Running
Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion in which humans move rapidly on foot, with both feet leaving the ground during each stride.
2.778 m/sSpeedEveryday quantities
Running vs Sprinting
What are they, and what does the difference actually look like?
Two things. One honest scale.
Meet the pair
What these two things are
Sprinting
Sprinting is running at full speed over a short distance, requiring maximum effort and power.
36 km/hSpeedSprinting moves about 3.6 times as fast as Running.
Each track shows distance covered in the same second. The small illustrations identify the movers; their sizes are schematic.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
Running
A chosen steady 10 km/h run.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked speed is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Sprinting
A defined 10 m/s sprinting example, not a world record.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked speed is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Change the comparison
Put something else beside it.
Measurement details
Why these numbers?
The visual compares speed with speed. The records below preserve each value’s basis and caveats.
Running
2.778 m/sSpeed · example
A chosen steady 10 km/h run.
Sprinting
36 km/hSpeed · example
A defined 10 m/s sprinting example, not a world record.
- Comparing
- Speed ↔ Speed
- Relative size
- Sprinting is larger on this measurement by a factor of about 3.6. Sprinting's selected measurement is approximately 260% greater than Running's.
How to read the visual
The labelled spans and stored measurements determine the scale; unmeasured illustration details do not.
- Running is labelled example; treat the displayed value as a comparison anchor rather than false precision.
- Sprinting is labelled example; treat the displayed value as a comparison anchor rather than false precision.
There’s always another scale
Follow your curiosity.
MotionRunning2.778 m/sRunning is a method of terrestrial locomotion in which humans move rapidly on foot, with both feet leaving the ground during each stride.MotionSprinting36 km/hSprinting is running at full speed over a short distance, requiring maximum effort and power.MotionWalking1.389 m/sWalking is a form of human locomotion where one foot is always in contact with the ground.
MotionSound in air1,235 km/hSound in air is the propagation of pressure waves through the atmosphere, which can be heard by humans and animals.
MotionInternational Space Station28,160 km/hThe International Space Station is a large habitable satellite that orbits Earth and serves as a research laboratory.MotionLight in vacuum1 cLight in vacuum is electromagnetic radiation that travels through empty space without any material medium.Side by side
Another point of view.
