While you’re just cruising at the speed limit on the main streets (40mph or 60km/h), enjoying a nice day out…you notice a tall, dark skinned man pull up beside your vehicle and block your sun light. You’ll think you’re dreaming but really…you’re not. You quickly check the speedometer to see how fast you were moving and realize…. Yep, you just saw Usain Bolt run right beside your car!
Usain Bolt topped out at 28mph when he set his most recent world record in the 100m, but what is this now, he can go even faster?!?! He could achieve a speed of 40mph! And basically run beside your car on the street for a quick second!! What will the record be set at then?
Scientists have figured out that our limbs can apply and handle more ground force than we presently sprint at. As a sprinter myself it’s hard to believe we can go even faster. I haven’t even run that fast yet and every year they go faster and faster. Our bodies and muscles evolve as the years go by. To think about when Jesse Owens ran the 100m in 10.2 seconds back in 1936 (people were astonished he ran that fast back then) and what the world record is now at 9.58…is beyond belief.
So, next time a bus driver thinks about leaving Usain at a stop (or any other sprinter by then), because he didn’t make it on time…think again : )
Check out the article, Enjoy:
http://www.tgdaily.com/general-sciences-features/45589-usain-bolt-could-do-better-say-scientists
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Interesting research, but it’s still based on a lot of assumptions.
Before Bolt came along, there was fairly wide scientific consensus that the limit would be reached at around 9.4-9.5 seconds. Now that’s Bolt’s run 9.58, surely the limit needed to be reevaluated. If there’s anything we’ve learned about the “limits” of human performance, it’s that they’re anything but static. They better be described as “current estimated maximums based on current best performances, training methods, etc”.
Your right, well put Mike