How fast do you run a mile???

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  • adross3
    adross3 Posts: 606 Member
    thanks for the tip
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I started running in late December, finished C25k in February, and ran my first 5k in March at about 9:30 minute mile pace. By May, I was doing a 9 minute mile. I timed myself doing a 5k at a 8:14 pace, but that was on very level ground. Most races around here aren't that level.
  • mark03264
    mark03264 Posts: 334 Member
    My last run was 3 miles in 26:50 so just a squeak under 9 minute/mile.
  • mrphil86
    mrphil86 Posts: 2,382 Member
    I usually run about a 7 to 8 minute mile. Depends on how far I am running. I've been running for years though and I'm pretty happy with that. My last 5k was actually 21 minutes so about a 6:30 pace but I was really pushing myself on that one.

    Just learn how to put that wind in your run and you'll get there. But 10-11 minute mile is pretty good and most people don't need to go any further than that unless they are into racing.
  • dinos
    dinos Posts: 1,390 Member
    My best time for a 5K is 31:03 minutes, im guessings that's about 10.54 minutes per mile. I run slower in summer when it's hot. Did 5k in 34:14 yesterday, so that's about 11:38. I've only been running about a year now.

    That's me.
    Didn't see any progress for several months, so I've started doing some intensive uphill hiking lately, I hope it's going to help me run sub 30-min 5Ks soon
  • barbiex3
    barbiex3 Posts: 1,036 Member
    11 is great for just starting... When I first started I was running right about 11 or 10 min mile. After 3 years, I can run a mile in under 6 min for sure =] !! keep it up!
  • Schwiggity
    Schwiggity Posts: 1,449 Member
    It should be a comfortable pace when you're just starting out. 11 min/mile is probably good if you already are in pretty good aerobic shape. I started at about a 12-13 min/mile pace myself. Of course you're going to go faster with shorter distances, but the goal of C25K is to improve your endurance.
  • neela31
    neela31 Posts: 180 Member
    I've been running off an on for 5 years. I still do between 11-12 minutes a mile. Granted I've never tried to run just one mile. I usually run 3-4 at a time.
  • ardeornellis
    ardeornellis Posts: 198 Member
    Thanks guys!! It's really helpful and encouraging to see where everyone started and where many of you are now.. My 11 min mile that I posted about was actually the average per mile of my first 3 mile run at the end of the C25K. From what I am reading from you guys, that's right where I need to be to continue building... I plan to run a 5K on the 17th of September, a 10K at the end of October and then a 1/2 marathon with a friend in November. The 1/2 is supposedly an easy course and is pretty flat. I know that's a BIG goal, but I am on track to do it using Hal Higdon's 1/2 training for a novice runner... Yall suggestions were very helpful as I continue to focus on endurance...
  • arw060310
    arw060310 Posts: 256 Member
    In high school my fastest was an 8 min mile. And now I run a mile in about 10-11 min or so. I haven't wanted to run cause I thought my husband would make fun or me ( he runs his mile no slower than 5 min ) But he has been really supportive and says that 10-11 min is good for someone who is just starting!
  • wayne4825
    wayne4825 Posts: 166 Member
    I haven't started running yet but I have been walking like crazy and I average a mile in 10 minutes while walking. I finished 6 miles in just under an hour last week. I want to start training for a 5k but not sure where to begin. I know I need better shoes but other than that I don't know where else to start. Any suggestions?
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  • bloodstar
    bloodstar Posts: 29 Member
    Considering I ran from the early 80s until about 1990, then stopped until recently, I'm not sure how relevant my times would be. But the biggest thing is getting out there and running! you don't have to beat yourself into the ground to run. Don't get me wrong, if you want to hammer yourself with hard runs, that's fantastic! There are ways to drop your pace, and if that's what you want to do, go for it.

    But the biggest thing to do is enjoy yourself and set your goals to whatever you want them to be.

    Ultimately, that's what I love about running and other individual sports. you're competing against yourself. So you decide what is your personal success.

    As far as what I can run, well........... I'm probably atypical for mfp ....

    When I was younger I was able to run a half marathon in 1:24:30, and a mile in about 5:15.

    Right now, I can run a 6:30 mile, and my goal for the 5K coming up in about 7 weeks is to hold a 7:00 pace, But I've also decided that I want to run competitively in local races, (last year the third place finisher in my age group was around 21:45, so I figure a 7:00 pace would put me in the mix).
  • dinos
    dinos Posts: 1,390 Member
    I haven't started running yet but I have been walking like crazy and I average a mile in 10 minutes while walking. I finished 6 miles in just under an hour last week. I want to start training for a 5k but not sure where to begin. I know I need better shoes but other than that I don't know where else to start. Any suggestions?

    Wayne, I don't think it's possible to walk 6 mph, then again I haven't seen you walking. Anyways, to start training for a 5K try the c25k program: http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml
  • wayne4825
    wayne4825 Posts: 166 Member
    I haven't started running yet but I have been walking like crazy and I average a mile in 10 minutes while walking. I finished 6 miles in just under an hour last week. I want to start training for a 5k but not sure where to begin. I know I need better shoes but other than that I don't know where else to start. Any suggestions?

    Wayne, I don't think it's possible to walk 6 mph, then again I haven't seen you walking. Anyways, to start training for a 5K try the c25k program: http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml


    That's what my Cardio Trainer app was saying, not sure if it's 100% accurate but I have finished just over 6 miles in about 55 minutes.
  • joshuasteinke3
    joshuasteinke3 Posts: 1
    7 minutes or higher, it depends. in high school I ran a 6:39 minute mile, it's a lot worse now because I really knocked myself out of shape since then but that was me full out trying, I would throw up running the mile in gym class sometimes because I was either too tired to run before gym class or I would eat right before then, run it in 6 minutes and feel sick afterwards lol.
  • Faery_Dust
    Faery_Dust Posts: 246 Member
    I really don't know, but i can walk 16 min a mile, and can jog a little faster so im guessing 12-13min mile.

    An 11 minute mile is fabulous!

    I'm similar to the above. I know I am slow but I am getting there. I walk a mile in about 16 minutes so think a mile jogging is a few minutes quicker..... but not by much lol.
  • pikanchi
    pikanchi Posts: 72 Member
    @wayne4825 (I forgot to hit "quote" whoops): 6 miles, which is near as damn it 10k, in 55 minutes would be a reasonable 10k run finishing time. My most recent timed 10k (slightly hilly) came in at 56:46 mins, with a 9:15 average mile, so I'll admit to being a little dubious as well as to whether your app is entirely accurate.

    That aside! I started running originally in June/July of last year, had to take a month or so off due to a knee injury in October. I ended up stopping again from January - May for various personal reasons. When I stopped in December, I was down to about an 8:00 - 8:30 mile over 5 or so miles. I don't know what my starting time was.

    When I started running again in May, I was at a 12:30 min/mile on my first run back. Now I'm at a 7:40-50 min/mile if I really push myself, otherwise a comfortable 8:30 on most terrain.

    The speed will definitely come to you! Once you've got the distance down and your endurance building up, as long as you start to incorporate pushing yourself, you'll get quicker naturally! You might plateau a bit (I was stuck at a 9:20 min/mile for what felt like forever regardless of what I did), but as long as you're out there, doing it, the speed'll come. An 11 min/mile is by no means bad for a beginner.
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