Can a human sprint a mile?

[soane]

[ApexSpeed]

Considering the record for one mile is 3:43 and change, I would say, YES.

[soane]

All it is is that a guy I worked with reckoned you could sprint a mile, not a 1500m sprint but the effort Usain Bolt puts into his 100m achievements.

[pro4nut]

Originally Posted by ApexSpeed

Considering the record for one mile is 3:43 and change, I would say, YES.

The mile on track is roughly 1500m a good sprinter clears 100m in 10 seconds

that would mean that the 1500 would be run in 1 minute 50 seconds

3 minutes 43 for 1500 metres equates to a 15 second 100m time

when i was 15 i could do the 100m in 13 seconds so no a human can't sprint a mile although they can run it very very fast!

[soane]

That's what I said, but would be something to see!!

[pro4nut]

You only have to look at the build os a sprinter versus a 1500m runner.
Human muscle fibres develope according to training and you get thick fibres which act fast but build lactic quickly and slow fibres which build lactic slowly.

put simply if a sprinter tried to carry that pace even over 400m he would be in agony the muscle just wouldn't work that well for that long.

When i trained i trained as a 400m runner which is classed as the longest sprint, we varied pace through the distance unlike 100m who go flat out, even the 200m runners don't take the first 100m at full pace.

the talking at the moment is whether bolt will run the 400m as many believe he could destroy the world record but the lack of prestige in the event will make it likely he will never do it which is a shame.

[Colinevan]

Chuck Norris could

[sosidge]

World records pace for the mile is an average of 13.8s per 100m. Mr Bolt has done the same distance in 9.58.

13.8 would no doubt be an impressive sprint for me, but not a sprint for an athlete.