How fast can you run a mile?

when i run on the treadmill i just have a 300cal burn limit and aim to do it faster everytime and push myself harder..

edit: today i got to 16.5mph (keep in mind i do it in intervals) and i get up 0.5/1mph each time i go

cant run a mile yet can walk it at mod pace about 15 min

If you want to get faster ... start with run walk. Suprisingly enough the walking actually allows you to run faster and then work on building up.

My fastest yet is 12:56

I'm a run/walker and if I am only doing 1 mile I can do it in about 11:30 (although this was my time about 2 months ago - I may have improved my speed). I've been running for 3 years, but I just became a run/walker in May.

Not sure since I haven't timed myself on just running a mile. I average about 8:30 per mile on most of my 3 mile runs.

I've been running for months and the best mile I've ever done is just under 10 minutes. I am NOT a runner, no matter how hard I push myself. I've decided that you can either excel in the weight room or in cardio exercises, but it's a rare person who excells in both.

I have terrible shin splints, so I "run" on the elliptical. I am up to an average of eight and a half minutes per mile. I don't know if there is a secret to getting faster, but I started at 11.5 min per mile. I just stick with it and seem to get faster that way.

I'm finishing up the C25K and after a 30 minute run my average is 12:45 minutes per mile. I'm a very inexperienced runner, having never ran a day in my life before the program. If I were to run just a mile it would probably be faster, but probably still no better than 12 minutes per mile. The program has drastically increased my endurance and speed.

When I first decided to live a healthy life, I quit 15 years of smoking and couldn't run 1/4 mile without feeling like my heart would explode! After about two months, I ran my first mile in 12:15 and was so proud of myself. I decided to build up to a 5K race. I ran my first 5K on Thanksgiving day 2010 in 37:38. My next 5K I ran in 32:13. Today, I'm signing up for an 8K in VA Beach on March 17, 2012 and I'm running an average of 9:50 for my mile. My goal is to run a consistent 9:30 by race day.

The biggest piece of this puzzle for me was to learn that I DIDN'T CARE what everyone else could do. I had to do MY BEST and that was what mattered. Even if you run a mile in 25:00, YOU STILL RAN IT! Be proud of every accomplishment that is YOURS.

I don't run for distance I run based on how many minutes I can run steady. so far it's 7 min at 5.0 mph. If that helps.

My other half is doing Navy Seals training at the moment in preparation to go into the Royal Marines. He lives by sprint training. Start with a short distance eg 200m. Keep trying to beat your time. Then try and maintain that for a little bit longer, little bit further. Over time you'll get better and wont even have to try anymore xxx

With army training environments I've been in, we do intervals in order to improve run times. 30/60s and 60/120s... mix it up some. All out run for 30 seconds and then walk for 60 seconds. We did it for about 20 to 30 minutes. It does help with improving run times. We also did a long run one day a week - like 3 to 5 miles for endurance.

Good luck... best 1-mile run time for me since high school was 9 minutes. Since then, I average about 9:30 per mile because our PT test consists of a 2-mile run which the slowest time I can do it in while passing is 20:30.

The last time I timed myself on 1 mile....was high school, and I was in the 12:00 range. I ran a 5k the other day, and my pace averaged out to about a 9:45...so major improvement. I attribute it to my heavy cardio training and general fitness, but I've always been of the school of thought that the best way to improve anything...is to do it until you're at the level you like. Whatever your techniques (intervals, distance, etc) just do it if it feels good and it improves your performance. But I'd love to hear the methods of others!

According to Lance Armstrong (who happens to be inside my iPod when I wear my Nike + sneakers), my fastest mile was 7:49. To get better, I sprint up the hills when I go for jogs. If it's too rainy or dark, I jog on treadmills will an incline of 7 at a speed of 6.0. Good luck to you.

My fastest official race time is a 5k at just over a 9 min pace.

If you want to get faster, you have to work at it. Speed intervals are the way to go. Usually you do half mile repeats at a pace that is faster than your race pace, with a comfortable jog inbetween to allow for recovery. But you can alter the length of the repeats for your fitness level.