100m to 40 yd dash conversion

You can't just take the time and do some math to convert it to what his 40 time would be. You'd have to actually have a split time at 40 yards because that would be the slowest part of the race for a sprinter as they accelerate.

That's not how it works baw

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But for real though, thanks for figuring that out

Deon ran a 3.9 full padded

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9.784 for 100m converts to...

40 Yard Dash = 04.08

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No. Several great sprinters in the past, Carl Lewis, for example, did not have great 40 times relative to their 100m times. He was always a slow starter, often taking the lead in the last 30 meters.


If the goal of the 40 was to measure top-end speed then they would take the 40 time as the benchmark but instead, clock the time for the last 10 yards or even just measure the top speed they achieve. The goal is to measure reaction time and acceleration.

Christian Coleman is the best starter in history by a good margin and ran a 4.12 40. Lyles probably in the 4.2s I would guess.

….in street clothes with tennis shoes

There is a video on YouTube that explains Christian Coleman is fast started in history at 4.12 and that bolts world record time he ran the equivalent of a 4.13 Times below that are make believe

No offense, but also not how it works. You can’t simply calculate a 100 meter race down to a 40 yard race because they are drastically different races. You’re trying to compare runs that are drastically different in both distance and race strategy. The 40 yard dash is about getting to top speed as quickly as possible while a 100 meter race is about sustaining that top speed over a much longer distance and for as long as possible without form breaking down. This is why Xavier Worthy said himself you cannot compare the two. A football player might hold their top speed for a second or two at most in a 40 yard dash while a sprinter is going to hold that speed for 5-6 seconds. Again, drastically different.

The best example to explain the true difference in speed between these types of athletes is by looking at Usain Bolt when he ran a 40 at a 2019 Super Bowl event. He ran a 4.22 in sweatpants and flat bottom sneakers with no ending runway, tying the then combine record. You can find the video easily. Mind you, this was two years after he retired and at 37 years old. Estimates of a true 40 yard dash during his prime had him at around 3.6 seconds.
Christian Coleman, who holds the indoor 60 meter world record ran a 4.1 at 85% effort. Video as available easily.
To say Noah Lyles would only run a 4.287 40 yard dash is laughable. Good math skills though tbf.

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