It’s a ubiquitous sight in neighborhoods and parks, along boardwalks and roadsides, on tracks and treadmills – people running for fitness purposes. Chances are, you hardly even notice them.

When people are exercising, they intuitively maintain the same running speed regardless of how many kilometres they cover, in order to be as energy efficient as possible. In a race, people try to ...

Read on to learn more about the top speed of humans and how that compares to the average person, as well as different animals. You’ll also learn about the factors that impact running speed along ...