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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS is a 12 year old who plays multiple field team sports. He is known for his speed on those teams (fastest or among the fastest).

I hand clocked his 100M and 400M times on the tracks with regular tennis shoes and they are 15 sec and 1m10s respectively. Are there any track athletes here and can put these times into perspectives? I assume these are just general fast times but not that impressive in the eyes of track athletes. [/quote]
For 12 I would say the 100 time is a bit slow... would look for something in the 13 to be good... for the 400 I would say anything closer to 1 min... But it is still early, probably those teams say that because your son is quick. In the 100 you have to learn how to accelerate to top speed and maintain top speed as long as possible for the 400 that is a different situation that takes heart.

who am I... I coach elite high school athletes for years at an inner-city school... Coach multiple kids under 10.6 and also 48.5
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I ran 56 seconds as a 12 year old in the 400.  Ran 52.5 as a freshman in high schoo and 48.5 400 as a high senior, and 4:06 for the mile in the 70's also as a high school senior.  Compare as you wish.  My brother was faster - 4:08 for a mile in 10th grade and I never felt like I was anywhere near the fastest kid around.  Never ran the 100 - ran sub 23 for the 200.  [/quote]

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