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How fast can you run a mile?

As a high school freshman last year I had a PR of 4:49
Hoping for 4:30s as a sophomore this track season.
 
JNB said:
I walk a mile in about 13:20. Running is bad for you.
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that a pretty brisk walk

yea working out is bad for you . i mean we only have so many heart beats so why stress our heart lol😉

dmr727 said:
Or a lot of liars! 😀
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yea i mean seems half the people here run sub 6's and in many cases run sub 5's lol. wont lie, kinda have a hard time beliving it but its great if true
 
i usually get around 8-10 mins per mile. i usually run about 2.5-3 miles (depending on which way i go, and if i've had, or am going to have a bad day that day) after work/before school.

but i'm pacing myself
 
When I ran CC in HS, I kept a pace of about 6 minutes or so for >5k. Nowadays, I only get to run once or twice a week, <5k, and I'm happy if I keep it under 8 minutes.
 
QCassidy352 said:
4:41, when I raced the mile. These days, the fastest I do is about 6 min, but that's just in the middle of a longer run. I don't know what I could do if I raced a mile now.
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Yeah, perhaps it's just because I come from a country which doesn't use that funny unit for distance anymore, but I have no idea how fast I could run 1.6 km (1 mile) if that's the total distance I was running. 😕

I guessed around 7 minutes before, but that's in the middle of a longer run. I'm actually very curious right now. 😱


dukebound85 said:
yea i mean seems half the people here run sub 6's and in many cases run sub 5's lol. wont lie, kinda have a hard time beliving it but its great if true
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What's an average time for a person who runs? 😕
 
Davy.Shalom said:
Nice. The last time I could even get close to that was 3rd grade. I did a 4:50.
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4:50 in 3rd grade!?😕

I ran a 6:30 mile in my sophomore year of high school. I've been gradually getting into shape again; it'd probably take me 7:30 now though (sophomore in college). Hopefully I'll get it back down.
 
I can't. I'd collapse of a heart attack somewhere around the 1/2 mile mark. 😱

Seriously, though, I have no idea. It's been a very long time since I've run anywhere.
 
The fastest I've ever ran is around 6:43 lol I'm in track, but thats not my thing. I'm a hurdler. Just last week was the Frosh/Soph Top 8 and my friend ran a mile in 4:25 IIRC and 2 miles in 10 something. What a beast !
 
4:19 was my PR in high school, and only shaved off 5 seconds in college. I peaked too early!! 🙁
 
I ran the mile in 7:32 but thats pathetic, I should run and im training for basketball to run it at or below 6. I ran 2 miles in 13:01.
 
1600 metres in 10-11 minutes... never tried to get faster than this as this is enough for me to maintain my body... dont want to apply for olympics...
 
Grimace said:
4:19 was my PR in high school, and only shaved off 5 seconds in college. I peaked too early!! 🙁
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Wouldn't that time get national attention on the high school level, or have the top high school athletes surpassed a time like that?
 
Last time I tried, it was about 8:30 a mile. My all-time low is something like 6:30, I believe, but that was a good number of years ago.
 
Tilpots said:
Back when I was in HS I ran it in 5:45. I was a soccer player and in excellent shape. But that was 17 years ago.😱 Now, I'd frickin' keel over after the first lap. Sucks that once you get in shape, you actually have to exercise to stay that way.😉
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Same for me, but I was at 5:32 when I played college football. Was clocked my soph year on a bet cause I said i could break 5:30 for a mile...freaking 2 secs! I'm lucky to be able to run one in say 15 min now....and i do me run. Pathetic.
 
Slowly. Since my motorbike accident in 1994 I can't run more than about three hundred metres without getting severe pains in my right knee. I still stay fit, but it has to be using non-impact methods.

So yeah, I'd say probably in about 50 minutes, although I'd only be running for about 10 of them 😱
 
Queso said:
Slowly. Since my motorbike accident in 1994 I can't run more than about three hundred metres without getting severe pains in my right knee. I still stay fit, but it has to be using non-impact methods.

So yeah, I'd say probably in about 50 minutes, although I'd only be running for about 10 of them 😱
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What happened in your accident so long ago that there is still remaining damage? I know extreme sports people who have lasting injuries, too and bikes certainly take the top seed in heinous injuries. Skateboarding, street skating in particular, comes in a close second. There are quite a few pro skaters who love motorbikes, and skater Shane Cross died this way.
 
6 minutesish.... though some days I come in about 6:30.
I've found medium distance running just needs practice, practice, practice.
I couldn't even run a whole mile a couple of years ago. Hahaha 😀
Woo go me.
 
Last time I clocked it was about a month ago. I ran it in about 7 min 15 seconds. I used to be a sprinter in track, so distance was never a strong point for me.
 
I never run. Once a year I run a mile to prove to myself that I can, it's usually somewhere around 7ish. One time I ran two miles. That sucked. 😛
 
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