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Re:Human running speed of 35-40 mph may be biologically poss... by Silhouette on Monday December 08, 2014 @11:06PM (#8720967)
[2010], but fascinating all the same.

If you'd asked me how fast an elite sprinter could run today, I would probably have thought of running 100m in a little under 10s, but I don't think I would have connected that mentally with the idea that Usain Bolt runs almost as fast as a car on our 30mph streets, albeit very briefly.

Re:Human running speed of 35-40 mph may be biologically poss... by agumonkey on Tuesday December 09, 2014 @08:04AM (#8722454)
I'm as astonished to think that marathon runners can sustain 20 km/h for 2 hours. 20 km/h is my average speed on bike ...