i ran a 24.7 200 in state and got 4th so.. and if you run under a 12 in the 100 meter dash that's pretty good, i run a 12 flat.
my nephew is running in the cyo prelims today. i am curious how much time difference a composite track will add to his time. i am not interested in olympics. he is 8th grade track and field.
The main reasons an athletic track would be "faster" than others are the age of the court, quality of installation, and weather conditions. Altitude, surface used, age of surface, prevailing wind and weather conditions, and many other factors.
You get to mcdonalds faster running
Slower
on a smooth surface
A rock at the surface will cool faster than a rock underground.
When the exposed surface of water is larger the evaporation is faster.
water!
Practice as hard as you can and you'll get faster
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Smooth surface
Running is a faster locomotion than walking.