How fast can you run a mile?

[Mr N8]

My best, which was in college for me, was 5:14. I currently run it at right around 6:00, but I've only been running again for a couple of months, so I expect that to go down with some more time.

 

[snoopdoug1]

Originally posted by: ariafrost
4 minutes. Down a hill

were you running or falling?

 

[snoopdoug1]

4:43 was my best time in high school. Now I'm probably high 5's... marathon running will do that to you

 

[edro]

7-8 minutes if I push it.

 

[MetalMat]

When I ran more I was doing about a 7:30 mile, but since I have choosen other means of cardio (biking, swimming, etc....) I would probably say a 9:00.

 

[Train]

4:20, years ago

Probly couldnt get close to that now, trained for a marathon all last year, did no speed work at all, could only pull off a 7-something at best. Thinking of throwing in a little speed work this year.

My best race ever was probably a 1:56 half mile.

 

[EagleKeeper]

A lot slower than 30 years ago

 

[mugs]

Used to be under 6 minutes... now... meh.

 

[eakers]

about 10mins.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: BannedTroll
At one time about five minutes. Now....well we won't discuss that.

Ditto.

 

[patrick409]

I used to be a sprinter in HS as well.. I think at best I could do it was in the high 5's or low 6's.. I never ran it competitively so I dont know. I'm out of shape now though, so I'm guessing 10+ minutes.

 

[EGGO]

Fastest I've done is exactly 5 minutes. I was motionless for the next 24 hours.

 

[OCNewbie]

Surprised to see all these in-shape people @ anandtech =) I've never been fat, or chubby even, but I guess I've never been in great shape. I think I maybe got a 10-11 minute one when I was 14 (and totally lacked motivation to get a low time) in high school.

 

[Kalvin00]

I think a few years back, when we had to run in P.E., I was around 7 minutes...last year, the only time I ran a mile was 7:50, so probably still around 8 minutes..

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: LordNoob

Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
I can probably do it in under 20 seconds in my car.

Try a quarter mile.

hey, he COULD be doing 180...

I haven't timed myself on a track recently, but I can do three 6-minute miles on the treadmill before I can't take it any more.

 

[thegimp03]

I can run a mile in just under 8 minutes now, I don't have a stopwatch so I don't know the exact time.

 

I ran a 4:55 in high school. Now, I'd probably run a 5:40 or so.

 

[PeteyCPU]

5 years ago: 6min
Now: 8min
3 mi. run: 27min

 

[DaiShan]

Best I can do is like 6:30-6:45, I'm not very fast, I normally run longer distances like 6-8 miles. I'm trying to get faster at running because it is holding me back in Tris. You can't win a Tri on swimming alone lol

 

[Spydermag68]

I HS about 6minutes. Half mile I would run in about 2 minutes. Now give me about 15minuets to walk it.

 

[HonkeyDonk]

Running - maybe ~7-8min.

Jogging - ~10min

 

[jfall]

I honestly don't think I could complete a 1 mile run

 

[FoBoT]

null
i am too out of shape, i could walk more than a mile , but i can't run a mile

 

[Ne0]

7 minutes back as a freshman in high school.

 

[dfinder]

nIce... say in 6-7 minutes