Fastest 600m by an 11 year old!?

1:22 on cinders

My cousin ran one in about 1:31. I told her if she keeps up with my training regiment that I gave here she could have the record by the end of the week.

tom waits wrote:

1:22 on cinders

For an eleven year old! You must be kidding!?

that equates to a 2:32 800m. is this is a guy, i'm sure there are 11 year olds that could move faster than that...if it's a girl then who knows.

no one keeps an 11yr old 600m record and frankly it doesnt matter....not that impressive

1:36, some British kid AFAIK.

segel wrote:

1:36, some British kid AFAIK.

That seems reasonable. Thanks!

It's a boy of Nigerian descent who ran it. He also ran 80m on the same grass track in 10.9 about 30 mins later. Seems talented to me, though I'm sure there are lots of raw talent around the world at this age.

The 12 year old 800m national record is 2:06. I think the 10 year old record is something like 2:18, but you can look it up on usatf's records.

The 12 year old 400 national record is 53, and the 10 year old record is 58.

I imagine an 11 year old has run pretty darn close to 1:30, all things considered.

Was looking for the fastest 600m by an under 11 (9 or 10 years) as my son who is nearly 9 1/2 just ran the 600 in 1:52.67. This was on a 400m track not grass. I assume this would be a good time for his age?

segel wrote:

1:36, some British kid AFAIK.

11 1:36.7 James Dunford GBR 14 Jan 86 Horsham 17 Aug 97

who cares!

He's 11 years old.

tops wrote:

Was looking for the fastest 600m by an under 11 (9 or 10 years) as my son who is nearly 9 1/2 just ran the 600 in 1:52.67. This was on a 400m track not grass. I assume this would be a good time for his age?

600 meters is not an event normally run at that age. They run 400m and 800m at AAU/USATF events. A 600 of 1:52.67 is good for his age, but not exceptional. You can check out USATF and AAU JO results for the Bantam boys age division of the 400 and 800 to see what the top kids run for those distances. The 400 winner is typically near to just over 60 seconds, and the 800 winner is typically near or just over 2:20.

600m is an event in the UK for under 11y. In the UK under 11s do not run the 400 or 800. He would actually be in your sub bantam age group, not bantam. He can run the 400 in 1.02.34 never done an 800.

notevenclose wrote:

The 12 year old 800m national record is 2:06. I think the 10 year old record is something like 2:18, but you can look it up on usatf's records.

The 12 year old 400 national record is 53, and the 10 year old record is 58.

I imagine an 11 year old has run pretty darn close to 1:30, all things considered.

in the midget division age 11-12 bryce lowe has the national record 50.75, and robyn reynolds has the girls record at 54.73 just a fyi.

tops wrote:

600m is an event in the UK for under 11y. In the UK under 11s do not run the 400 or 800. He would actually be in your sub bantam age group, not bantam. He can run the 400 in 1.02.34 never done an 800.

He ran 62 for the 400, but can only run 1:52 for the 600? Something doesn't add up there. If he turns 10 in 2012, you're right, he'd be sub-bantam in AAU, but would be bantam in USATF...sub-bantam there is 8/under.

I guess I shouldn't have assumed you were in the U.S. Sorry about that. Good luck to your son...he's certainly quick for his age.

He has not done any training to speak of so the difference between the 400 and 600 times I think comes from a flat out 400 that he knows he can do but not being so sure about the 600 and holding back a bit. Thanks for your comments its always good to get others opinion especially as I know nothing about running.

My 10 year old son and his friend managed it in 59 seconds and 1 minute. Considering that speed, i am wondering if maybe we did not run 600m but the child who did it in 59 seconds managed the 5k run in 21 mins 22!!

11 year olds don't need to be running that fast, and a lot of the ones who do don't get much better. His times are good fro his age

In the 5th grade back in 1970 I ran the 600 yard dash in 1 min 57 secs at Manoa Elementary School in Honolulu HI. I was the fastest in the school at that time. Later a 6th grader beat my record.