Most dominant sports athletes come together for a race to determine who’s the fastest:Hockey - Wayne GretzkySoccer - PeleTennis - Bjorn BorgBoxing - Sugar Ra...
I think that’s probably about where his ability is. You need to be a solid bit under 50 to run the 800/1500m he has regardless of endurance. Id reckon a 48.x probably looks like 23.high 24.x for him though.
I think that’s probably about where his ability is. You need to be a solid bit under 50 to run the 800/1500m he has regardless of endurance. Id reckon a 48.x probably looks like 23.high 24.x for him though.
Yeah, I assume he'd run 48-mid to 49-low at worst. Hard to imagine him being any slower than that given his 800m time. I think most of letsrun underestimates his speed.
Pele was 42 here and retired. He still comes second and beats Bjorn Borg, who was 25 or 26 here and who had ran a 12.1 100m on an earlier Superstars show.
Mbappe would have a solid 100m time (not as quick as professional sprinters), maybe a decent 200m time but then anything longer than that he’s no better than the average population. It’s completely different to what he trains for, which are short fast bursts, and he likely wouldn’t have the endurance required to run a good 400m
There's just no way he is not way better than the average population in a 400m. Actually I think there's no way he is not better than the average runner (real average not like the 4.20 miler who is "average" for letsrun standards).
Mbappe would have a solid 100m time (not as quick as professional sprinters), maybe a decent 200m time but then anything longer than that he’s no better than the average population. It’s completely different to what he trains for, which are short fast bursts, and he likely wouldn’t have the endurance required to run a good 400m
So you think he runs the 800m in 4 minutes like the average coach potatoe? A 0.000001% athlete known for his blistering speed, earning over 1.5 million dollars a week who sprints 20 x 50-100m in 90 minutes and jogs 8km?
Jakob by about 8 seconds. I dont understand the delusion on this forum that footballers would make competitively fast runners.
It´s true that soccer players are normally not good runners especially not in distances longer than 200m BUT THERE ARE MANY EXCEPTIONS.
I was an elite soccer player from 10 to 51 so I know a bit about it.
I would say that soccer players like Bobby Charlton, Allan Ball, Rummenigge, Uli Hoeness who were all running a lot in their soccer matches would be good 400m runners too. And so will Mbappe.
A personal experience: I started to train for running when I was 51 because I wanted to compete in the National veteran champs that summer in the 800m and the 1500m. And to compete in the European champs next year in my home country.
I won the 800m and 1500m double at 51 and was finalist in the European champs the following year on both distances.
My 400m time after some structured training was 57 at age 52. That was enough to give me 3 golds in the 400m in the Nordic veteran champs the next years. But I wasn´t competetive on the 400m on top European level in my age group.
Exactly. Too funny that the NHL guys get overlooked here on letrsun by wokesters. I wonder why? You can see with your own eyes the explosiveness by NHL players absolutely dominating this sprinting event. I'd take Makar or McDavid over Mbappe any day in a sprint, but there are faster soccer players.
Here, I think Jakob would run a 48.8 400. I don't think Mbappe could run under 50
Pele was 42 here and retired. He still comes second and beats Bjorn Borg, who was 25 or 26 here and who had ran a 12.1 100m on an earlier Superstars show.
Doesn't matter. Pele was not known as the fastest guy. Wouldnt make much difference if he was 32 here. Borg was definitely a slower guy. Unlike Nadal or Djokovic who were both measured @26 kph. Borg was more like Federer who is 10kph slower than Nadal/Djoko