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http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sp...11-scary-seconds/story-e6frexnr-1225917669140Hayne suited, ready for 11 scary seconds
- Nick Walshaw
- From: The Daily Telegraph
- September 11, 2010 12:00AM
Primed ... Jarryd Hayne. Source: The Daily Telegraph
JARRYD Hayne is used to igniting the NRL come September - but never in just 11 seconds.
While his own grand final dreams are gone for this year, Hayne believes a customised Nike running suit - imported from the US and with a design inspired by Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell - will see him set a new personal best in the blockbuster Gatorade Bolt at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre on Wednesday night.
The Daily Telegraph understands the Parramatta superstar will also earn upwards of $20,000 for his brief appearance in the headline event of the Athletic Allstars meet, with several major corporations yesterday locked in a bidding war for suit sponsorship rights. First impressions? "Mate, uncomfortable," Hayne laughed when quizzed on a garment he couldn't get into without help of event organiser and Eels conditioner Hayden Knowles.
"But I'll definitely be used to it come Wednesday night. I reckon Greggy Inglis will be the man to beat, but who knows? It's pretty scary. Being out here now at the track, everyone looking at you struggling into a suit ... if I can get somewhere around 11 seconds, that should put me in the mix."
The Gatorade Bolt 100m sprint is being spruiked as the event to determine exactly who is the fastest footballer in Australia.
Race favourite Inglis is set to compete in a pair of customised Asics running spikes, which are said to be embroided with his name, Aboriginal flag and coloured Queensland Origin maroon, while Reebok is splurging on a sprint outfit for Wallaby Lachie Turner.
Canterbury duo Josh Morris and Ben Barba will also feature in the event, alongside Cronulla speedster Nathan Gardner and stars from both the AFL and A-League. Asked if beating Inglis would go some way to easing the Maroons' Origin dominance, Hayne laughed and said: "Oh, I dunno about that.
"But I'm really looking forward to running. People are always arguing about who the fastest player in the NRL is. Who would win a race between all the codes.
"And this event will go a long way to answering that. Plus, we get to meet Usain Bolt, which will be a huge buzz."
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