Will the Dive Help You Reach First Base Faster?

Gerald: Will our speeds the reach first base quicker by diving for the bag or running through the bag? Charles: Classic question. Gerald: Here is our physics. You will go faster if you are running than when you are diving. If you are trying to make up a few feet or even a foot or something like that, keep running. When Ricky Henderson used to dive, what he was gaining the advantage of was twofold. He would be ducking below the tag and second of all. That's why this is specifically for first place. But Charles, we're talking about first base. The distance from one base to another in major league baseball is 90 feet. It's only