100 Meter Dash

Easy. Just go ALL OUT. It should be a dead sprint the whole way. Get out of the blocks powerfully. Don't crunch your hand's up into fists. Make them relaxed, but they have to be staright. Don't cross you arms across your body, and DON'T LOOK AROUND. Look straight ahead. If it's a close race that could cost you your win. If someone is on your tail and you don't know who's gonna finish first, lean in slightly right at the finish line. The first person with any body part across the line is the winner, even if it's their head, SO LEAN. GOOD LUCK!!!!!

Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, two sprinters from Canada have won the men's 100 meter dash gold medal:

1) 1928 - Percy Williams

2) 1996 - Donovan Bailey

Usain bolt 9.58 and his olympic record is 9.69

I'm a 13 year old female, 4'11, and i weigh about 120. I run daily when I don't have too much homework. I run from as little as 5km up to ten. Depending on the day. I think this a reasonable amount given that I don't do many other sports. It depends on your circumstances I guess.

For high school boys it is Nate Jones who ran a 10.44 at the Richardson Invitational on 3/12/2010.

Samuel Arkoh

the world fastest girl runner is actuall Florence Griffith joyner.

It all depends on your age, an 18 year old tends to be faster than a 60 year old, it also varies with sex, as Males tend to be faster than Females. Averages are always hard to base upon due to various factors; age, sex, mobility, weight, height etc. with the below results being best estimates

Male averages:

Under 11 - 19 seconds

11-15 - 17 seconds

16-19 - 16 seconds

20-28 - 15 seconds

29-40 - 16 seconds

41-60 - 17 seconds

60+ - 18 seconds

Female averages:

Under 11 - 21 seconds

11-15 - 19 seconds

16-19 - 17 seconds

20-28 - 16 seconds

29-40 - 17 seconds

41-60 - 18 seconds

60+ - 22 seconds

These are based on the average person who does not do much exercise and of course people who do regular exercise, running, cycling, walking, swimming etc being slightly quicker.

9.58 sec

The World Record for 11 year old boy is 12.04 Walter Williams USA Des Moines IA 5 Aug 04 The World Record for 11 year old girls is: 12.34 Jane Parry GBR London 21 Aug 76 For more World Records go to trackmom.com or http://dominique.100free.com/

it depends on the age group. 15 seconds is a decent time for a grade school 100 meter dash, but it would be a decent time for a high school 200 meter dash.

14.87

14.87 that's wired. im 15 and i ran about 2.5s in the 20 yd dash. for 12 year old i think you should run a least 3s at the fasted

The World Record is 5.56seconds held by Donovan Bailey of Canada. He ran this in 1996.

Florence Griffith Joyner has the record for the fastest times in the women's 100 meter race. She currently holds the top 3 fastest times of 10.49 seconds, 10.61, and 10.62 seconds.

* The length of the track and the width of each lane are specified by the IAAF. * If the number of competitor is more than ten in the 100 meter sprint event, then, preliminary heat races are held. The winners or the top sprinters will qualify for the next round. * Any sprinter with a false start will be warned after the first attempt. After the next false start, he will be disqualified. * The records may be made only on the track which is made of such a substance which allows runners to run with spiked shoes. * The athlete is not given any credit if he or she does not finish the race. * The time of the event has to be measured with a permitted automatic timing device. * The radius of the outside lane of the track cannot be more than 50 meter. * No athlete is permitted to run inside the inner curve of the track. Even stepping on the inner line of the track is not allowed.

Ben johnson...

what is the average speed of an 8 year-old at running

35 secs is great keep on going but im running it in 34 at the moment

A good time for a 9 year old boy in the 400 dash is 1-1:15 minutes. If competing the time should be under 1 minute.

Oh my gosh, yes! If you're running that as an 11 year old, imagine how fast you would be in high school! The average time for an 11 year old girl in the 100m is like, 16-17 seconds or something. So yeah. Keep running and you could be kicking some butt by the time your a freshman in high school.

The top performances are now (7th August 2012):

1 Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.58 2009, Berlin

2 Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.63, 2012 London

3 Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.69, 2008 Beijing

3 Tyson Gay (USA) 9.69 2009 Shanghai

5 Tyson Gay (USA) 9.71 2009 Berlin

6 Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.72 2008 New York

6 Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.72 2008 Lausanne

8 Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.74 2007 Rieti

9 Yohan Blake (JAM) 9.75 2012 Kingston

9 Yohan Blake (JAM) 9.75 2012 London

Asafa Powell C.D (born 23 November 1982, in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a Jamaican sprinter and the son of two ministers. He previously held the 100 metres World Record between June 2005 and May 2008, with times of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds respectively. Powell also ran the anchor leg of the gold medal winning and World Record setting, Jamaican men's 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. His personal best time in the 100 m of 9.72 seconds, is also the joint second-fastest time in the history of the event.

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Rule of thumb marks for youth 100 meters- boys

Age Excellent Good Needs Improvement

<10 14.5 15.6 16.6

<12 13.9 14.2 15.7

<14 12.5 12.7 13.0

<16 11.0 12.0 12.2

<18 10.4 11.4 11.6

These times are based on athletes wanting to compete at the highest levels. Very few 10 and under and 12 and under runners compete at the 100 meter distance it is better to factor these times down to 40 meter splits or better yet for common American 40 yard splits>

Rule of thumb marks for youth 200 meters boys

age Excellent Good Needs inprovment

<10 29.0 32.0 35.0

<12 26.5 29.0 32.0

<14 24.5 26.0 28.0

<16 22.9 24.2 25.9

<18 21.5 23.2 24.6

well for the 2008 olympic trials they were: 100 m. freestyle-men:51.59 women:57.19 100 m. backstroke-57.99 women:1:04.59 100 m. butterfly-men:55.59 women:1:02.39 100 m. breaststroke-men:1:04.69 women:1:12.59