The Cellar - View Single Post - 10/17/2002: 99 year-old sprinter

xant · 10-17-2002, 02:45 PM

100 meters is about 327 feet. Doing the math, he was chugging at 11.45 feet per second--about 3(?) strides at running pace--per second.

Sure, he's 99, but that's not exactly smokin'. Darn it, I was looking for warm fuzzies about old guys. Instead you're confirming my belief that being old sucks.

10-17-2002, 02:45 PM	#2
xant Belt Conveyor Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 65	Ok, happy for him and all, but... 100 meters is about 327 feet. Doing the math, he was chugging at 11.45 feet per second--about 3(?) strides at running pace--per second. Sure, he's 99, but that's not exactly smokin'. Darn it, I was looking for warm fuzzies about old guys. Instead you're confirming my belief that being old sucks.