‘When I walk up stairs, I get out of breath’ - Usain Bolt on how retirement made him feel human again

Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt has stated tha  retirement now sees him getting out of breath after walking up the stairs. Widely regarded as the greatest sprinter of all time, the 39-year-old who still holds the world records for the 100m, 200m and the 4x100m relay told reporters at the World Athletics Championships that due to a ruptured Achilles, he no longer runs. No, I mostly do gym workouts. Im not a fan, but I think now that Ive been out for a while, I have to actually start running because, when I walk up stairs, I get out of breath, he said. I think when I start working on it fully again, I will probably have to do some laps just to get my breathing right. The Jamaican announced his retirement from elite sprinting in 2017. When asked about his daily routine nowadays, he said: Well normally, I wake up just in time to see the kids off to school, and then it depends on what I have to do. If I have nothing to do, I just chill out. I might work out sometimes if Im in a good mood. I just watch some series and chill until the kids come home. I spend some time with them, hang out, until they start annoying me then I leave. And then afterwards, I just stay at home and watch movies or Im into Lego now, so I do Lego. When asked why the current cohort of runners havent yet caught up with his generation, in spite of technological advancements such as spikes, he replied: You want the real answer? Were just more talented. Thats all Im saying. Of course, it shows when it comes to the men. You can see the women are different. Theyre running faster times and faster times. So it shows it has to be the talent.He also pointed to fellow Jamaican sprinting legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryces performances:You have Shelly, who has got the new spikes, and she ran faster. So its just the talent. Were just way more talented men over that time. It shows if you look at it. The post When I walk up stairs, I get out of breath - Usain Bolt on how retirement made him feel human again appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.