How fast can you run a mile?

[tallgerman]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashid_Ramzi

[dj181]

You gotta be joking man! A 5 min mile is elite-level for anyone, skinny guys included.

[Mr Nobody]

I best time is 35 minutes. 

[Overload]

6:45 in High School.

Last time I ran for distance I did 2 miles cross-country in 16 mins.

[noworries]

Ever since I could remember a 6 minute mile was the time most teams were looking at as the time you should run a mile in.  Anyone who could run anywhere near 5 minutes was elite.  I was never into running even when I was skinny in high school.  I was quick for 10 yards and that was it.  I could run with the batter to first base in full catchers gear though.  I even had a couple stolen bases just because I was quick and could read a pitcher.  But long distance running was something I ranked last in.

[dj181]

Exactly, a 5 min mile is elite status.

[nzmusclemonster]

ok with the extra metres i'd be looking at a 5min mile.... its not exactly mind boggling. For people that run athletically several times a week you would expect them to be at that level.

[johnny1]

5min 24 back in High-school back in the Late 1980s witch was quiet quick back in the day for a Kid..........Fast forward 2010.....not sure but i am sure it would be @ least 2 minutes plus....on top of the old time

[MichaelScottDM]

Having muscle and running is a whole other story as opposed to someone skinny not carrying any. Back in 8th grade i wasnt even in great shape and ran a 5:50 Mile at like 130lbs. This wasn't even top 5 in my class.  Now im in much better shape and run 3 times a week and can't even break 6:30 at 5'8 205 due to the extra muscle on my frame. True way to mesh weightlifting and athletics is to get someone who can run a great mile time and benchpress/squat/deadlift a lot of weight. Best of both worlds.

[nzmusclemonster]

Having muscle and running is a whole other story as opposed to someone skinny not carrying any. Back in 8th grade i wasnt even in great shape and ran a 5:50 Mile at like 130lbs. This wasn't even top 5 in my class.  Now im in much better shape and run 3 times a week and can't even break 6:30 at 5'8 205 due to the extra muscle on my frame. True way to mesh weightlifting and athletics is to get someone who can run a great mile time and benchpress/squat/deadlift a lot of weight. Best of both worlds.

So I guess my 5 min mile and 365 bench press would put me in the super elite category 

[big L dawg]

So I guess my 5 min mile and 365 bench press would put me in the super elite category 

yea elite on the bullshit meter...

[dj181]

What kind of times can decathletes run the mile in? My guess is that very few of them can break 5 min, and remember, they are world-class athletes.

[big L dawg]

What kind of times can decathletes run the mile in? My guess is that very few of them can break 5 min, and remember, they are world-class athletes.

also keep in mind...the ones that can run a 5 min flat mile have no muscle to speak of...therefore someone claiming to run the mile in 5 flat while also claiming to throw around some serious weight is either A)one of the greatest athletes on earth or B)lying there ass off...

[Hulkotron]

What kind of times can decathletes run the mile in? My guess is that very few of them can break 5 min, and remember, they are world-class athletes.

The actually don't run a mile in the decathlon, they do a 1500 m (so it's a little shorter).  The best decathlon 1500 m is 3:58 (a mile at that pace would be 4:14).  The 1500 m times at the latest Olympics ranged from 5:20 to 4:26.  5:20 would be a 5:41 mile which is pretty bad for a world-class athlete.

[dj181]

WOW! A 4:14 mile? That is DAMN IMPRESSIVE for a relatively muscled guy!

[Captain Equipoise]

So I guess my 5 min mile and 365 bench press would put me in the super elite category 

It would put you in the 'bullshit' or on a bicycle category.

[The Abdominal Snoman]

Prob like 6:30 or so.  Just got out of the Marines, my 3 mile time was around 21 min.  For the CFT we had to do an 880m run in boots an utes, ran that in 2:45. 5'11" 185lbs, I'll be 29 next July.

So you didn't actually see Kendrick give Dawson the order to give Santiago a Code red?

[nzmusclemonster]

It would put you in the 'bullshit' or on a bicycle category.

Remember the last time I got called for bullshit..... My bench press and I posted a vid of my skinny twink ass pumping out a 365 like it was nothing.

Do I have to post a vid of me running round a track???

Bear in mind I was a semi pro rugby player for a couple of years.