How many miles per hour can a healthy young male run?

romeomikegolf

Michael Johnson was clocked, in 2000, at just over 37mph. Given that he was a trained athlete, I would say that the average healthy adult young male should be capable of around 30mph. Edited by RMG to revise 200 to the year 2000 May 16 07, 7:11 AM

MonkeyOnALeash

The average is 20MPH. "The fastest man in the world is always a matter of interpretation, because a 200 meter, or 1500 meter runner might beg to differ. But the benchmark is the 100 meter and Asafa Powell is definately the fastest man in the world. 36.88 km/hour or 22.9 miles per hour" http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060910152856AA7MfRY May 16 07, 7:11 AM

MonkeyOnALeash

Michael Johnson "On July 29 he easily captured the 400 m Olympic title with a time of 43.49 s, beating Roger Black of Great Britain by almost a second. At the 200 m final on August 1, Johnson ran the opening 100 m in 10.12 s, achieved a peak speed of over 40 km/h (25 mph), and finished the race in 19.32 s, shattering the world record he had set just months before." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Johnson_(athlete) May 16 07, 7:14 AM

odinseye

A healthy young male...What...? cheata -dang fast horse -purdy fast dog -fast bear -faster then ya x-pect. man caught with gal, when gal's husband comes home... -fastest. May 16 07, 12:35 PM