A typical Manchester Terrier tops out around 21.5 mph in Fast CAT. The fastest one on record ran 30.11 mph. 1.2 mph slower than the typical dog (22.7 mph). The fastest Manchester Terriers outrun Usain Bolt's top speed by 2.3 mph.
Based on the best Fast CAT run of 245 Manchester Terriers, a typical Manchester Terrier tops out at 21.5 mph, and half of them run faster than 22.3 mph. That makes the Manchester Terrier the 121st fastest of the 226 breeds that have run Fast CAT.
Only 2 Manchester Terriers have ever broken 30 mph, and 38 have topped 25 mph.
Among the most popular Terrier breeds, the typical Manchester Terrier is faster than 5 of 8. The American Staffordshire Terrier is the quickest of the bunch at 24.0 mph, and the Border Terrier (20.8 mph) runs closest to the Manchester Terrier. Over Fast CAT's 100 yards, the 2.6 mph gap to the American Staffordshire Terrier is about 1.01 seconds.
Jazzman Oasis Amicus Albus holds the fastest consistent run by any Manchester Terrier: 30.11 mph at the Atlanta Kennel Club in Georgia on April 15, 2021. That's 100 yards in 6.79 seconds.
Manchester Terriers come in more than one Fast CAT height group. 84 measured under 12 inches and averaged 20.0 mph; 159 measured 12 to 18 inches and averaged 22.4 mph. Smaller dogs earn extra points per mph toward their titles, so the shorter ones rack up titles faster.
Not really, but more are running. In 2019, 31 Manchester Terriers ran Fast CAT, typically at 21.5 mph. In 2025 it was 92 dogs at 21.7 mph.
California has the most Manchester Terrier runs, 505 of them, followed by Florida, Texas, Washington. The fastest Manchester Terrier run in California is 28.69 mph.
Any AKC-registered Manchester 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.