By Kayon Raynor Writing for BBC Caribbean from Kingston, Jamaica

	The weekend meet was an early glimpse of Bolt's 2009 form

The meet took place at Saturday’s Camperdown Classic at the National Stadium East track in Kingston, Jamaica.

Running in sunny conditions just after 2:00pm, Bolt, drawn in lane five, took control of the race by the 200m mark before cruising to the finish line ahead of his fast-finishing training partner Yohan Blake (46.80).

The triple Olympic gold medallist, who laid flat on his back on the infield of the track moments after finishing said: “It’s called lactic acid and it’s a part of the reason I don’t like to run the 400 because I’m not really fond of getting lactic acid,” Bolt joked.

“I’m not really in the best of shape, but it felt good and I'm just happy I got through it and looking forward to next week,” he added.

"Good opener"

The tall sprinter, who ran 0.61 seconds faster than he did on debut in 2008, is scheduled to run another 400m race at the UWI Invitational inside Jamaica’s National Stadium on 21 February.

“It was a good time because I opened last year with 46.9 so I think this was a good opener for me,” Bolt reasoned on Saturday.

“I’ll be running a couple more 400's, but the main aim (this season) is the 100 and 200,” added the lanky sprinter, who was crowned Jamaica’s 2008 Sportsman of the Year on Friday.

Glen Mills, who coached Bolt to world record times on 9.69 and 19.30 seconds in the 100m and 200m respectively last season, said he did not have a problem with the performance of the 22-year-old sprinter.

	Asafa Powell powered his team to relay wins

“He did the same thing last year, 46 something (and) he always finds running the 400 tough,” Mills said.

He noted that Bolt will run his first 100m on 2 May at the fifth staging of the Jamaica International Invitational Track and Field meet.

Powell's relay

Mills, who also guided Kim Collins of St Kitts and Nevis to the 2003 World 100m title, confessed that Bolt’s training was a little behind schedule when compared to last season.

“This year we are a bit behind in training because of all the activities he was involved with, but we have time to work and we taking our time,” said the veteran coach.

Meanwhile, Bolt’s compatriot Asafa Powell anchored his MVP track club to victory in the 4x100m and 4x400m at the Milo Western Relays at the GC Foster College in St Catherine, Jamaica.

The former 100m World record holder who received a sizable lead from his teammates, including fellow Olympic sprint relay gold medallists Michael Frater and Nesta Carter, crossed the line in 38.72 seconds.

Powell returned four hours later to clock 46.27 seconds while bringing his team from a 10-metre deficit and fourth position to win the race in 3 minutes 10.56 seconds.

The world’s second fastest man with 9.72 seconds said he planned to run a good 400 metre after consulting his coach Stephen Francis.

“When I saw that I was close to them coming out of the 200 metres, I knew that I would have passed them. I’m feeling very good to finish the day with a 400 and run so well as a sprinter,” Powell said.