Does anybody remember when Newsweek (I think it was Newsweek) did a piece on what the limits might be in track and field marks? A few years ago, they did some work and guessed at what the absolute fastest, highest and farthest T&F marks athletes will ever be able to reach. For example, a sprinter will never run 100 m in .01 seconds. He won't do it in 5 seconds either. Or even seven seconds. So one of these days, an athlete is going to set a WR in the 100 m and it is going to stand for all time. At best it will be tied. I thought they put the 100 m limit at just under 9 seconds but I can't remember.
I was wondering if anybody remmebers this piece and what people thought about the marks. Also, by any chance, have any athletes already surpassed any of the limits they published?
I was wondering if anybody remmebers this piece and what people thought about the marks. Also, by any chance, have any athletes already surpassed any of the limits they published?
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