Originally Posted by HSTDriver
incidentally, how fast do we reckon the 100 metres can be run? There
has to be a limit to how fast the distance can physically run by a human.
Surely we must be close to that now?

Well Bolt can take it to 9.5 I think. He has proven that height=speed when applied correctly, perhaps the next generation of sprinters will all be that bit taller rather than simply muscle and we'll see times come down even more.