At the Seminole Twilight Track Meet in Florida the weekend of May 8, American Walter Dix, the 2008 Olympic 100m bronze medalist ran 9.98 secs in the 100m. In 2010, this is a quick(ish) but not super fast time. The 24-year-old Dix has a lifetime best of 9.91 and ran 9.93 in June 2007. But why didn’t we fall over Dix’s recent performance? Why was it not front page news in all track and field media? More recently, Asafa Powell and Usain Bolt clocked 9.86 and 9.87 (+2.6w), respectively, and those didn’t even create waves. Full Story »