How long would it take a child to run 400 meters?

Answer 1

Over a minute most likely. I would say anywhere under 2:00 minutes would be exceptional for someone under 10 years of age. To give you some perspective, I'm a senior in high school, and right now I could probably run a 400 in 48-52 seconds. I'm an extremely fit track runner, or at least I like to think so. I've never seen anyone under 13 years of age run under a minute for the 400, and if I did, I would think they had a very good future ahead of them. So anywhere in the 1:00 to 2:00 range in good, but every child is different, so I really couldn't generalize and say, "This is how long it takes."