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b'How fast can the fastest human being run?\\xa0 We know that Usain Bolt of Jamacia ran at a top speed of\\xa0 27.78 miles per hour (44.72 km/h) between the 60 to 80 meter segment of the 100 meter sprint in 1.61 seconds on August 16th, 2009 at the Berlin World Championships. \\xa0\\n\\nBut what I want to know, is how fast could the fastest human being ever really run.\\xa0 I\\u2019m not talking about Usain...the guy is amazing...but we are human beings, and we have evolved with this particular physicolgy.\\xa0 What would it take for one of us to run the fastest that is possible as a member of our species?\\nIt turns out that, according to the latest science, there are two contending factors which affect the speed of human beings: first the amount of force that our bodies can handle as we smash our limbs upon the ground, and second the speed at which our muscles can contract and pull on our tendons.\\xa0 Only one of these is the primary factor, and it will become obvious as we go through the science which matters most.\\n\\nWe need to consider the mechanics here to come up with a theoretical limit to human speed, and as we do you need to keep Usain Bolt\\u2019s 28 miles per hour in mind.\\n\\nThis is an episode about the theoretical limits to the speed of a human being. The answer to \\u201cHow Fast Can We Run\\u201d, as a species, may surprise you!\\n\\nLinks:\\n\\nIt\\u2019ll be WICKED PISSA: el Cinco Loco: \\n\\nRun with Jason: \\n\\nHuff Po likes me! They really like me! slide=1952271\\n\\nThe musical voice inside my head: \\n\\n\\nFeatured Site of the Run: Tell @mccarthy_roy I said \\u201chi\\u201d.\\xa0\\n\\nThe song \\u201cAs Fast As You Can\\u201d was by Our Lady Peace off the album \\u201cCurve\\u201d which you can buy right now on iTunes or at \\n\\nIntervals between episodes can be found at steverunnerblog.com\\n\\nIn Vino Veritas with at \\n\\nPHEDIPPIDATIONS SITE OF THE RUN: \\n\\nONLY IF YOU LIKE IT: (But only if you can afford it) Phedippidations is supported monthly through the kind and sincerely generous financial support of 63 friends and fellow runners:\\n\\nWilliam, Vera, Katie, Heather, Ryan,\\xa0Chaise, Gordon,\\xa0Scott, Mike,\\xa0David, Jeff, Colin, Jason, Diane,\\xa0Cheryl,\\xa0Ron,\\xa0Mark, Martha,\\xa0Greg, Jim, Tim, Bill,\\xa0Michael, David, Doug, Vance, Brad, Marcelo, Shawn, Roberto, Zaki,\\xa0Ria, Jan, Margaret, James, Norm, Simon, Albert, Janice, Andrew, Pam, Rob, Chris, Teresa, Glenn, Trey, Steve, John, Angie, Al, Toni, Martin, Lynn, Nancy, Matt, Eric, Claudia, Jim, Kara, Robert, Dino, Joe and one\\xa0Anonymous fellow runner!\\nTHANK YOU! {}\\n\\nFollow me on:\\nBlog: \\nTwitter: \\xa0\\nFacebook: \\xa0\\nPlus: \\nStream: \\xa0\\nApple App: \\xa0\\nAndroid App: \\xa0\\nSupport:'