Kim go?
He may improve another 1/10th this season yet. His form is amazing.
Perhaps a 9.92 outdoors. Looking forward to 2016 and the first master sprinter under 10!
ventsi - February 18, 2015
Kim has no brakes recently. PB at 39! Wow! This WR for M35 will not be improved soon.
Years ago he never did weights. However, from this interview (from September 2014) – http://spikes.iaaf.org/post/kim-collins-spikes-exclusive – it becomes clear that in the last years he started doing weights under the influence of his wife, who is a fitness-instructor.
Maybe that is the secret for his recent progress.
Usain Bolt also made his progress after he started training hard in the gym in the end of 2007.
Many coaches say that speed and strength are synonymous.
If Kim pays more attention to his speed endurance, he may go even sub-9.90 on 100m this summer.
Very nice and intelligent guy. Go, Kim, go!
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He may improve another 1/10th this season yet. His form is amazing.
Perhaps a 9.92 outdoors. Looking forward to 2016 and the first master sprinter under 10!
Kim has no brakes recently. PB at 39! Wow! This WR for M35 will not be improved soon.
Years ago he never did weights. However, from this interview (from September 2014) –
http://spikes.iaaf.org/post/kim-collins-spikes-exclusive – it becomes clear that in the last years he started doing weights under the influence of his wife, who is a fitness-instructor.
Maybe that is the secret for his recent progress.
Usain Bolt also made his progress after he started training hard in the gym in the end of 2007.
Many coaches say that speed and strength are synonymous.
If Kim pays more attention to his speed endurance, he may go even sub-9.90 on 100m this summer.
Very nice and intelligent guy. Go, Kim, go!
and 6.50 today 🙂 8/8 he win all the contests.
with slowest reaction time..
http://www.britishathletics.org.uk/results/20150221_Birmingham/timetable/index/pdf/AT-60-M-f–1–.RS1.pdf
and 9/9 with 6.52 in Malmoe:
http://livetiming.se/track/malmogames/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMXgzScyhQE
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