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How fast is 17,900 inches per minute?

It's about as fast as Noah Ngeny
The speed of Noah Ngeny is about 17,900 inches per minute.
(in Rieti, Italy; 1999) (sprinter; 1978-)
Setting a world record at the Rieti Grand Prix in 1999, Noah Ngeny ran 1,000 m in 2:11.96 for an average speed of 17,900 inches per minute. According to some reports, Ngeny did not begin running competitively until just three years before setting the record.
It's about one-and-one-tenth times as fast as a Bull
The speed of a Bull is about 16,000 inches per minute.
(for animals involved in the Running of the Bulls, a.k.a. Encierro, San Fermin, Pamplona, Spain) (herd average speed)
The herd of the annual Encierro in Pamplona, Spain runs at an average speed of 16,000 inches per minute. The Encierro is run annually from July 7th through July 14th and involves 42 bulls, 77 oxen, and an estimated 17,000 runners over the course of the event.
It's about four-fifths as fast as Flo-Jo
The speed of Flo-Jo is about 22,140 inches per minute.
(at the Seoul Olympics, 1998) (a.k.a. Florence Griffith-Joyner, a.k.a. Florence Delorez Griffith) (swimmer; 1959-1998)
Setting a world record in 1988, Flo-Jo ran a 200 m in 0:21.34 for an average speed of 22,140 inches per minute. Known as a 200 m runner, Joyner also set a record time in a 100 m race at in 1987.
It's about three-fourths as fast as Usain Bolt
The speed of Usain Bolt is about 24,300 inches per minute.
(at the Beijing Olympics, 2008) (a.k.a. Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D.) (sprinter; 1986-)
Setting a world record, Usain Bolt ran a 100 m in 0:09.69 for an average speed of 24,400 inches per minute at the 2008 Olympics. Furthermore, Bolt's margin of record breaking — 0.03 s — is the largest margin of victory in the history of digital measurements.
It's about three-fourths as fast as Michael Johnson
The speed of Michael Johnson is about 24,450 inches per minute.
(a.k.a. Michael Duane Johnson) (sprinter; 1967-) (at the Atlanta Olympics, 1996)
Setting a record that stood for 12 years, Michael Johnson ran a 200 m in 0:19.32 for an average speed of 24,460 inches per minute at the 1996 Olympics. Johnson was nicknamed "the Man with the Golden shoes" in recognition of the custom footwear worn during these races — a pair of Nikes with a left size of 10.5 and a right size of 11.
It's about half as fast as Secretariat
The speed of Secretariat is about 39,700 inches per minute.
(at Belmont Stakes, 1973)
Setting a record finish, Secretariat ran the Belmont Stakes — a 12 furlong race length — in 2:24, for an average speed of 39,600 inches per minute in 1973. His margin of victory in the race, also a record-setter, was 31 lengths.
It's about two-fifths as fast as a Gazelle
The speed of a Gazelle is about 50,000 inches per minute.
(for Thomson's Gazelle, a.k.a. Eudorcas thomsoni, a.k.a. "Tommie", a.k.a. "Tommy")
A Thomson's gazelle can reach speeds of up to 50,000 inches per minute. The gazelle's speed doesn't match that of its chief predator, the cheetah, but a gazelle's endurance usually ensures an escape in distances greater than 500 m (0.3 mi).
It's about two-fifths as fast as a Hare
The speed of a Hare is about 50,000 inches per minute.
(for European Brown Hare, a.k.a. Brown Hare, a.k.a. Lepus europaeus, a.k.a. Brown Hare)
The European Hare can run at speeds of up to 50,000 inches per minute. While speed is a factor in their escapes, hares evade their chief predators — wolves, foxes, and golden eagles — by fleeing in a zigzag pattern.
It's about two-fifths as fast as a Greyhound
The speed of a Greyhound is about 47,500 inches per minute.
(a.k.a. English greyhound) (approximate maximum speed)
Greyhounds reach average race speeds of 47,500 inches per minute. Despite their racing prowess, greyhounds are not considered energetic dogs — the typical greyhound race requires the dogs to run for less than 35 seconds.
It's about three times as fast as a Crocodile
The speed of a Crocodile is about 6,400 inches per minute.
(American Crocodile, Crocodylus acutus) (swimming speed)
An American crocodile can reach speeds in the water of up to 6,600 inches per minute. On land, larger crocodiles can "gallop" when fleeing danger at speeds of up to 13,000 inches per minute.
It's about four times as fast as Michael Phelps
The speed of Michael Phelps is about 4,588.60 inches per minute.
(at the Beijing Olympics, 2008; 200 m freestyle) (a.k.a. Michael Fred Phelps) (swimmer; 1985-)
Setting a world record, Michael Phelps swam the 200 m freestyle in 1:42.96 for an average speed of 4,588.60 inches per minute. Phelps would go on to win nine gold medals individually in the 2008 Olympics - more than all but eight of the competing nations.
It's about one-fourth as fast as a Knuckleball (baseball)
The speed of a Knuckleball (baseball) is about 71,000 inches per minute.
(a.k.a. knuckler, a.k.a. floater, a.k.a. dancer, a.k.a. butterfly ball) (major league average)
The average speed of major league knuckleball pitch is 72,000 inches per minute. Eddie Cicotte, who was later implicated in the 1919 Black Sox scandal, is credited with developing the pitch ca. 1906.
It's about one-fourth as fast as a Cheetah
The speed of a Cheetah is about 72,500 inches per minute.
(Acinonyx jubatus)
The cheetah can reach speeds of up to 72,510 inches per minute in short bursts. From a crouching position, the cheetah can attain these speeds in just 2.25 seconds.
It's about one-fourth as fast as a Hurricane
The speed of a Hurricane is about 78,200 inches per minute.
(formally: Topical cyclone; a.k.a. typhoon)
A hurricane is defined by the US National Hurricane Center as a Northern Hemisphere tropical storm having one-minute average wind-speeds of at least 78,100 inches per minute. Typhoons Tip (October, 1979) and Keith (October, 1997) and Hurricanes Camille (August, 1969) and Allen (August, 1980) jointly hold the record for highest tropical storm wind speeds at 203,000 inches per minute.
It's about one-fifth as fast as a Curveball (baseball)
The speed of a Curveball (baseball) is about 80,000 inches per minute.
(a.k.a. hook, a.k.a. hammer, a.k.a. yakker) (major league average)
The average speed of major league curveball pitch is 79,000 inches per minute. In the 1940's, debate over whether there really was a curve in the curveball pitch was settled with the conclusion that the ball does curve; however, an optical illusion caused by the spin of the ball and the batter's perception of motion exaggerates the extent of the curve.
 
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