Curious Kids Every Day: A Daily Educational Podcast
Sep 21, 2026 · 13 min · 8 segments
Who is the fastest human, and how fast can a person actually run? This episode looks at Usain Bolt’s 100-meter world record and why a short sprint is so different from a marathon! **Curious Kids…
Josh TaylorHost
Okay, so if we want to figure out who the fastest human is, we need a way to actually measure that, and one of the best ways to do it is with a race called the 100-meter sprint.
Have you ever heard of the 100-meter sprint? This is a race where you start at a starting line, you hear the sound, then you run as fast as you can for 100 meters, and then at the finish line, you stop.
[laughs] Do you know how long 100 meters is? Well, 100 meters is about 328 feet, which is just a little bit longer than an American football field.
So if you have ever been to an American football field, that's about how long a 100-meter race is.
And the point of the race is just to see how quick you can just run down that track.
The person who has run the 100-meter sprint faster than anyone else ever is a runner named Usain Bolt.
There's the start, and Bolt got a good one, and Gay's right with him, and so's Asafa Powell.
Bailey's there, too.
But here's Bolt.
Bolt charging to the front.
There's the start-
Okay, so if we want to figure out who the fastest human is, we need a way to actually measure that, and one of the best ways to do it is with a race called the 100-meter sprint.
Have you ever heard of the 100-meter sprint? This is a race where you start at a starting line, you hear the sound, then you run as fast as you can for 100 meters, and then at the finish line, you stop.
[laughs] Do you know how long 100 meters is? Well, 100 meters is about 328 feet, which is just a little bit longer than an American football field.
So if you have ever been to an American football field, that's about how long a 100-meter race is.
And the point of the race is just to see how quick you can just run down that track.
The person who has run the 100-meter sprint faster than anyone else ever is a runner named Usain Bolt.
There's the start, and Bolt got a good one, and Gay's right with him, and so's Asafa Powell.
Bailey's there, too.
But here's Bolt.
Bolt charging to the front.
There's the start-
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