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<\/a>For example, scanning the results links from this weekend\u2019s action I came upon some interesting, if not spectacular results. Let\u2019s start with the TCU Invitational<\/a> where Horned Frog student Charles Silmon opened his outdoor season with a collegiate leading 10.18 (+1.5) \u2013 a very good opening mark. But there were a couple of other performances that I found more interesting. One was a 20.66w (+2.6) deuce by Jeremy Wariner (USA) who, as I suspected<\/a> a couple of weeks ago, is working on his speed early this season. This follows up on his 20.91 indoor mark he ran in Fayetteville at the beginning of the month, and is slightly faster than the 20.71 (+0.1) opener Wariner ran in this meet last year. Giving him a good start to the Olympic season. We now know that he is healthy, and that his speed is being developed. For me he has to be a part of the Kirani James, LaShawn Merritt conversation of gold medal contenders in London. At twenty eight years old, a healthy Wariner is the most decorated quartermiler out there and must be considered a threat , because he\u2019s shown that at his best he knows how to win. <\/p>\nAnother veteran that was working on his speed in Texas was Wallace Spearmon who sped the fastest 100 of the day at 10.06w (+2.8). That\u2019s the fastest season opener we\u2019ve seen from Spearmon under any conditions since \u201808 when he opened at 10.13 (+1.8) in Kingston in May \u2013 definitely the fastest he\u2019s ever run this time of year! That says a lot for a man with 9.96 (\u201807) \/ 19.65 (\u201806) credentials. More importantly it signals that Spearmon just might be past his injury woes of the last several seasons! If so he could be a factor in the deuce this year \u2013 both in Eugene and London. Many forget that just two years ago, while trying to get back to form, his 19.79 took down Yohan Blake\u2019s 19.86 \u2013 and that Spearmon is still only 27 years old. He is still in his prime, and if good health is on his side will be a factor in the event. <\/p>\n
Another who looked good early in Texas was hurdler Nicole Denby (USA) who ran 12.92w (+3.2). It\u2019s not the 12.47 we saw from Sally Pearson (AUS), but it makes her the second woman this season to run under 13.00 under any conditions and is a great way to start the season for a woman with a 12.54 (\u201808) PR. Especially given that her SB last year was only 12.98, and it\u2019s her best time since that Olympic year of 2008. Since then Denby has battled with injuries, so perhaps Olympic seasons agree with Ms. Denby. We\u2019ll see how her path to Eugene and her battle for an Olympic berth goes. <\/p>\n