I'm not a big runner, but I have started to get into it lately. I am curious what a good time is for running a mile? I will be outside, no treadmill. Don't know how big of a difference that is, other than there are plenty of hills around these parts. I'm going to workout first, then run. So I will post back in a bit with my time!
Last time I had to do a timed run I did 2 miles in 14 minutes and some change. This is with a drill instructor yelling half an inch behind your ears at the top of his lungs. Fun stuff, I nearly puked.
Oh my, that seems fast. I'll shoot for it, but it may take a while! Do you run? I should see what I can do increased distances in as well, because I was pretty tired after that.
The last half-marathon I ran (13.1 miles), my average pace was 9:12/mile. That was on off-road, hilly terrain in 90 degree weather. When I ran the London marathon (26.2 miles), I averaged 8:40/mile. That was a long time ago though. I haven't paced myself in ages, but I reckon I'm in the best shape of my life right now.
I used to run 4:50 & 18min for 3.1 miles in HS. I was running 7:40 in elementary school, so I'd say any guy in decent shape shouldn't let a elementary school kid beat them in a mile. If you put in the work you could drop your time to 7:30 in a month or so. Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
My best was a 11:40 2 mile. I like to run the longer distances though and feel I do better on the 10, 12, 15 mile runs.
Dang, everybody has some nice times. I will start working on 1 mile times, and 5k times. Don't think I'm anywhere ready for more than that
Alright well tomorrow is a rest day from weights, so if my legs aren't sore I'll go for another run. Try a 5k this time.
17:40 mile pace is like 5:40 mile. Your 2 mile should be at least 11min lol Sent from my iPhone using Grasscity Forum
I never really pay much attention to timing myself. I can do 2 miles in roughly 15-16 minutes. I haven't ran a single mile in a long time but i reckon I could do it in around 6 minutes. Never done anything more than 8 miles, which takes me maybe 70 minutes..
I think the most important part when starting to run is duration...try to run for 30 minutes (take breaks when you need to). These folks talking about their sub-eight minute miles have probably been running for a while. I've picked it up and am running 5-5.5 miles and averaging about 8:45/mi and I am completely fine with that. I am in my late 30's and from what I understand...this is completely acceptable for a beginner/casual runner. I would suggest downloading a running app like runkeeper....helps track what you are doing and actually has some pretty good training tools...even with the basic version.
Honestly, don't worry at all about what other people run. Run to benefit yourself. Run to improve yourself. Don't worry if its not as good as other people.
The two mile time was at boot camp when I first started running. When I got back, I continued to run more and more adding in sprint works, longer distance times, and mile repeats. I ran a 5k about a year and a half later with that result weighing around 190. Now I took up powerlifting more as a hobby weighing in around 212. I can still do a good 2 mile in 13:30 though but it is definitely not easy as it used to be.
When I was an athlete in high school, I could run a mile in 6:30, and two miles in and around 13:30. Now I'm running a mile in 8:00, and it kills me to do so. I'm almost 20lbs heavier than I was then. I would probably have a coronary, or at least throw up if I attempted two.
I think it was saturday when I did 4 miles and timed myself with the stopwatch on my phone. My first mile was 7:40, the next two were a lot slower, and the fourth was something between 7:40 and 8:00. Finished a little over 33 minutes, don't quite remember. Competitive runners would probably laugh at that, but for someone who used to hate running I'm pretty impressed with myself. I think I can double that at roughly the same pace.