The Amazing Usain Bolt's Success

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Have you heard of the amazing Usain Bolt? Well, in the past few years, he has won a couple of gold medals while also setting some records at the same time. Why is this you ask? Well, some may say he is just a dominant runner, but others say that he has an advantage over the other runners because he is 6 foot 5, which is very tall. Read more to see both sides of the claim.

So why would being taller have an advantage over running you ask? Well according to quora.com, they say that usually the taller people have a longer stride, and they have to take longer steps. Another thing that makes taller people have an advantage is the strides rate. Or how many strides they take per minute. In the next paragraph, I will go over the other side of the argument.

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