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by .avallach on January 31st, 2009

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What's the world record (in mph or kph) for fastest human (running)? Any distance.

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  • by Moongrim on February 2nd, 2009

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    It's usually around the speed of sound at my office at quitting time.

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  • by Anonymous on August 20th, 2009

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    Go here for a biomechanical analysis of Usain Bolt's WR run in August, 2009 (9.58, 100 meter). It is a very good explanation.

    If you take the highest non-extremity speed, which I interpolated to be 13.3xx meters per second, round up 13.4 meters/sec., and that comes out to 29.974 MPH. Of course, his actual realized momentary speed was about 27.5 MPH. (The human gait is a choppy one .. it makes precise speed measurement a chore!)

    http://berlin.iaaf.org/mm/document/development/research/05/31/54/20090817073528_httppostedfile_analysis100mmenfinal_bolt_13666.pdf

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