tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045378618083358373.post7090279867411512314..comments2023-10-07T09:25:57.347+01:00Comments on Sportz Insight: Do Humans have Limits?Faisal Irfan Mianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09051713010348055919noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045378618083358373.post-82117207070318154372008-10-08T17:11:00.000+01:002008-10-08T17:11:00.000+01:00One point about swimming vs. running, and I am no ...One point about swimming vs. running, and I am no engineer but it seems to me that there is greater drag involved in swimming compared to running -- which means that if we can reduce drag (by space -aged suits) we get more improvement. On the track, the comparable may be going to starting blocks from digging holes in a cinder track that did the big jump in times. But the drag issue is so minimal that any technological development has small improvements. Any engineers out there who have a better understanding and want to weigh in?<BR/> <BR/>One other thought, breaking a "height" record a la pole vault and high jump incrementally is doable, but gauging whether you are running 9.69 or 9.68 in the 100 is virtually impossible. If the 100 record is improved incrementally, it wont be because of conscious effort on Usain's, Asafa's, Tyson's (or name your sprinter). same goes for the long jump and triple jump.<BR/><BR/>Arif HussainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045378618083358373.post-75336933182894486302008-10-04T18:26:00.000+01:002008-10-04T18:26:00.000+01:00Agree with the last post...Usain seems to have bro...Agree with the last post...Usain seems to have brought a whole new angle to the sprint. Previously it seems that taller atheletes were not the best in sprints. It will be interesting to see how low he can take it. For a follow on article, it might be interesting to know why Jamaica is so dominant in the sprints, irrespective of gender.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045378618083358373.post-39770567394919666922008-10-04T17:35:00.000+01:002008-10-04T17:35:00.000+01:00Mind you with all the financial benefits of breaki...Mind you with all the financial benefits of breaking a world record multiple times ,I think we are going to see the 100m sprint times come down several times in suitably small increments over the next few years courtesy of Usain -and then we will finally have an idea of how low it can really go !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045378618083358373.post-7879430113280406312008-10-04T16:42:00.000+01:002008-10-04T16:42:00.000+01:00Good article !Not as many people been exposed to s...Good article !<BR/><BR/>Not as many people been exposed to swimming at grassroots level .As exposure to the sport widens globally -we may get future record breakers from unexpected places.In Beijing 2008, a Kenyan swimmer (!)- Dunford briefly broke Michaels Phelps 100m butterfly record from 2004 only to be outdone by a Serbian a few minutes later in the next heat who was eventually outdone (just !) by Phelps in the final.<BR/><BR/>Sunir RAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8045378618083358373.post-35174295306585893062008-10-04T01:13:00.000+01:002008-10-04T01:13:00.000+01:00You rock!!!BillYou rock!!!<BR/><BR/>BillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com