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Men's running world records: average speed by distance

World-record speed drops from 37.6 km/h in the 100 m to 21.2 km/h in the marathon, which is still 56% of top sprinting speed, held for about two hours.

What does this axis measure?
What does this axis measure?
Men's running world records: average speed by distance: 13 points, a scatter chart.
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Average speed (km/h)
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The data: 13 points
Race distance (m)Average speed (km/h)
10037.58
20037.52
40033.47
80028.54
1,00027.31
1,50026.21
1,609.34425.97
2,00025.43
3,00024.68
5,00023.83
10,00022.92
21,097.522.08
42,19521.19
Source
Wikipedia: List of world records in athletics; average speeds calculated by Unlabeled via World Athletics record progression
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2026-10-06
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