OT: How many of you can run a mile in 4:48 or less?

[uscg1984]

4:48 isn't world class, but it sure seems fast to me nowadays. When I ran track in high school a couple of decades ago, I never cracked the 5-minute mark. My personal best was 5:02, but the top finishers would have finished under that 4:48 mark.

If my math is correct, the guy that won the New York Marathon today just averaged about a 4:48 pace over 26.2 miles. That's hard for me to even wrap my mind around that.

On a side note, his time of 2hrs, 5min, 57 seconds might be faster than you could drive the same route through NYC on a lot of days.

 

[jeff2001]

Many years ago I had to run 1 in under 6 minutes every basketball practice.

 

[Judson1]

 

[GamecockJL]

I did this exact same math this morning when checking out the New York Marathon. I think the record holder held a 12.8 mph pace.

 

[sclawman77]

I ran track and cross country at Irmo and Dutch Fork in early to mid '90s. Was 100 pounds lighter than I am today ha ha. My best two mile in high school was 10:06 and mile was 4:35. Ran in college for a couple years before injuring my knee and stopped competitive running.

 

[jimnasium]

They clocked me with a calender.

 

[importcock]

4:48? no problem. In fact I think I could do it in less than 4 hours.

 

[PC31]

Should have stopped at "How many of you can run"...........

 

[Judson1]

5.08
Long ago!

 

[wentzel25]

4:48 isn't world class, but it sure seems fast to me nowadays. When I ran track in high school a couple of decades ago, I never cracked the 5-minute mark. My personal best was 5:02, but the top finishers would have finished under that 4:48 mark.

If my math is correct, the guy that won the New York Marathon today just averaged about a 4:48 pace over 26.2 miles. That's hard for me to even wrap my mind around that.

On a side note, his time of 2hrs, 5min, 57 seconds might be faster than you could drive the same route through NYC on a lot of days.

I was very similar to you in my heyday. Could consistently hit 5:01-5:08 range, but could never get under that 5:00 barrier.
Now I'm happy if I can get my 5k in under 30, hahaha. Marriage and parenting can really get you out of shape quickly.

 

[DrMickey]

It really is stunning how fast that pace is for 26 miles.

 

[wallycock]

4:48 isn't world class, but it sure seems fast to me nowadays. When I ran track in high school a couple of decades ago, I never cracked the 5-minute mark. My personal best was 5:02, but the top finishers would have finished under that 4:48 mark.

If my math is correct, the guy that won the New York Marathon today just averaged about a 4:48 pace over 26.2 miles. That's hard for me to even wrap my mind around that.

On a side note, his time of 2hrs, 5min, 57 seconds might be faster than you could drive the same route through NYC on a lot of days.

That pace is hard to conceive. I ran 2 miles this evening in a little under 20:00. Could have gone faster and further. That's not too bad for a guy who’s almost 60 years old, and never ran competitively ... is it?

 

[uscg1984]

That pace is hard to conceive. I ran 2 miles this evening in a little under 20:00. Could have gone faster and further. That's not too bad for a guy who’s almost 60 years old, and never ran competitively ... is it?

No, Wally, that's not bad at all for almost 60. There are a lot of folks today (at every age) that can't even run for 2 solid miles, regardless of pace.

 

[1SGgamecock]

Shoot, my best for apft was a hair over 12, and that was after drinking pj until 4 in morning. I couldn't feel my legs. Now between bad back, knees, ankles, I do good to walk 2 to 3 miles every evening.

 

[Rollerdude123]

I ran a road race when I was in 11th grade and after 4-5months of running I clocked in at 5:20 in a road race in Oconee County. I was in the best shape of my life at 171 pounds and was basically addicted to running the mile. I ran it every day rain or sun, and would often do it several times a day timing myself each time. I’d actually dream about running. I was a bit obsessive.

In the race, I came in 2nd to a guy who was the mile specialist on a local high school track team. He beat me by a good 30- seconds though.

 

[woodruffcock]

I love the stickers you see on cars...26.2 or 13.1 or the one I subscribe to that says, “0.0 I don’ run”

 

[Art__Vandelay]

I ran a 4:36 in high school. Unfathomable that someone could run in the 4:40's for 26.2. Just can't comprehend it.

 

[surfincock]

I'll start running when I can figure out how to keep the ice in my glass.

 

[mavcock]

No, Wally, that's not bad at all for almost 60. There are a lot of folks today (at every age) that can't even run for 2 solid miles, regardless of pace.

I'm one of those. I used to just go out and run for two hours at night with my Walkman in the mid 1990s. Now I have a 5K to run on Thanksgiving and last night I ran a little and my neighbor said I looked like Bigfoot lumbering down the street.

 

[wycombecock]

I had a morning paper route with over 400 papers that I would run every morning. Realized the faster I got done the quicker I could get back into bed for a 30-45 minutes. I started when I was 12 and finished just before I joined the Air Force. Never ran track in HS but had a 4:37 time during gym class, and a 7:27 time the first mile 1/2 in the Air Force. I am a avid walker now, try to get in 7.5 miles a day. Best mile to date is just over 12minutes.
I could not fathom doing that for 26 miles...

 

[robertfootball]

I never could do distance running. I could do 40 yard sprints and gassers all day without breathing hard, just don't ask me to run a mile.lol

 

[Brace1]

I ran the mile in 4.54 in the 7th grade and 4.57 in the 8th. My freshman year in high school I focused on football and Basketball and didn’t run track, so I could keep my weight on, but I did get activated and run in one meet because the coach was down 3 of his long distance runners, and I placed 2nd in the race at 4 minutes and 51 seconds. I thought I was gonna win but a senior from Greenwood high school outkicked me the last 30-35 meters. I was not happy about that, because I had never lost in the mile before! I didn’t play football my senior year because of an abductor muscle injury, so I ran cross country and got scholarships offers for cross country and track; but I went on and played football at the next level. That was 30 years ago and my mom is still upset with me, cause I stopped running!

 

[sclawman77]

I ran a 4:36 in high school. Unfathomable that someone could run in the 4:40's for 26.2. Just can't comprehend it.

2 hours will be broken before long. The records are getting insane.

 

[cockroche]

Had a friend in high school in the early 70's who ran in the 4:25 range. He ran 7 miles to school most days. What really blew me away was that he also smoked cigarettes.

 

[Golden Cock]

I'm sure i would be speedy, but the doc said my two artificial hips may slow me down.

 

[Harvard Gamecock]

How many of you (at one time in your life could have ) run a mile in 4:48 or less?

Fixed it for you

 

[Gradstudent]

Not me, I went out and tried Sunday and did not get to far

 

[NC_Lieter]

You're 5:02 mile time is blazing, I do a good bit of running more distance running but I'd be happy to just get below a 6 min mile.

I think being a runner you can even more appreciate how crazy it is to run a 4:48 pace for 26 miles

 

[HI Cock]

I'm more of a power walker. Just went out this morning.

 

[Heyward1]

I ran the NYC marathon yesterday. If any of you have the opportunity one day you should try.

 

[Johnnie Cockran]

For the board: do you think the ability to do any kind of distance running is largely genetic, a matter of hard work and discipline, or both?

I ask because I am an active guy in my late 20's, and I can only run about a mile or so before I am gassed. I lift weights 4 times a week and try to do some conditioning at least once a week, but I have never been able to run for a far distance. I would guess that I could run for 2 miles max before I had to stop.

 

[Art__Vandelay]

2 hours will be broken before long. The records are getting insane.

Breaking 2:00 would require 4:34.57 miles.

Current record is 2:02:57, or 4:41.36 miles. Got a ways to go, but will almost certainly happen at some point.

Crazy that the mile record has stood for so long. El Guerroj has held it since 1999.

 

[JGH 35]

They clocked me with a calender.

Was that a 30 or 31 day month?

 

[sclawman77]

Breaking 2:00 would require 4:34.57 miles.

Current record is 2:02:57, or 4:41.36 miles. Got a ways to go, but will almost certainly happen at some point.

Crazy that the mile record has stood for so long. El Guerroj has held it since 1999.

Greatest middle distance race ever run. This is the only man to ever run two miles in under 8 minutes (7:58). If he had run another 200 meters in this race he would have run around 7:55 for two miles. No one has gotten very close to this record in 22 years. Blows thru the mile in 3:55. Insane.

 

[uscwill]

Breaking 2:00 would require 4:34.57 miles.

Current record is 2:02:57, or 4:41.36 miles. Got a ways to go, but will almost certainly happen at some point.

Crazy that the mile record has stood for so long. El Guerroj has held it since 1999.

The record is actually 2:01:39 that was the winning time in the Berlin Marathon by Eliud Kipchoge. That is a 4:38.4 average per mile. He ran the second half in 60:33.

 

[sclawman77]

The record is actually 2:01:39 that was the winning time in the Berlin Marathon by Eliud Kipchoge. That is a 4:38.4 average per mile. He ran the second half in 60:33.

You beat me to it.

 

[Art__Vandelay]

The record is actually 2:01:39 that was the winning time in the Berlin Marathon by Eliud Kipchoge. That is a 4:38.4 average per mile. He ran the second half in 60:33.

You beat me to it.

Got it. Thanks for the correction. Quick google search betrayed me on that one.

Looks like a lot of the faster times have been set in Berlin? Is that generally regarded as one of the faster courses?

 

[jimnasium]

Was that a 30 or 31 day month?

It didn't matter but with a 31 day calender I could pace myself.

 

[cockroche]

For the board: do you think the ability to do any kind of distance running is largely genetic, a matter of hard work and discipline, or both?

I ask because I am an active guy in my late 20's, and I can only run about a mile or so before I am gassed. I lift weights 4 times a week and try to do some conditioning at least once a week, but I have never been able to run for a far distance. I would guess that I could run for 2 miles max before I had to stop.

I'd say both, but genetics probably play a bigger factor towards being a good runner versus an elite one. Btw, I used to run a mile every day when I was in my mid twenties. I wasn't gassed but my lower back would tighten up if I tried to run much further than that. Now at age 63 I can only walk briskly for about 20 minutes for the same reason.

 

[world famous 3rd base hecklers]

4:48 isn't world class, but it sure seems fast to me nowadays. When I ran track in high school a couple of decades ago, I never cracked the 5-minute mark. My personal best was 5:02, but the top finishers would have finished under that 4:48 mark.

If my math is correct, the guy that won the New York Marathon today just averaged about a 4:48 pace over 26.2 miles. That's hard for me to even wrap my mind around that.

On a side note, his time of 2hrs, 5min, 57 seconds might be faster than you could drive the same route through NYC on a lot of days.

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