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Where the Hell is Moses Kuria?

It seems Moses Kuria, the man of many portfolios, embarked on a whirlwind adventure through the halls of government, only to find himself in a comedic conundrum. Starting off strong as the Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade, and Industry, he was the talk of the town. But alas, fate had other plans. In a twist fit for a sitcom, Kuria found himself shuffled over to the Public Service portfolio faster than you can say "bureaucratic shuffle". Then, the plot thickened! In a classic case of diplomatic drama, the US Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, decided to give Kuria a cold shoulder after cancelling not one, but two meetings with him. The reason? His "foul mouth". Oh, the irony! It seems even the most seasoned politicians can't escape the wrath of a sharp tongue. Since then, Kuria has seemingly vanished into thin air, keeping a low profile that would make even Bigfoot jealous. Rumour has it he's taken up residence in a cozy cave somewhere, pondering th

How fast can humans run?

The average human walking speed is in the neighborhood of 4.8 km/h (3 mph). How fast do you think you could run at a full sprint? 16 Km/h? 25 km/h? What speed could you average over 42 Km? I've been wondering how various world records in running would translate to my colloquial speed unit of Km/h. So to appease my own curiosity I've compiled the tables below:

















































It's a bit surpising that the men's 200m record produces a faster average speed than the 60m and the 100m records. I expect this is partly because accelerating at the start takes some time and partly because Michael Johnson owns the 200 & 400m. But not for too long, I suspect...

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Anonymous said…
48.3 km/h was the top speed by Canada's Ben Johnson who took 48 strides to run a 100m race in 9,79 sec. source: news.bbc.co.uk

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