How Long does it Take you to Run a Mile?

Oli said:
What's so unbelievable about 1 km in 3 minutes?
At school I used to run the mile in slightly over 5 minutes (and never finished first).
1 mile ~ 1.6 km.
(1.6/5)*3 = .96 km.
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Ok, it's not unbelievable, but it depends on his age at the time.
How old were you ?
 
Enmos said:
Ok, it's not unbelievable, but it depends on his age at the time.
How old were you ?
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14/ 15.
But I never liked running the mile.
It was too short a distance to get warmed up ;)
 
Best I ever did was in my army days, I averaged around 6 minutes. Now? Oh hell, probably 15 minutes, based on a fast walk. I smoke, so I'd probably have to sit down afterwards.
 
In my first year in Uni, we had sport class in which we had to take athletics exams including running exams. In this exam, we had to run 6 rounds around a football field (I guess in total it is around 2.5 km). We had to do it 3 times, my fastest time was 10 minutes, and my slowest time was about 16 minutes, so in average it was around 13 minutes per 2.5 km. So, it's about 5,2 min/km. However, normally I run very fast in the first few rounds, getting slow in the middle, and try to run as fast as possible on the last round till I am out of breath and lay down on the ground. :D
 
I think... 9 or 10 minutes on a treadmill? I'm down from 15 minutes a month ago. I'm shooting for 8:30 by the time school is out.
 
draqon said:
I was 9 years old than (but I am very tall you know...)
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So you ran at a pace of minutes and 4:49.7 per mile? Considering that 1 km is about 62% of a mile I guess you might have ran a mile in 5:10 or so.

Still, at 9 years old that's unbelievable.

I can see you sprinting for a short distance like that, though. When I was about 10 or so a neighbor calculated that I sprinted a short distance at 15 mph. But, in no way could I run a mile in any respectable time.
 
Enmos said:
This is not. I think you remember it wrong.
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No I remember it perfectly correct. My legs were very long and strong, my body was light.

I used to ride everyday on a bike for tens of miles across the city (to dacha and back) My muscles were like stone. Also I wore this special black and orange sportsy uniform. I was also doing track at school were I won.

However mostly won in long runs.
 
draqon said:
No I remember it perfectly correct. My legs were very long and strong, my body was light.

I used to ride everyday on a bike for tens of miles across the city (to dacha and back) My muscles were like stone. Also I wore this special black and orange sportsy uniform. I was also doing track at school were I won.

However mostly won in long runs.
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Oli finished in the mile 'slightly over 5 minutes' at 14/15.
And you say you would have beat him at nine years old ? Yea right..
 
Enmos said:
Oli finished in the mile 'slightly over 5 minutes' at 14/15.
And you say you would have beat him at nine years old ? Yea right..
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yes I would def. have beaten him.

you really don't understand...at nine years old I was an independent boy, I was out every night on my bike, I went where I wanted, I ran away from other kids on bikes in ghetto neighborhoods, man...my life was full of running away. My feet were stone.
 
draqon said:
yes I would def. have beaten him.

you really don't understand...at nine years old I was an independent boy, I was out every night on my bike, I went where I wanted, I ran away from other kids on bikes in ghetto neighborhoods, man...my life was full of running away. My feet were stone.
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So how did you clock it ?
 
Enmos said:
Bit of an unreliable method, don't you think ?
How did you measure the 1K ?
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In Russia as a result of the Soviet Union's aggressive sports propaganda every city is equipped with large running tracks especially marked and bended a bit to accomodate for centripetal acceleration when one is running. I only started running when I pressed the timer, I always had one foot behind and hands close to the ground to minimize air friction, wore tight clothes to let the flow of air path smoothly. Also when I ran to finish line I looked on the ground so that as soon as I pass the line I would glance at timer to know my time.
 
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Even the Governor was Impressed...
The Children Race....

01/02/04 Frederiksted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands--At the corner of King and Fisher Streets in Frederiksted and 800 meters away is the Review Stand for the annual Crucian Festival Parade and the finish of the annual Children Race and the 3Kings Mile (takes place the next day). A select group lined up for the 17th running the Children Race with hundreds of parade watchers taking notice as the festivities began. The Governor and Lt. Governor arrived just in time to see the finish and to present signed certificates to the fine young runners.

Thirteen year-old Hansel Estapan of John H. Woodson Junior High School ran a masterful race as he broke away early with absolutely perfect form to win in 2 minutes and 24 seconds. His teammate, Jose Reyes was second in 2:28. Allison Peter, eleven years old with the V.I.Express Track Club, also with an excellent performance, was the first place girl finisher and third overall with a time of 2:30; Mackiesh Taylor of the Junior Barracudas Track Club was second in 2:36; Andrea Wynter, Hounds and Foxes Track Club was third in 2:48; Sydnei Rogers, Hounds and Foxes TC was fourth in 3:06; Cheynae Rogers, Hounds and Foxes TC was fifth in 3:17. Khyra Thomas, Hounds and Foxes TC was the first place 9 and under finisher in 3:17 and Vielka White, V.I. Express TC was second in 3:17.
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http://www.virginislandspace.com/childrenraceresults.html

Assuming the same pace, Estapan would have run 1 km in 3 minutes even.

Two things. One, he is 13 years old. Second, 200 meters is 1/2 a lap around a standard track and it would be hard to keep up the same pace for that long.

The girl's pace gives 3:07.5... at 11.

So, you're story is still bullshit.
 
My sister (13) runs the 1K in 3:16 and the 800m in 2:45 (I think). So she would have been 3rd (!).
My brother (15) does the 1K in 3:01, don't know his time on the 800m though.

Both are regarded as talents and get special training, especially my sister; she wins just about every race she enters *proud*
 
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