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title: 100m record is broken
date: "2002-09-16T12:00:00Z"
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wp_id: 1160
description: I reflect on Tim Montgomery breaking the 100m world record at 9.78 seconds. Averaging over 35 km/h without drugs, his sprinting speed actually exceeds my own average driving speed, highlighting the incredible scale of human athletic performance.
keywords: [tim montgomery, 100m sprint, world record, athletics, sprinting speed]
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The world's [100m record is broken](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/2259347.stm). Without drugs, this time. At 9.78 seconds, Montgomery has been running at over 35 km per hour. I used to drive that fast, on average.