Wired magazin published an interesting article covering a recent paper of my dear co-author Dr. Michael Guenther which is worth reading
https://www.wired.com/story/why-even-the-fastest-human-cant-outrun-your-house-cat/
which bases on his recent paper
- Günther M, Rockenfeller R, Weihmann T, Haeufle DFB, Götz T, Schmitt S. Rules of nature’s Formula Run: Muscle mechanics during late stance is the key to explaining maximum running speed. Journal of Theoretical Biology. Published online August 2021:110714. doi:10.1016/j.jtbi.2021.110714
And there is also a very nice video about running top speed from WIRED’s “Almost Impossible” series