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by AceyMan 703 days ago
At 10,000 meters, "at-pace" for the Pro is already faster than 100m sprint for the average (Western, sedentary) human.

Do the BOTEC yourself, you'll see.

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There was a display at an airport I read about. Had a projector showing the average speed for a champion marathon runner. Most normal people couldn't match it over the short distance.

Couldn't find the link but here is a similar video of people (mostly amateur runners) trying to match a 2h marathon time for two minutes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRYtn0j5ccA