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Murphy persuaded a railway company to board in two miles of track and run a train so he could ride a mile in a minute in its slipstream. It took him 57.8 seconds. He said in the Farmingdale Post that the idea came to him after an argument with friends at his home in Brooklyn, New York. "I was asked to give an opinion of the quality and relative ...
According to a study a human at 70 kg (150 lb) requires about 60 watts to walk at 5 km/h (3.1 mph) on firm and flat ground, [6] while according to a calculator at kreuzotter.de the same person and power output on an ordinary bicycle will travel at 15 km/h (9.3 mph), [7] so in these conditions the energy expenditure of cycling is about one-third ...
The individual with the higher VO 2 max is running at a lower intensity at this pace than the individual with the lower VO 2 max is. [ 3 ] Some studies measure exercise intensity by having subjects perform exercise trials to determine peak power output , [ 4 ] which may be measured in watts , heart rate, or average cadence (cycling) .
Race Across America, an ultra marathon bicycle race across the United States that started in 1982. The fastest average speed records are: Solo man: Christoph Strasser, 2014, who averaged 16.42 mph (26.43 km/h) riding 3,020 miles (4,860 km) in 7 days, 15 hours, and 56 minutes. [76]
The first attempt on a para-cycling hour record after the new regulations were extended to para-cycling was by Irishman Colin Lynch in the C2 category, bettering the accepted best performance previously set by Laurent Thirionet in 1999 by 2 kilometres, and setting the first 'ratified' para-cycling world hour record. The mark of 43.133 km was ...
In running events up to 200 m in distance and in horizontal jump events, wind assistance is permitted only up to 2.0 m/s. In decathlon or heptathlon, average wind assistance of less than 2.0 m/s is required across all applicable disciplines; and maximum of 4.0 m/s in any one event. As an exception, according to rule 36.2, specific event ...
Jellybean — a 6-year-old, 9-lb Chihuahua mix known for running marathons alongside her owner, Andrew Owens — has already conquered six marathons. Now, she's focusing on setting a new record in ...
Sigma Sport BC 1606L Cyclocomputer displaying cadence Bicycle cadence graph. In cycling, cadence is a measure of rotational speed of the crank, expressed in units of revolutions per minute (r/min or rpm). In other words, it is the pedalling rate at which a cyclist is turning the pedals.