Sprint /(sprĭnt)/

Sprint

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Sprinted; p. pr. & vb. n. Sprinting

  1. To run very rapidly; to run at full speed.
    A runner [in a quarter-mile race] should be able to sprint the whole way.

Sprint

n.
  1. The act of sprinting; a run of a short distance at full speed.

Phrases & Compounds
Sprint race
a foot race at the highest running speed; -- usually limited to distances under a quarter of a mile.