Kirsten Carter has run two very fast 100’s this year but which one was really better?
Carter holds the standard record at 12.11 from last year but that race does not count on the legal lists because it was considered wind aided with a strong +2.3 m/s wind pushing her along.
Her Windsor Relays victory running against a -2.3 wind may actually be the fastest she has ever run if you take wind into account.
Here is the list of the fastest ever 100’s taking wind into account.
Fastest wind adjusted times.
Adjusted-Actual-Wind reading
12.19 12.23 -0.4 Whitney Leachman, Elsie Allen 5/28/04
12.20 12.44 -2.3 Kirsten Carter, Santa Rosa 3/12/17 Windsor Relays
12.21 12.17 +0.4 Whitney Leachman, Elsie Allen 5/29/04
12.26 12.26 +0.0 Kirsten Carter, Santa Rosa 4/11/15 Twilights
12.28 12.11 +2.3 Kirsten Carter, Santa Rosa 4/23/16 Viking
12.29 12.32 -0.3 Amani Baker, Maria Carrillo 5/27 NCS MOC
12.31 12.19 +1.5 Kirsten Carter, Santa Rosa 4/4/15 prelims
12.32 12.17 +1.9 Whitney Leachman, Elsie Allen 4/3/04
12.36 12.37 -0.1 Tracy Webster, Analy 5/27/06
12.36 12.30 +0.7 Kirsten Carter, Santa Rosa 4/13/16
12.38 12.21 +2.2 Tracy Webster, Analy 5/26/06
12.38 12.24 +1.7 Alyssa Page, Montgomery 5/13/11
12.39 12.43 -0.4 Tracy Webster, Analy 6/2/06
12.41 12.23 +2.3 Kirsten Carter, Santa Rosa 3/4/17 Big Cat
You don’t think wind effects running check out this facebook video