How long can a person run at top speed?

Answer 1

It really does depend on how fit and healthy you are!

The fastest Human Ever recorded:

As of June 2000, the fastest human ever recorded is Michael Johnson, the American Track and Field star. On August 1, 1996 he set the world record by running 200 meters in 19.32 seconds. He won an Olympic title in Atlanta, Georgia

Johnson's record can be calculated to equal 10.35 m/s or 37.267 km/h

Note -this speed is slow compared to the cheetah who can run at a top speed of about 30 m/s or 100 km/h -- three times the speed of the fastest person on Earth.

The Average Human:

The average person runs generally from 12 - 17 miles an hour in sprints. Running over a longer period of time you can potentially go faster. Humans are some of the slowest mammals because we have not adapted fully into being bipedal creatures. We still have a short femur bone from when we crawled.

Answer 2

Usain Bolt reached a top speed of 27.45 mph in his 9.58 seconds 100 meter world record.

Before that, Maurice Greene held the record for a top speed of 26.7 mph in his 9.79 seconds 100 meters.

Answer 3

When considering how long a person can a person sprint we must begin by defining our terms. In this case the top speed is the maximum velocity sustained over twenty meters. A sprint is defined as 80% of top speed. So our question is for how many seconds or meters can a track athlete sustain a least 80% of his top speed.

The current world record holder (2008) for 100m, Usain Bolt could sustain 95% of his top speed for 8 seconds (100m), 90% of top speed for 18 seconds (200m) and 80% of top speed for 30 seconds (300m).

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Answer 4

The duration a person can run at top speed varies, but for most individuals, sustaining top speed for more than 10-20 seconds is challenging due to energy limitations and muscle fatigue. Elite sprinters may maintain top speed for a bit longer, up to 30-40 seconds, but it's still a very intense effort.

Answer 5

An average male can run up to 24 mph
and an female can run up to a speed of 22 mph
so a human can run up to about 25 mph for an average person

Answer 6

A horse can sprint for about a minute or so, before it needs to stop.

Answer 7

5 miles in 2 min

Answer 8

They run about 30 mph (approximately)

Answer 9

21 mph