japan railway maglev train hit 603 kilometers per hour -lrb- 374 -rrb- on an experimental track in yamanashi tuesday , setting a decisive new world record .
a spokesperson said the train spent 10.8 seconds traveling above 600 kilometers per hour , during which it covered 1.8 kilometers -lrb- 1.1 miles -rrb- .
that 's nearly 20 football fields in the time it took you to read the last two sentences .