Question: When you are running and to stop quickly, you must decelerate quickly. (a) What is the origin of the force that causes you to stop?

When you are running and to stop quickly, you must decelerate quickly.
(a) What is the origin of the force that causes you to stop?
(b) Estimate (using you own experience) the maximum rate of deceleration of a person running at top sped to come to rest.

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