A typical Airedale Terrier tops out around 21.8 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 29.18 mph. 0.9 mph slower than the typical dog (22.7 mph). The fastest Airedale Terriers outrun Usain Bolt's top speed by 1.4 mph.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 217 Airedale Terriers, a typical Airedale Terrier tops out at 21.8 mph, and half of them run faster than 22.7 mph. That makes the Airedale Terrier the 109th fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
Only 1 Airedale Terrier has ever broken 30 mph, and 54 have topped 25 mph.
Among the most popular Terrier breeds, the typical Airedale Terrier is faster than 5 of 8. The American Staffordshire Terrier is the quickest of the bunch at 24.0 mph, and the Staffordshire Bull Terrier (22.5 mph) runs closest to the Airedale Terrier. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 2.2 mph gap to the American Staffordshire Terrier is about 0.86 seconds.
Ollivander Of Triple R holds the fastest consistent run by any Airedale Terrier: 29.18 mph at the Greater Kingsport Kennel Club in Tennessee on October 19, 2023. That's 100 yards in 7.01 seconds.
AKC's results also show Avalonaire's Fraxinus Excelsior at 32.73 mph, but that dog's next-best run is 26.67 mph. A jump that big is usually a timing or typing error, so we flag it rather than crown it.
On Dash-Hound, the fastest Airedale Terrier is Ike, with a best of 27.98 mph over 112 logged runs.
A little. The typical Airedale Terrier ran 21.0 mph in 2018 (28 dogs) and 21.9 mph in 2025 (68 dogs). As more everyday pets join in, the average moves around.
Wisconsin has the most Airedale Terrier runs, 745 of them, followed by Ohio, California, North Carolina. The fastest Airedale Terrier run in Wisconsin is 28.49 mph.
Any AKC-registered Airedale Terrier over 12 months old can enter, and your dog runs alone down a straight 100 yards. Most dogs figure out the lure fast. Have someone your dog will run to waiting past the finish line, because a dog that stops to check on you can lose a second or two.
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Speeds from AKC Fast CAT results. Photographers: spotted your work? Tell us at [email protected] and we'll credit it or take it down.