What is Usain Bolts top speed in miles per hour? Let’s take a look at his 100 meter splits to find out.

One of the biggest sports legends is Bo Jackson, an athlete who was an excellent football and baseball player in the 80s and early 90s, before a hip injury cut off his athletic career short. His highlights were memorable, gunning down runners with a rocket arm, running up walls to make amazing catches, and rushing out of the stadium on Monday Night football against Seattle. Tied to his legendary status, was his infamous 40 yard dash time, reportedly 4.12. But did Jackson actually run sub 4.2 seconds. Here is some compelling data to answer that question.

Want to know the best way to set-up a 40 yard dash for timing? In this short article we review the correct way in timing short sprint tests for coaches and athletes wanting to know how fast they can accelerate in sports. This guide is helpful for the youth coach, masters athlete, and elite coaches wanting to get timing splits in linear sprints.