There are factors....long limb ratio in relation to torso length is a big advantage in sprinting, and blacks overall have this type of body structure (long arms, legs, and short trunk with narrow hips) no matter whether they are 6'5" or 5"5. Many whites have this build as well, but it is not as common. Lemaitre has this type of build. Many Nordic types also have this build.The overall speed factor may be that whites physically develop later than blacks, therefore not recruited out of high school as blacks who already are at almost peak level..... and many whites give up too early.<div>
</div><div>I got fast my senior year in high school. Before that, I was not fast at all. I remember during the physcial fitness tests in school, and clearly remember my 50 yard dash time as a freshmen being 6.8 and my senior year I ran a 5.5 (2nd fastest in the school of almost 1500). I even got much faster in college where I ran a personal best of 10.6 in the 100 meters
...Black children have been proven to develop early than whites. Its all timing. Never give up.</div>
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