2012 adidas Grand Prix: Just how good is Yohan Blake? By Larry Eder

Photos of Yohan Blake from PhotoRun.net

Last year, when Usain Bolt was disqualified in the 100 meters, I felt a bit of vomit coming up my throat. When the final actually happened, and Kim Collins was winning at 60 meters, I thought that, just perhaps, the Mayans were right and the world would end in 2012.

Then, Yohan Blake just cruised on by Kim Collins (followed by Walter Dix), and I was surprised, but not overwhelmed.

When Yohan Blake ran 19.26, the world went, “Yohan who?”

Not anymore.

Yohan has started 2012 off quite well. First, he ran 9.84 for 100 meters. That was less than five days after his 19.91 for 200 meters.

Just how good is Yohan Blake?

We shall see on June 9 at the adidas Grand Prix NYC. Yohan Blake is obviously very fit. He has some pressure, but it pales in comparison to said pressure on his training partner, Usain Bolt.

So, make sure you get to adidas GP New York, if you want to see the next generation of Jamaican sprint stars, among others.

To buy tickets at adidas grand Prix:
http://www.diamondleague-newyork.com/Tickets/

Author

Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."

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