Dear All, As I walked this morning, I calculated my speed at about 100 metres per minute. I have now compared this with some track and field results for champion athletes.
I would appreciate any comments. Cheers, Pat Naughtin LCAMS Geelong, Australia Track and field athletics speeds Distance Champion speed in metres per second (m/s), metres per minute (m/min), and kilometres per hour (km/h). 100 metre 10.1 m/s 600 m/min 36 km/h 200 metre 10.1 m/s 600 m/min 36 km/h 400 metre 9.1 m/s 550 m/min 33 km/h 800 metre 7.7 m/s 460 m/min 28 km/h 1000 metre 7.5 m/s 450 m/min 27 km/h 1500 metre 7.1 m/s 425 m/min 26 km/h 2000 metre 6.8 m/s 400 m/min 25 km/h 5000 metre 6.3 m/s 380 m/min 23 km/h 10 000 metre 6.1 m/s 370 m/min 22 km/h Marathon 5.5 m/s 330 m/min 20 km/h Walking 30 000 metres 3.8 m/s 230 m/min 14 km/h My walking speed 1.7 m/s 100 m/min 6 km/h Marching speed 120 steps (of 750 mm) per minute 1.5 m/s 90 m/min 5.4 km/h
