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Leg length will determine your maximum walking speed. This was analyzed in an article in Scientific American about 7 years ago. To go any faster than this, any organism must become airborn (run).
Sorry, but I do not remember the exact reference.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoIt would make for a longer stride but that doesn't necessarily translate into speed. A humans leg is roughly the same length from hip to knee and knee to ankle meaning that no matter how long the leg this ratio will be constant. To run faster our knees would need to be higher on our legs allowing us to have a larger stride for a smaller movement like a horse. Or our ankles would need to be redesigned to be more like an ostrich's or a cat's this would allow for more "spring" as we ran.
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∙ 11y agoHaving long legs may mean greater stride length but it does not necessarily translate to significantly faster walking speed. For example, both a tall and short man possess the same leg speed but the taller guy has longer strides. The tall guy on the other hand has to sacrifice stride length if he wants to go the same speed as the short man because if his strides are too long, he covers distance faster.
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