How fast does a beginner run in a 100m dash?

[Anonymous]

I'm 14 years old, i just started doing track and field. I tried doing my 100m dash and i feel really slow. My best time is 24 seconds in a 100m dash. I really need to know how fast does an average beginner runs so i can make a goal.

[Jadekitten]

All these girls saying they run a 11 second 100m... that's bull.
For a beginner even, that's pretty slow. I'd say the freshman in HS run 16's and 17's with some people running 14's and 15's. As a freshman in HS the fastest I ran all year was a 14.3, but I never ran a 100m race at a track meet because I run 100m hurdles and those two events are back to back. This year I ran 13.2 and that's when I'm not even in track condition. So by track season *hopefully* I'll be in the 12's, but I'm not really a 100m runner anyways. I'm 15 by the way.
Just work hard and run FAST in workouts. Don't run what you're comfortable at, run faster. If you feel completely exhausted after a workout that's good! Eat healthy and work your ass off, and you'll get a faster time eventually (:

[Asker]

Thanks i haven't really been doing any physical exercise for a year.

[Jadekitten]

Ok, just work hard and you'll get your time down

[Asker]

Any tips?

[Jadekitten]

Honestly I just work my ass off in practice and I have long legs (I'm 5'8") so that helps

[Jadekitten]

And I eat mostly healthy too.

[Victoria14]

im pretty sure i could sprint 100m in like 11 seconds. and it wasn't for track it was in my softball academy class so they had us running a lot (too much in my opinion). but since you're 14 and just beginning, once you start running more and building up endurance, your time will definitely drop

[Asker]

I haven't really been doing any physical workout for about a year. I've mostly been drowning myself in books so i feel so weak lately.

[Victoria14]

thats how i was when i first started getting active again. it had been a year and my time was higher. so just run everyday, try to eat healthy and build up your endurance and you will be good as gold

[Crazyced]

You might want to time yourself, given that the female world record is like 10.5.

[Victoria14]

@Crazyced it was just an estimate from 2 years ago haha i could be very wrong. so then maybe it was like 14-15 seconds. either way my time dropped considerably from when i first did it haha

[Asker]

@victoria14
Thanks. I'll try my best.

[Victoria14]

good luck :)

[32916]

Sorry, I can only help you with adult 18+ norm data, but I'll give it to you anyway.

Given that over 50m, "excellent" times for females is 9.3 I'd say you need some improvement in speed. However, Given that you are only 14 all the stats are probably redundant.

For comparative purposes here's the rest of the norm data

Female's-----------------------Mens
9.3 -----------"poor"---->8.78

[32916]

Sorry, that didn't copy as it was suppose to. I'll try again.

Females-----------------------Mens
9.3 -----------"poor"---->8.78

[BertMacklinFBI]

it doesn't matter about the beginners time, just focus on improving your own time, trying to match it with other people's times or a beginners time doesn't matter. just shave off a second or few milliseconds every chance you can get. you'll know you're getting faster.

[Klaatu51]

i have done it in 10 secs. a friend of mine unleashed a dog behind me and i did it!!! XD

[Asker]

I should try that.

[Jonny_]

Around 13 seconds or under... the better performing ones are around 11-12 seconds, my friend ran in the British championships when he was about 15 of course it's slightly different for males and females.

[JulieXO]

Lol, all them people be like I can do it in 10 seconds, and then there's me - 18s? Anybody? No? ... Okay
XD

[ZoeyMercer]

15 sec for a beginner