400 Meter Dash

You normally start a 400m race (outdoor track) at the same place as 800, 1600 and possibly 300; which isn't a common event in outdoor track and field anyway

As of April, 2009:

Usain Bolt holds the men's world record in the 200 meter dash with a time of 19.30 seconds set at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

Florence Griffith-Joyner holds the women's world record in the 200 meter dash with a time of 21.34 seconds set at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

There is no record for 11 year olds for track

For a girl yes. For a guy It is okay but could be a little better.

I'd buy spikes

anythings possible, but do you have what it takes?

3.55 is blazing!! only if its done laser timed or another form of FAT timed like off the gun. if its done by hand its still fast but inaccurate. more than likely you mean 30 yards if you ran that time.

48.69 sec ÷ 60 sec/decimal min = 0.8116 decimal min

Decimal seconds in a decimal minute Since there are 60 seconds in a minute, a tenth part represents 60/10 = 6 seconds. Conversion between decimal minutes seconds Decimal Minutes 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 Second 6s 12s 18s 24s 30s 36s 42s 48s 54s 60s

You do switch lanes in the 400 meter dash. At my school at the 50 meter mark is when you start to move into lane one and two and by the 100 meter mark you really should be in the lane one or you will be running longer.

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14.9129086 miles / hour

Yes, everyone has the same length to run in the 400m dash. The track is staggered so that everyone runs the same length. It might seem like the person on the outside lane is running more because they have a bigger turn, but they have a lead in the beginning because of the stagger.

5.33m/s on average

one is bigger then the other

Indoors it's 2 laps because each lap is 200m. However on an outdoor track it's one lap because each lap is 400m. If you compare the times of the indoor and the outdoor times, you will see that the outdoor times are usually better. Sometimes, it's good to compete in the indoor 400 metres because the weather, doesn't affect significantly what your time will be. In the outdoor, hot weather, rainy weather etc, can affect your time.

To find the stagger of a running track you must first have the lane width, if you don't then find it, and after you get the lane width which is approximately 1.22m meters you multiply it by 2 then by Pi, if you don't know what Pi is it's appro. 3.14 or 22 divided 7, so if the lane width was 1.22 i use the formula, (2 x Pi x lane width), 2 multiplied by 1.22 is 2.44 and then multiplied by Pi (3.14) you get 7.66, so each lane is 7.66 Meters ahead of the other :) HOPE THIS HELPED!

When doing the math, here is the facts that you would need in order to calculate: 1 Mile = 1609.344 Meters(about 4 laps)13mph = 20921.472 meters an hour(about 52 laps, and 121 meters) so 20921.472 meters per 3600 seconds set up a ratio (20921.472/3600) = (400/X) ---> X is how long it would take you to run the 400, in seconds. cross multiply (20921.472 * X) = (3600 * 400) you get (20921.472 X = 1440000) now x = (1440000/20921.472) and you get 68.83s or 1:08.83

it's an okay time but nothing to brag about. like when i was 13, myself and 5 other male 13 year old friends ran the 400 and we got around 4 minutes 5 seconds with very little practice.

An official track is 400 meters, which is 436 yards, or a quarter mile.

Boy=Around 2 1/2 minutes

Girl=Under 3 minutes

ok... i am just adding to this answer, because i couldn't figure out how to answer it my self.

i am a 14 year old girl and for an 800m I do 2:19, so if you are a 13 year old boy you should go faster than that!!

(oh btw i think the person who answered before me is completely WRONG)

You get out of your lane after you reach the designated checkpoint (usually after about a hundred meters) that allows you to do so. In 800 meter races, they usually mark this point with a cone or pole.

jane doe

To train for the 400m dash you have to spend time on running long distances, and practise sprinting. because the 400m dsh is a bit if sprint, yet a bit of long distance. you will need to train for many years to win in the olympics. Probably about 10 or 15 years.

In my opinion i would use spikes because they have better traction on tracks and gives you an edge because the are lightweight and in the rain it would help you. But make sure the spikes are water proof. Running Flats may slip on the ground so it is better to use spikes.