Could you outrun the cops handcuffed behind your back?

Pole vaulters would do well at this, since they have learned to run fast despite their arms being in a strange position. The trick is to learn to "pump" just right. Watch some video of vaulters run. Some of them can get over 10m/s running with a pole.

So with practice, I do think that many decent runners could easily outrun most cops.

If the cops are in a car you won't get far. If you are white it will take a long time for the cops to catch you on foot. If you are not white, well lets just say you won't get too far.

runnerdnerd wrote:

Pole vaulters would do well at this, since they have learned to run fast despite their arms being in a strange position. The trick is to learn to "pump" just right. Watch some video of vaulters run. Some of them can get over 10m/s running with a pole.

So with practice, I do think that many decent runners could easily outrun most cops.

one tip for the boys, practise near a nude beach. I even do my easy runs with a pole now. My pumping gets better every day.

They will catch you once you fall and have no way of catching your balance or brace yourself for impact.

Jackies chan wrote:

Let's say I get pulled over and cuffed behind da back by your average small town cop. He's fussing with paperwork and I take off running. How far does the average letsrunner get before the cop catches up?

No one can out run a bullet.

ouch, ha ha :)

Jackies chan wrote:

Let's say I get pulled over and cuffed behind da back by your average small town cop. He's fussing with paperwork and I take off running. How far does the average letsrunner get before the cop catches up?

My guess is most people would fall within 20 yards and have a hard time getting up. So 15 seconds.

Over 10m/per second?!

You realize that's under 10 seconds for 100m right?

That said you can't outrun the cops if you are handcuffed with hands behind your back that's for sure.

runnerdnerd wrote:

Pole vaulters would do well at this, since they have learned to run fast despite their arms being in a strange position. The trick is to learn to "pump" just right. Watch some video of vaulters run. Some of them can get over 10m/s running with a pole.

So with practice, I do think that many decent runners could easily outrun most cops.

No way in hell a guy runs sub 10s 100m speed carrying a great big pole and without being able to pump his arms.

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess you just made this up.

Bullets are fast wrote:

Jackies chan wrote:

Let's say I get pulled over and cuffed behind da back by your average small town cop. He's fussing with paperwork and I take off running. How far does the average letsrunner get before the cop catches up?

No one can out run a bullet.

Superman

Wut? wrote:

Over 10m/per second?!

You realize that's under 10 seconds for 100m right?

That said you can't outrun the cops if you are handcuffed with hands behind your back that's for sure.

If the run way was longer they'd make more use of This tremendous speed. Say

They need 150m to reach top speed. If you didn't want pole vaulters running as fast as sprinters then hurdles should be added. That way it's more like jousting.

BS meter hits 11 wrote:

No way in hell a guy runs sub 10s 100m speed carrying a great big pole and without being able to pump his arms.

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess you just made this up.

Ha. He was talking about instantaneous speed, not average speed.

Yes, 10 m/s is the gold standard for a pole vaulter.

Sightly out of date chart here