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Well done to everybody who tried these activities. Rosie from Red Hill wrote to tell us about the running they did in 11 seconds:

I can run 50 metres in 11 seconds.

Well done for testing this out, Rosie - how does that compare to Wilma Rudolph's race?

Dhruv from St. Anne's RC Primary School in the UK also timed their running speeds and sent in some answers to our other questions:

Good ideas, Dhruv!

If you have any other ideas about this task, we'd love to hear from you. Please email us to share your ideas with us.