How fast can you run a mile?

OhMyLoves

I just started today, my mile walk pace is 22 minutes. Of course as time goes on and I lose weight that time will decrease. But the important thing is I got off my butt and out the door.

Congrats! I feel the same way.

I got off my butt about two months ago and struggled to walk a mile in 30 minutes. Yesterday, I did intervals and completed my mile in 15 min 30 seconds This was 6 minutes and 12 seconds off my time from my first attempted run about 10 days previous.

You will get there, and you are still lapping everyone on the couch!

belgerian

Ive ran 4 miles in just under 30 minutes (this includes hills both up and down). If I were just to run a straignt mile on level ground I think I could do it close to 7 minutes maybe under. I run a decent pace for x amount of distance and I try to increase that distance or run it faster according to my GPS. My normal run is about 8 miles and i maintain on average close to a 8 minute mile. I started out at about a 12 minute mile. I just keep increasing my distance till I was running for 60 minutes then went back and started some interval training nothing Real high just run x distance at a faster pace run slower for Y amount of time then faster then slower. Actually I started out on a elliptical trainer then moved from 30 minutes on that to 30 minutes on the treadmill then skipped the elliptical then just 60 minutes on treadmill. Been running outside now for about 2-3 years and I love it but I occassional miss the treadmill. Easier to do interval training on it and no worries about traffic and such.

RunBrew

5:18 1600m about 10 days ago for a research study....so my mile time is probably 5:20

I ran a beer mile in 9:14....worst decision of my life.

thatch1234

I just ran out in the rain to find out this info lol. Anyway my mile when going for it was 5.42. I ran 1.8 miles in 9.55. Baring in mind this was flat surface. When i go for my normal jog i actually do about a 9.5 min mile

MinimalistShoeAddict

5:18 1600m about 10 days ago for a research study....so my mile time is probably 5:20

I ran a beer mile in 9:14....worst decision of my life.

How can you regret the beer mile? My first beer mile was one of my favorite races this year and I am not even a frequent beer drinker!

Your first beer mile time looks pretty good to me. With your 1600m time (sober) I am sure you have the potential to do much better with practice.

JUDDDing

8:14 last night.

Down from 11:45 in June.

Goal is 7:00 next year.

JoshuaL86

Ran my fastest mile on Christmas Day at 5:43.

candiceh3

9m20s averaged over a 7 mile run.

indianarunner76

College days 4:12

If I raced it today probably 5:50 just started running again 3 months ago.

New goal 4:59 next fall.

dshalbert

I'm 56 and the fastest mile I've run is 10 minutes.

KANGOOJUMPS

bet I can go real fast right now,

Jestinia

It really depends what's chasing me!

This.

I busted up my knees a couple months ago trying to get faster than I was apparently designed for. So no more running for me, at least for awhile. I think I managed an 8 minute one day. Might have been ten, though. I'm short. I wasn't looking at my watch, I was RUNNING!

Crumpet_Girl

I am about 11 mins (Do a 5k in 30 mins so I think that is right? I'm an aussie and not used to miles)

lisalsd1

I started at just over 11:30. Best time ever: 8:34. It took about a year. I was switching back and forth from the treadmill and arc-trainer (not running everyday). Running a mile in under 10 mins was my first goal, 9 mins was the second goal, under 9, and then 8 and a half. 8:34 is close enough for me!

Skarlet13

This is an interesting read.....

http://www.runnersworld.com/weight-loss/how-many-calories-are-you-really-burning?page=single

Gwen_B

From 9 to 10 minute miles.

JUDDDing

I am about 11 mins (Do a 5k in 30 mins so I think that is right? I'm an aussie and not used to miles)

With a 30 min 5k, you can probably do a 8:00ish 1 mile.

kelsully

5 to 6 min miles are pretty fast. In fact Olympic marathon runners MEN..run 4:50 pace...women run sub 6..in the 5:45 range. These are amazing athletes who spend their entire lives training and have been running fast always. To drop from a 15 minute mile to a 5 or 6 min mile is unlikely (nothing is impossible)

This is not to discourage you in the slightest. Once you can run 4-5 miles without stopping, add some speed work and shorter into your workouts and I am sure if you really really want to you can drop some significant time. As you work you will find a goal that is more appropriate for you.

I have been a runner my whole life. After having kids I was running comfortably in the 9-10 min range. Now that I train with a goal of runner faster i can run a single mile in the 6:50 range, a 5K in the 7:20 (working on getting that a bit faster) and a 10K in jus in the sub 8's. My true life goal is to run a marathon pace of 8:35/mile

albayin

the fastest pace I have ever tried is 6:10 but only for 90 seconds; for a whole mile the fastest I have run was 7 minutes...

I am not a fast runner but I can run long, like 14 mile long without much training but my pace was very poor...no plan on running half or full marathon, however...I take up running for fun.

SLLRunner

I run between a 10.5 and 11 minute mile. I've been running for years and I think the best I got was a ten minute mile, or perhaps it was a 9.5 minute mile.

I'm quoting myself because I am proud to say that I can now run an approximate 10 minute mile (10.02 or thereabouts).

ajcmoran2005

I run between 4.5-5 miles everyday at an average pace of 8.5 minutes but the fastest I've ever run a mile is around 7.5 minutes. I'm slowly but surely working my way up to that endurance wise.

Kittyvicious1

Walk in 15-20/Run 8mins.

I built endurance running in increments... 30 mins: Walk 5mins run 30 secs...4.5mins 1min...4mins 1.5mins and so forth

Slinky_BraveHeartBunsOfSteel

I went running for the first time 3 days ago. I did 1 mile in 11 mins 24 seconds. I'm going to do a 5k tomorrow...lets hope I can do it all without having to stop/walk! I'll do my best!

jorge_007

My fastest mile is 4 minutes and 37 seconds. 5K I run at 7 min miles for a total of around 21 minutes. My maximum speed is 17 mph, but that's a short sprint. I wish I could maintain that speed. I'm 6'4, so my strides are longer than most.

stonel94

I usually run 2 miles at 10 min mile, but if I was just running 1 mile and feeling good I could probably do it in maybe in 7 mins, 7 mins for a single mile is considered pretty average even though most people don't run that fast, I could keep up the 10 min mile for longer than 2 miles and it's getting easier. I'm not really a runner though, don't enjoy it, and don't try particualrly hard on it, I just do it to burn the calories and get in shape.

joehempel

My fastest mile ever was 7:50, my 1/2 Marathon PR was done at 9:50, Marathon was avg of about 12 something due to injury half way through.

bjdw_1977

According to Endomondo my PB is 8m43s. I'm in my last week of C25K. I'm hoping to do a half marathon in November in 1h45m or less which means I have to get my 21km pace to 8m per mile. Ten months doesn't seem like a long time when you look at it that way.

misskris78

To put your goal into perspective, the First Night Saratoga (NY) 5k had 1250 finishers, and the winner ran a 5:01 split. The first female finisher had a 5:52 split.

While not impossible, that's a pretty lofty goal. I'd take it in chunks. If you're starting out at 16 min/mi, aim for 10. Once you're at 10, aim for 8. Once you're at 8, try 7 then 6.

I run about an 8 minute mile. Puts me in the beginning third of the pack, and sometimes I even place in my age group

davert123

Good luck

I started about 4 or 5 months ago - just walking everywhere to start with as fast as I could. I then started to run a bit. I just completed a 7.5 mile run (very hilly) without stopping and I can run 3 miles in 30 minutes.

To run longer you need to go slow and push yourself further.
To run faster you need to do shorter runs but go faster in them.

It is really worth getting a cheap Heart rate monitor and training with one of these as it allows you look itself while you train.

I also do a lot of different forms of training - I am training for a Tri so I swim and bike a lot. This allows me to get fitter quicker while reducing my chances of over training injury:-)


Good luck , you can do it. you really can. Make sure this is for life not just for halfway into January :-) take it easy to start with and don't hurt yourself too much so you won't start to avoid it :-)

BrainyBurro

how fast?

it all depends on what's chasing me or what i'm chasing.