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9/04/2015

Topic Reading-Vol.1241-9/4/2015

Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
How does Usain Bolt run so fast?
Many of you want to know this secret. Why one can run faster than the others in a race, especially among the top athletes who have been given natural ability and persevered vigorous training? You may assume the faster the legs move, the faster the runner can go. But what makes difference between top athletes and casual runners isn’t the speed of their leg’s movement but the time the runner in the air, or strides.
According to a researcher in England. Ordinary runner takes 50-55 steps to run 100 meters while top athletes reach the finish line only by 45 or so steps . Also, longer time in the air means shorter time on the ground. Ordinary runners are touching the ground as long as 50% longer than top athletes.
OK, now. Why Bolt sprints faster than other top athletes?
Enjoy reading and learning what makes runners run faster.

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