How fast can you run a mile?

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  • MinimalistShoeAddict
    MinimalistShoeAddict Posts: 1,946 Member
    I started running last fall and ran 6:47 in my first 1 mile race in January. My goal is to run under 6:00 in my second one mile race next month.

    January was on a track, next month will be a street race.

    That being said, my focus is on endurance. I hope to run my first marathon in October (less than a year after I started running). Right now I am following a Hal Higdon Marathon plan and would like to finish under 3:50
  • trishgrace
    trishgrace Posts: 279 Member
    If you can focus on distance; speed follows... Distance and time builds endurance. I've been focusing on 5k since march and just started 10k this week. I figure my 5k will get quicker and seem easier when I'm used to running 10k. As for goals, I just want to get better and ...


    the only person to beat is me from yesterday!

    So I've decided not to care about anyone's times but my own.

    Nice! I like the way you think.
  • paigemulroe
    paigemulroe Posts: 144 Member
    I can run a mile in a little less than five minutes, but then I can't run much more than that mile. I usually run for an hour, so my average pace is more around eight to nine minutes on a good day for my hour runs. I can walk a mile in less than twelve minutes though, and beat my school record doing that. :happy:
  • jesssi1984
    jesssi1984 Posts: 17 Member
    If you can focus on distance; speed follows... Distance and time builds endurance. I've been focusing on 5k since march and just started 10k this week. I figure my 5k will get quicker and seem easier when I'm used to running 10k. As for goals, I just want to get better and ...


    the only person to beat is me from yesterday!

    So I've decided not to care about anyone's times but my own.

    Nice! I like the way you think.


    I used to bike the same way - I didn't care what others did, just wanted to go further than the day before. Decided that's the only way to TRUELY compete and never lose! However, I do love the competitive nature of running races, gives me a jolt to keep going when I see others passing me by. Not so much as beating them but "dude, I could so do this BETTER!!!"
  • Jxnsmma
    Jxnsmma Posts: 919 Member
    10 minutes if i give er but i cant do much more than one mile at that pace...
  • derekj222
    derekj222 Posts: 370 Member
    about 8:30...I used to do a 12 min mile, weight loss and running has helped. But like others said, it's not always possible just to train to get to that 5-6min time...you have to have the gift. That is also when running the fastest I can go, but my average training pace is 10 min mile...you have a LONG ways to go.
  • stines72
    stines72 Posts: 853 Member
    8 minutes :(
  • dawlschic007
    dawlschic007 Posts: 636 Member
    My fastest mile was 9:30 but that included a downhill run. Normally, I average between 10:00 to 12:00 without stopping. I do think running longer distances and hill training has helped a lot with my runs, as well as more strength training.
  • jeffrodgers1
    jeffrodgers1 Posts: 991 Member
    I was never a runner until a few years back. My fastest Mile time is 7:13.

    I am pretty sure I could run faster... than you if we were being chased by a bear. :laugh:

    Speed isn't the end all and will take time to build. I ran a half marathon on Sunday. I spent the first three miles wading thru traffic, the next 6-7 miles holding my own, and the last three miles passing everyone who petered out. While it wasn't a great run due to the heat... I got it done faster than half of those shooting stars that burnt themselves out.

    There is an old adage in sports... You can't teach speed.

    You can however build endurance and work on speed. Working on both at the same time is pretty difficult. I normally suggest people learn to run a distance (i.e. 10K). Once they have a milestone try to beat it.

    I would suggest you set some realistic goals along the way... i.e. if you are doing a 15 minute mile now... aim for 14 in a couple of months....go for a 12 minute mile in 6 or 8 months. Build slowly is the best way to keep healthy. Building too quickly usually leads to injury.

    Hope that helps!
  • xcrunner2627
    xcrunner2627 Posts: 6
    I started out running around a 12 at my slowest. I currently run a 7:20 mile. Hoping to get a. 6:30. I think speed work and enderance training would be benifital to help you acheive your goal
  • JUDDDing
    JUDDDing Posts: 1,367 Member
    I started running in February - I could not run a mile then.

    So far my fastest mile is 11:45 (an interval run).

    I share your goals and I think it's awesome that you've set such a lofty goal.

    There is a saying, "You hit where you aim" - Good luck to you! :drinker:
  • JUDDDing
    JUDDDing Posts: 1,367 Member
    Also, I have very very different times between outdoor running in my neighborhood and the times I get on the treadmill at the gym.

    Faster or slower?

    I seem to be a bit faster outside, but I expected the opposite.
  • bogdansoactar
    bogdansoactar Posts: 4 Member
    8.17 for me.

    There are some apps for android that allow you to set goals on distance and speed which I've found handy.
  • MinimalistShoeAddict
    MinimalistShoeAddict Posts: 1,946 Member
    I started running last fall and ran 6:47 in my first 1 mile race in January. My goal is to run under 6:00 in my second one mile race next month.

    January was on a track, next month will be a street race.

    That being said, my focus is on endurance. I hope to run my first marathon in October (less than a year after I started running). Right now I am following a Hal Higdon Marathon plan and would like to finish under 3:50

    Update!
    I recorded a 5:46 mile in a street race tonight! I just started running last fall and am very happy with improving my speed by one minute since January!

    I have done relatively little speed work. I would like to reiterate what I wrote above. Focus on endurance and speed will come in time!
  • 230137isntmyweight
    230137isntmyweight Posts: 256 Member
    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.
  • JUDDDing
    JUDDDing Posts: 1,367 Member
    My update :)

    11:30 on Monday.

    -15 seconds in 18 days. I can live with that. :)
  • TigerBite
    TigerBite Posts: 611 Member
    7:30 per mile is my average 5k pace ... as for just a mile ... I've never ran just a single mile before and clocked it.
  • OmegaAlpha007
    OmegaAlpha007 Posts: 70 Member
    I think fastest was like 5:55 or something
    3miles = 18min

    Back when I started I was doing sprints every other day
    I actually trained by .5 of a mile if I wanted a 8minute mile I wouldnt even run past .5 of a mile until I did that around 3min then the other half I could kinda jog it out to hit those 8min .. then sprinted .75 for a while till I hit around 4.5min and jogged the rest.... till I got my mile as fast as I could..
  • SabrinaJL
    SabrinaJL Posts: 1,579 Member
    8:30 ish is the best I can do if I really push it. That's probably as fast as I'll ever get and I'm cool with that. I hate running too much to push for more.
  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    It really depends what's chasing me!
  • SoulEater7
    SoulEater7 Posts: 31
    Running outside on relatively flat ground, just over 8 minutes but I don't train for running at the moment. much quicker on the treadmill I'd imagine.
  • battyg13
    battyg13 Posts: 508 Member
    My best was 5 Minutes 7.

    I was young and lightweight back then though.

    dont know if i could attempt it now.

    im built for speed and power not distance.
  • Alatariel2002
    Alatariel2002 Posts: 65 Member
    That would depend on the size of the bear that is behind me.


    Seriously...I'm doing good just walking a mile in under 25 minutes. but one day...I will run
  • kateusher16
    kateusher16 Posts: 1 Member
    I have only just got back into the gym, i can run a mile in 12 minutes (on the treadmill), thats gone down from about 12.30 :)
  • be_patient
    be_patient Posts: 186 Member
    My personal best so far is 6:21 minutes. I agree that focusing on distance and endurance is best, as speed will most likely come with time.

    woah that's amazing!
    my best is 7:28, but i don't train. i probably should...
  • be_patient
    be_patient Posts: 186 Member
    That would depend on the size of the bear that is behind me.


    Seriously...I'm doing good just walking a mile in under 25 minutes. but one day...I will run

    ^hahaha "the size of the bear" :')
  • bluefox9er
    bluefox9er Posts: 2,917 Member
    I want to train myself to be a fast runner. So far I can run 1 mile in 15 minutes if I dont stop, and run 1 mile in 13 minutes if I do stop for breaks.
    My goal is to do 5-6 minutes a mile. How fast are some of you? How did you train yourself to do this? And how long did it take?


    are you training specifically to run just *one* mile at that speed or are you looking to run longer distances at that sustained pace?

    your training needs will vary depending on what you want to achieve.
  • FJMilner
    FJMilner Posts: 407
    My average is 9.5/10 min miles but I recently ran a 1 mile race and got circa 8.5 :drinker: Would love to be faster but I suppose that will just come with time and hard work xx
  • ladyark
    ladyark Posts: 1,101 Member
    Totally depends on who is chasing me or what i am running too lol. Normally about a 12 min mile but my PR was 10.33 a couple weeks ago on a 5k
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    Somewhere in the realm of 8 minutes.

    But then again you can only go so fast in a wheelchair. At a certain speed everything starts to shake violently and you simply can't push it beyond that point.

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