I know the Jamican guy ran it 9.6 something. So how fast does a non-olympian run it?

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where are you from? the average american can barely walk no more than the distance between Walmart and the nearest parking spot, let alone run 100m.

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I am wondering the same thing. I know I am pretty fast, always have been, but I was never part of any track events so I have no idea what my time would be. Although I am very light skinned so that already puts a damper on my time...

Are there nachos and beer at the finish line .... just wondering ... may effect my time ...

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12... maybe 14....


Minutes...

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Really depends on who or what's chasing them.

I usually take around a week or so.

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12 seconds is fast. 14 is probably more like it for someone of high school age in moderately good shape and trying hard in PE class.

I like the mile distance much better. I always remember the limiting factor on my 100 yard/meter time was the ability of my legs to move fast and stay coordinated, rather than my stamina. It seems that I hit a certain speed and then running any faster I would start to stumble because my legs couldn't keep up with how fast I was trying to run.

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I can walk a mile in 15 minutes. So 100 meters takes me 56 seconds.

What's a "meter"?

It's what the gas company uses to over bill you.

When I ran track in junior high school my best time in the 100 YARD, not meters, dash was 12 seconds flat. Not bad for a girl.

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Really depends on who or what's chasing them.

good point. cops, vicious dog or jealous ex- would get ya goin quicker!

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When I ran track in junior high school my best time in the 100 YARD, not meters, dash was 12 seconds flat. Not bad for a girl.

Smokin'!!

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When I ran track in junior high school my best time in the 100 YARD, not meters, dash was 12 seconds flat. Not bad for a girl.

Junior high itself went the way of the 100 yard dash.

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Really depends on who or what's chasing them.

good point. cops, vicious dog or jealous ex- would get ya goin quicker!

Did you forget outraged husband?

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What's a "meter"?

A metre.

I can only half Fathom that.

Don't you really mean about half a furlong?

1 Metre = 2 Fathoms (approx)

Ah, ye scurvy bilge rats! A fathom is six feet or about 1.8 meters.

Oops, I was right the first time but a little typo followed. Meant to say 2 Metres = 1 Fathom or there about. Close enough for a Mars landing.

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When I ran track in junior high school my best time in the 100 YARD, not meters, dash was 12 seconds flat. Not bad for a girl.

When I was in high school they only did dashes in yards - like they did for you in Jr High. My senior year I routinely ran the 100 yard dash in 10.2 sec., but one time I was able to do it 10.0 sec. flat. There were a lot of guys who could run it faster, though.

Bonus question: How far is a league?

Land or nautical league?

1 Land League = 4828.032 Metres
1 Nautical League = 5556 Metres

I remember my best time in the 100 yard in high school was about 11.5 seconds. I was not the best pure sprinter but I was pretty fast. My best 1/4 mile time was 54.6 seconds. I would guess I could run 100 meters in about 19 seconds today without hurting myself too badly.

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Land or nautical league?

1 Land League = 4828.032 Metres
1 Nautical League = 5556 Metres

Which country's league as well?

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Slowly but surely we will move to metric....I can't wait.

About as fast as we move away from a two-party political system.

Wouldn't we have to get back to a two party system before we could get away from it.