Is Bolt the Greatest Athlete Today? He may not be a decathlete, but Usain “Lightening” Bolt is hands-down the top male athlete in professional sports today. Yes I am talking about the best today - not five years ago, or last year or even potential for the future. Why? Besides the fact that … [Read more...] about Is Bolt the Greatest Athlete Today?
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Dwain Chambers on Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, Stride Length and Stride Frequency
Here are some quotes from the original article on timesonline.co.uk, and some commentary and analysis that follows it. On Extrapolating 60 meters performances to 100 meters Charles van Commenee, the new head coach at UKA, has said that Chambers is welcome back and the sprinter is hoping … [Read more...] about Dwain Chambers on Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell, Stride Length and Stride Frequency
Reaction Time, Usain Bolt and the Pareto 80-20 Rule
The 100 meters can be broken down into 3 parts: reaction time, acceleration to top speed, speed endurance, If you take Usain Bolt's 9.69 time from Beijing 2008 as a percentage of time, you get: Reaction time = 0.165 (1.7%), 0-60m without reaction time = 6.155 (63.5%), 60-100m … [Read more...] about Reaction Time, Usain Bolt and the Pareto 80-20 Rule
