Looks like she caught a flier; .105 is insane.
Looks like she caught a flier; .105 is insane.
It gave her the win over the field.
Ran a little interference too...
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If you check a little closer, she wasn't alone: FOUR peoplw with RT from .105-.120. I've noticed that the starters have been very consistent and very quick--too quick for the level of competition. Either there's some error with the computer or the calculation of the data...or they timed the starter pretty accurately.
I see only three, but that is still a lot, considering that 0.120 might be the physical limit for an actual reaction.
1 6 986 Michelle Perry USA 12.46 0.105
2 4 306 Perdita Felicien CAN 12.49 0.132
3 3 579 Delloreen Ennis-London JAM 12.50 0.116
4 5 887 Susanna Kallur SWE 12.51 0.142
5 9 990 Virginia Powell USA 12.55 0.120
6 2 976 LoLo Jones USA 12.62 0.140
7 8 578 Vonette Dixon JAM 12.64 0.161
8 7 310 Angela Whyte CAN 12.66 0.138
"There are physical limits to how fast an athlete can react to the starters' gun. While the official IAAF rules set a limit of 0.100 seconds, it's likely that anyone reacting in less than 0.120 seconds has anticipated the gun."
Does it matter if you anticipate the gun as long as you don't move before it goes off?
Not sure of the rules.
Surprise! wrote:
Does it matter if you anticipate the gun as long as you don't move before it goes off?
Not sure of the rules.
A reaction time of less than 0.100 is a false start. So Perry was 0.005 seconds from having a false start.
dem colud folk sho move fas