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August 29, 2009

Usain Bolt Can Be Even Faster, Researchers Claim

http://blog.80percentmental.com/2009/08/usain-bolt-can-be-even-faster.html

Well, maybe Usain Bolt was right after all. As discussed in our Physiology of Speed story, Bolt predicted he could run 100 meters in 9.54 seconds, lowering his own world record of 9.69 seconds.

Earlier this week, he almost got there running a 9.58 at the World Championships in Berlin. Now, researchers from Tilburg University in the Netherlands say he could shave another 3/100ths of a second off and hit the tape at 9.51 seconds.

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