How Can ReacTime™ Help A Sprinter?

By working with athletes at all levels over the past year we have identified several ways that ReacTime™ can contribute to improved performances. These pages will suggest one way in which it can help.

For the purposes of this example we are going to look at the second semi final of the men's 100 meters at the USA 2000 Olympic Trials in Track & Field in Sacramento, Ca.
An image of the start of this race is shown below.

Note: None of the athletes who ran in this event have endorsed ReacTime™ in any way, and the fact that their start data is being analyzed should not be seen as an endorsement.

Working backwards from the Finish.

Here is the the official FinishLynx® photofinish image of the race. Below it are the results.

Place	Lane	Athlete	Affiliation	Result	ReacTime™
1	5	GREENE Maurice	NIKE - Nike	10.06	0.149
2	8	BROKENBURR Kenneth	NIKE - Nike	10.13	0.155
3	3	MITCHELL Dennis	UNAT - Unattached	10.19	0.157
4	7	WILLIAMS Bernard	UOF - Florida	10.19	0.162
5	6	CAPEL John	UNAT - Unattached	10.20	0.158
6	4	MARSH Mike	SMTC - Santa Monica TC	10.20	0.154
7	1	HEARD Floyd	SMTC - Santa Monica TC	10.32	0.162
8	2	CARTER Jonathan	FILA - Fila	10.41	0.139

The margin of victory between Maurice Greene and Kenneth Brokenburr is 0.07 seconds (7/100ths). The gap between Brokenburr and Dennis Mitchell is 0.06 seconds (6/100ths). The overall delta time (separation) between first place and third place is 0.13 seconds.

Look more closely at the start data.