What is your 40 yard dash time? Or what do you think it is? (1 Viewer)

[hagmania]

We talking minutes here?

 

[mr. furley]

more lying in here than 13 year olds talking about how much sex they've had

 

[Binky The Doormat]

how fast a time would a "brisk" walk be for this?

 

[Drunken Cowboy]

Not sure I could make it that far.

 

[FBG26]

In school track, I was a 440/880 yard guy. 

So, I was more endurance than quick or fast. 

Can't remember a single time tho. I did win a pretty ribbon once or twice.

I ran track every year in HS just for something to do and stay in shape.   Ran the 100 and 220. I was high 4s in the 40 but I was never trained to start correctly. We basically started in the standup position. Pretty sure I could still beat Eisen if I did not pull a hammy.

220, 440, 880? Just how old are you guys?!

 

[-OZ-]

In good shape, run as much as anyone on this board except the true crazies but I've never been a sprinter. 

There's no way I'm going under 5 unless a cougar is chasing me.  I'd bet on under 6, 5.5 would be a challenge. 

 

[Man of Constant Sorrow]

220, 440, 880? Just how old are you guys?!

One year older than Rich Eisen.

 

[MAC_32]

In good shape, run as much as anyone on this board except the true crazies but I've never been a sprinter. 

There's no way I'm going under 5 unless a cougar is chasing me.  I'd bet on under 6, 5.5 would be a challenge. 

If @gianmarco is 5.2 I think we may have a shot. 

 

[gianmarco]

If @gianmarco is 5.2 I think we may have a shot. 

I was going to say the same.  I ran with my buddy who was 0.1 seconds faster.  It's possible I was 5.4 and he was 5.3, but I'm pretty sure I was 5.2 and he was 5.1.  Either way, you guys could easily approach 5 seconds and likely break it by a little.

 

[belljr]

One year older than Rich Eisen.

wth is a 440 and 880?

 

[gianmarco]

wth is a 440 and 880?

220, 221....whatever it takes....

 

[belljr]

  After some sleuthing

TIL - THe US switched from yards to meters in high school track events in the late seventies....  some states a little later...

I remember the whole "push to go metric" for everything - that never happened.  But I assumed track and field was always metric  

You guys are old....

 

[Man of Constant Sorrow]

  After some sleuthing

TIL - THe US switched from yards to meters in high school track events in the late seventies....  some states a little later...

I remember the whole "push to go metric" for everything - that never happened.  But I assumed track and field was always metric  

You guys are old....

Bingo. 

Yards it is. My state (KY) kept it into the 80's.

Basically, the 440 was one lap of the track, and the 880 was 2.

 

[rustycolts]

Do rest breaks count against your time?

 

[Da Guru]

  After some sleuthing

TIL - THe US switched from yards to meters in high school track events in the late seventies....  some states a little later...

I remember the whole "push to go metric" for everything - that never happened.  But I assumed track and field was always metric  

You guys are old....

Mid 80s they were still running those events.  Detroit did not like change though..you saw how long it took to get rid of the Pinto and K-Cars.

 

[WDIK2]

Mid 80s they were still running those events.  Detroit did not like change though..you saw how long it took to get rid of the Pinto and K-Cars.

Some guys on the 1978 high school mile relay team didn't like that we broke their school record by .6 running 1600 meters in 1986.  So we broke their old record by 6.7 seconds in 1987.     

 

[otb_lifer]

just went 30 ft in 1.4 flat. 

x 4 

gimme 5.6 

 

[nirad3]

more lying in here than 13 year olds talking about how much sex they've had

Yeah... @ the 5 who've said under 4.5.  Unless I've missed the schtick posts associated with said votes.

 

[Tick]

https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/comments/3e1vfa/ochow_40yard_dash_result_translated_to_100_sprint/

Pretty interesting.  100m times translated to 40yd times.

Based on that, I would have been 4.5 in high school.  I still play soccer, and based on how I match up against young players, I'm sure I'm under 5.0 still.  I got dusted in a flat-out sprint of about 30 yards when I was about 42, that's the only time I've been sure I was slower than an opponent as an adult.  When I play in open age leagues, I'm still the fastest out there, but I can't do it more than about once every 5 minutes.

 

[mr. furley]

https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/comments/3e1vfa/ochow_40yard_dash_result_translated_to_100_sprint/

Pretty interesting.  100m times translated to 40yd times.

Based on that, I would have been 4.5 in high school.  I still play soccer, and based on how I match up against young players, I'm sure I'm under 5.0 still.  I got dusted in a flat-out sprint of about 30 yards when I was about 42, that's the only time I've been sure I was slower than an opponent as an adult.  When I play in open age leagues, I'm still the fastest out there, but I can't do it more than about once every 5 minutes.

a 4.5 in HS would have put you in the top 1% nationally

did you play sports in college?

 

[Binky The Doormat]

your mom wanted me to take my time ...

 

[E Street Brat]

@shuke could eat 6 foot-long chili cheese dogs before I finished 

 

[Tick]

a 4.5 in HS would have put you in the top 1% nationally

did you play sports in college?

You’re right, I read the chart wrong.  4.7 is more likely, so probably above 5.0 now.