The Fastest Man Alive takes an in-depth look behind the scenes at what it took for Usain to ascend to the top of his sport and stay there. It shows his hard work, dedication, training routine and carisma. You’ll get to hear from those who are closest to him and Bolt first hand.

By now you’ve heard that Usain Bolt did what only two have done before him: defend his Olympic 100m title. With his Olympic record time of 9.63 seconds, Bolt won his fourth medal, all gold.

The New York Time has done a great job putting his win in perspective, comparing his time to every other 100m medalist to date.

Check out their interactive feature here: One Race, Every Medalist Ever – Interactive Graphic – NYTimes.com.

And for those who haven’t yet seen it, check video of the race after the jump.

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For the many sneakerheads out there, check out the info on the ill collabo below, courtesy of Nice Kicks…

Puma has joined forces with the Paris based retailer Shinzo for the “Bolt New Future” Pack. This brightly clad collection was created as a tribute to the fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt, and consists of several sneakers in Jamaica’s national colors of green, yellow and black. Specifically, Shinzo worked very closely with Bolt on this one-of-a-kind design. All four pair feature completely monochromatic uppers as well as completely white midsoles. Other great features include eco friendly leather, cork sockliners, recycled foam, reground rubber outsole and more.

Check out a few more images of ths kicks below,,,,

…Pics and info via NiceKicks & LargeUp.

Those looking to get an up close view into the life of the world’s most visible Track & Field star are in luck. Bolt, in association with Elephant Doc and Leilblang Productions, is set to release the documentary The Fastest in 2012.

Not many details on the documentary is available as yet, but we’ll make sure to keep folks updated as they emerge. In the meantime, check out a clip of Usain in training from the documentary below…

The news may be about a week old, but it’s fresh nonetheless. Check out the details on Puma’s collaboration with the Marley family below…

The Fastest Man in the World and his teammates will be breaking PRs in true Jamaican fashion during the 2012 Olympics.

PUMA and Cedella Marley, Bob Marley’s eldest daughter, just announced she will be designing the Jamaican Track and Field Team’s Olympic uniform, podium and ceremony wear. Cedella describes the partnership as legendary. We describe it as fast fashion, literally.

Bolt likes the partnership as well. “I can’t think of a better person to design our Olympic outfits than Cedella. PUMA got that right…hooking up with a legendary Jamaican. She’s a great designer but also carries on the spirit of our nation through the legacy of the Marley family. It’s going to be inspirational to run in London with that energy surrounding me.”

You can catch the first peak of Cedella’s designs this August at the IAAF World Championships of Track and Field in Korea.

Check out more info on the collab here: It’s Official. Bolt’s 2012 T&F Olympic Uniform Will Be Designed by Bob Marley’s Daughter | PUMA Running.

via: The Guardian

This morning I was reading news from one of my favorite soccer blogs dirty tackle, that Usain Bolt wants to play soccer. There is no question dude has got athletic skills (mainly fast running skills) but I don’t know if he has football skills… Manchester United Football skills at that. Here is what Bolt says about it in his autobiography:

“Ideally, if I was to play football, I’d sign for my favorite team — Manchester United. People say it’s not realistic but nobody has seen me play so you never know. If Alex Ferguson saw me in one of those charity matches he might think I could replace Ryan Giggs.”

The Gaurdian explained the lifetime Man U supporter is serious about playing.

I ask about his ambitions. Ultimately, he says, he’d love to make a go of playing football professionally. He’s being deadly serious. One of the perks of being Usain Bolt is that sporting stars love to meet him, so whenever he’s travelling and there’s time, he tries to train with a top football team. Last year it was Manchester United, a few days ago it was Bayern Munich. He’s still carrying a copy of the French sporting newspaper L’Equipe, which features a spread on his football skills and praise from Bayern manager Louis van Gaal. He shows me a photo of himself with his arm wrapped round the dwarfed 6ft German forward Miroslav Klose. “If I keep myself in shape, I can definitely play football at a high level,” he says.

Here is some footage of a recent trip Bolt made to Bayern Munich FC and there’s a quick shot of his “football skills”.

I caught this story over on The Fader about Usain Bolt adopting a baby cheetah while in Kenya. Then check Usain sorta racing a cheetah…

The Lightning has been taking a break from JA to hang out in Kenya for a few days, where he has “already impressed local children with his football skills, and become an honorary Maasai warrior,” according to the BBC, further proving he is our second most admired jedi knight/sensai/dream date slightly after Barack Obama. But Bolt’s moved up like 18 notches on our list after his recent adoption of A. Baby. Cheetah… as part of a conservation effort focusing on sustaining the environment in Africa via the Long Run, a new campaign he is launching. Appropriately, he christened the cheetah “Lightning Bolt,” and we immediately began singing the Vybz Kartel verse “BOLT / LIGHTNING BOLT,”

BBCCaribbean.com has put together a nice summary of the dominance of Caribbean teams at this year’s Track & Field championships. Check out an excerpt below…

…The peerless Bolt, who turned 23 years old on Friday, broke both his individual world records – in the 100 and 200 metres – and left the world grasping and gasping for superlatives as attention turned rightly to Jamaican performances on the track and field.

But this was no one man-show as, after six days of this nine-day event, Jamaica led the gold-medal count with five.

That was one more than the United States, two of whose winners have come from Caribbean-born athletes…

For the full story, click here: The Caribbean Party in Berlin.

All even more fitting, since the Jamaican men just wrapped up another gold in the 4×100 final. Check the video after the jump…

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Another day, another record. Must be nice being that fast…check out the video below…

Check the full story here: Bolt gets gold, another record in 200 at worlds.

After Bolt destroyed his previous world record in Berlin Vybz Kartel soon after created a tribute for him. I don’t know what’s faster Jamaican runners or Jamaican Dancehall artists.

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