Average person's sprint speed, if moderately trained

That 400 time looks kind of fast.

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You underestimate genetics.

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Runningart2004 wrote:

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This ^

Totally nailed it.

400 m: Sprint Speed equals marathon WR pace???

Runningart2004 wrote:

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Someone who trains and can run a 14 second 100 would definitely go faster than 32 for the 200, even if that training was half-assed.

The average 800 time of the distance runners on my HS track team was ~2:20. Someone who trains on a semi-regular basis would run way faster than that pace for one lap. 55 may be pushing it, but 58-60 would be realistic.

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400 m: Sprint Speed equals 5K WR pace???

Fixed.

George Woltman wrote:

Runningart2004 wrote:

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Someone who trains and can run a 14 second 100 would definitely go faster than 32 for the 200, even if that training was half-assed.

The average 800 time of the distance runners on my HS track team was ~2:20. Someone who trains on a semi-regular basis would run way faster than that pace for one lap. 55 may be pushing it, but 58-60 would be realistic.

Alan nailed it. Your track team is not comprised of average males. They had the interest and aptitude to persue the sport. The average male with years of training will never break 20 in the 5k.

Yeah, sounds more realistic. If people can hold a pace for more than 2 hrs, it should be possible to do it for one effing lap...

Avg dude not track team wrote:

Alan nailed it. Your track team is not comprised of average males. They had the interest and aptitude to persue the sport.

Right. The 800 runners on the team aren't average males, they're distance-oriented guys with more slow twitch and less fast twitch muscles than the average male. Some of them are rejects from other sports.

Avg dude not track team wrote:

The average male with years of training will never break 20 in the 5k.

May be true, but it's much easier to train someone to run a sub 65 400 (achieved by nearly all of the sprinters on my track team) than a sub 20 5K (only half of the distance guys ran that fast on my team).

Average person maybe 25 for 100m

I think the above estimates are pretty close in the 100m, but just a bit slow in the 200m & 400m.

I would say something like:

100m: 13-mid to 14-low

200m: 29-31

400m: 64-68

I would say those times would capture about the middle third of able-bodied, non-obese 20-something makes after training semi-seriously (5-6 days week, 30-75 minutes/day) for 1-2 years.

You do not say what they actually do as far as training. I'm thinking that might matter. I doubt the average 20 year old runs a 12.5 without training!!!

People are slow wrote:

Average person maybe 25 for 100m

Maybe if they're hopping backwards on one leg.

A 60 year old woman has run a 100 in 13.63. If a 20-something guy can't do that after some training, there's something seriously wrong with him.

Runningart2004 wrote:

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And yet the average freshman at the high school I coach at is faster than the timed you just posted. Not many male 15 year old kids run as slow as you posted by the end of 3 months of training, I would estimate only about 15% run that slow after just 3 months of training.

Centrowitz it is...Yes! wrote:

You do not say what they actually do as far as training. I'm thinking that might matter.

Nothing too serious. 4-5 days a week, 40-60 minutes per day, including warmups. Something like this:

Monday - 6x30m with 3 minutes rest (acceleration)

Tuesday - a few strides

Wednesday - 4x60m with 6 minutes rest (max velocity) OR 3x90m with 10 minutes rest (speed endurance)

Thursday - strides and plyometrics

Friday - off

Saturday - 3x200m with 15 minutes rest OR 3x400m - jog the curves, sprint the straights (special endurance)

Sunday - off

Yes, but the kids you mention are kids on the track team. It makes sense they are above average.

Too fast,especially the 400.A lot of high school teams can't even get four of their best athletes to break 3:40 in the 4x4.

I would say closer to 13.0, 27.0, 62 for putting in a little work over a year.

The original times you suggested are achievable but I think they would have to devote a lot more time and effort.

You guys are treating "person" as a male who already turns out for track. Most women have little chance of breaking 28-30 seconds for 200 under any conditions. Most mid-20's women are already overweight heading into obesity.

If anything, Alan is optimistic, but as good an answer as we can divine.

Turbogeezer wrote:

You guys are treating "person" as a male who already turns out for track. Most women have little chance of breaking 28-30 seconds for 200 under any conditions. Most mid-20's women are already overweight heading into obesity.

The title may be vague, but the post is clear. Men only:

Let's say you take a few non-obese, non-disabled males in their 20s.