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The entire first season of Athletes Unlimited was used to create this video. Times were all taken from video at 30 fps, so the error rate is ~1/30 of a second. I tried to mitigate the error rate by picking the ending frame based on if the beginning frame was before or after contact.
I learned the fastest times don't always equate to the fastest runners. Fast runners run fast, but technique is very important in this discipline and can mean a difference of ~0.3 seconds. I was very surprised that AJ Andrews did not run one of the fastest times, despite being widely considered one of, if not the fastest runner. I also believe AJ Andrews is one of the fastest runners on this video because I timed her running out a triple, which was the fastest among a very small sample size. Upon analysis of her technique, her footwork in and getting out of the box really hurts her time. When compared side by side to the fastest by far, Morgan Zerkle, the difference is quite obvious. Location in the box, right foot location at contact, shin angles at contact, etc. all contributed to the time differences. My intuition tells me Andrews and Zerkle are probably very similar in pure speed, which is unfortunately not reflected in their slap hitting running times.