Sporting and Athletic Records

XVI I N T R O D U C T I O N THE LIMITS OF MAN'S POWERS The Quarter Mile How done Conditions Time Rate ofSpeed M. s. Miles per hour C ycling Flying start, paced 20 S / e 44 „ Standing start, paced 28 32 S kating (ice) f. s. with wind 31 1 /* 28*1* >5 Standing start 42 7B 21 R unning Standing start 48"* IS 1 /. R owing Single sculls, with tide 57 '57* S now-running Regulation shoes I 4 I 4 W alking Standing start I 23 I0 8 /4 S wimming In still water 5 43 Vs 2 1 S The Mile How done Conditions Time Rate of Speed M. S. Miles per hour C ycling Flying start, paced 1 39 1 /B 367. Standing start, paced 1 45V* 34 S kating (ice) Straight, f. s. with wind 2 I2 S / S 27 >, Standing start 2 45 217. R unning Standing start ' • 4 I2 S /4 147* R owing Single sculls, with tide 4 45 1272 S now-running Regulation shoes 5 42 '/a 107s, "W alking Standing start 6 23 97* S wimming Open still water 26 8 27. In an Hour How done Conditions Distance Miles Yards C ycling Round a track, paced 32 448 S kating (ice) Round a track 18 215 R unning Round a track I1 1243 W alking Round a track 8 302