19.19 Seconds

Usain Bolt is still fast. A few days removed from shattering the 100-meter world record in a ridiculous 9.58 seconds, Bolt ran 200 meters in an equally ridiculous 19.19 seconds, another world record and just three-tenths of a second off his 100-meter pace. Double the meters; double the time, basically, just like a machine. Most humans run out of steam the farther and faster they run. Not so with Bolt. The man, if you can call him that at this point, seemingly has no problem maintaining world-record speed over long distances. I seriously wouldn't be surprised if, later this week, he dashed off 300 meters in under 29 seconds. 

9.58 Seconds

Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man, shattered the 100-meter world record Sunday night during the world championships in Berlin, Germany. And by shattered, I mean, completely and utterly pounded it into dust. 100 meters, 9.58 seconds. Less time than it takes most men to lace up their shoes.

Bolt only needed 33 strides to reach the finish, shaving the most time off the world record since the introduction of electronic timing, according to BusinessWorld, which also noted that Bolt’s pre-race breakfast was an order of chicken nuggets. Even more amazing, Bolt’s godlike performance comes on the heels of an April car crash in his native Jamaica that resulted in a busted left foot and a small operation to rest the broken bone.

Bolt bested his previous 100-meter best, (9.69, also a world record), which he easily set during last years’ Olympics—after slowing down during the last ten yards or so to pound his chest. After the race, physicists from the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics at the University of Oslo, Norway, estimated that Bolt, had he sprinted straight through the finish, would have clocked in at 9.55 seconds. At the time, most people scuffed at the calculation. Impossible, critics said. Usain Bolt begs to differ.