What is considered an elite mile time?

If you're new to running, you might run one mile in closer to 12 to 15 minutes as you build up endurance. Elite marathon runners average a mile in around 4 to 5 minutes. The current world record for one mile is 3:43.13, set by Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco in 1999.
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What is a good HS mile time?

In most parts of the U.S., high school boys who can run a sub-4:00 mile can be very competitive on the high school track and cross country teams (the most elite can run an under-3:60 mile). The same is true for high school girls who can run a sub-5:00 mile (the fastest times are below 4:40).
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What is an exceptional mile time?

5:00 - 6:00 is the range to be considered average. A 5 minute runner would be excellent, though the runner is still average, and 6 minutes would suck balls but still average.
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What is an elite 3 mile time?

Under 18 minutes and you're about as good as middle-of-the-pack high schooler, or someone who runs a lot but not competitively. Under 20 minutes and you're faster than most people, but just an OK runner. Anything over like 23 minutes in a race and you're still in decent shape, but nothing to write home about.
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Is 7 minutes a fast mile time?

Bagging a 7 minute mile is a great goal for the recreational runner. It is fast, but with determination and hard work, it can be an achievable and rewarding goal. And a mile is a satisfying distance to race.
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How fast can Usain Bolt run a mile?

That means that Bolt's speed during his world-record run was 10.44 meters per second. Since many people are more familiar with automobiles and speed limits, it might be more useful to think of this in terms of kilometers per hour or miles per hour: 37.58 or 23.35, respectively.
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Has anyone ran a 4 minute mile?

On May 6, 1954, Englishman Roger Bannister became the first to run a mile in under four minutes. Bannister, who went on to become a doctor, accomplished the feat during a race in Oxford. His time was three minutes, 59.4 seconds.
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Why do Marines run 3 miles?

The Marine Corps Physical Fitness Test, or PFT, evaluates stamina and physical conditioning. It includes 3 parts: pull-ups or push-ups, crunches or plank pose, and a 3-mile timed run. Pull-ups and push-ups are essential to building the upper body strength necessary to win battles.
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What percentage of the population can run a 6 minute mile?

At one of the more competitive 5ks in the area here recently, 20% of men 20-29 ran a time equivalent to a 6min-mile or better. Definitely less than 5% in the whole population. Not a representative sample.
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Is a 6 minute mile fast?

Running a 6 minute mile is recognized as a true test of a recreational runner. It is fast, but not elite fast. And, if given the will and dedication, many can achieve it.
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What is the fastest high school mile?

This past Saturday, Archbishop Wood senior Gary Martin set a record by running a mile in 3:57.98 with no pacer aid. His feat broke the record previously held by Olympic silver medalist Jim Ryun in 1965. Ryun's mark was 3:58.3.
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Is 7 45 A good mile time?

Running Level, which calculates running times based on age and ability, says that a good mile time for a male is 6:37, and a good mile time for a female is 7:44. What is this? These average times to run a mile are based on an intermediate level runner.
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Is 3 miles in 22 minutes good?

3 miles in 22 minutes really isn't bad. In high school P.E. I could run mile in a little over 6 minutes, so 3 miles in 22 minutes shouldn't be that hard. I guess it just depends on how in shape you are, and how migh your tolerance for running long distances is.
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Is a 4/20 mile fast?

A 4:20 mile for a high school runner is very good. You are somewhere between good and great if you can run a 4:20 mile in high school. I would say sub 4:12 would fit into the category of great.
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Is 4 miles in 40 minutes good?

How Long Does It Take To Run 4 Miles? The average time to run 4 miles is around 45 minutes. This is a pace of just over 11 minutes per mile. Most new runners are capable of that pace.
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How rare is a 5 minute mile?

at most 1% of the male population could run a five minute mile. we went over high school athletes, sub 5 milers in a town of 100,000 etc. a couple of soccar players, a few more runners.
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What percent of America can run a mile?

310 million people in the US according to census.gov. Assuming you take out the 20% of the population under 18 years of age who can run a mile just on mountain dew alone you have 250 million. 1% is 2.5 million. According to marthonguide.com, almost 500,000 people ran finished marathon last year.
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Is a 5 minute mile possible?

For a runner to break the 5-minute mile, they would need to run each lap in around 75 seconds—that's roughly a 3.08 min/km pace or (obviously) a 5.00 min/mi pace. On a treadmill? Running a five-minute mile is the equivalent of 12 mph (19.4 kph) on the treadmill.
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How many pushups can a Marine do?

If Marines choose pushups, the best they can score is a 70. Men between the ages of 21 and 25 will need 87 pushups to earn max points. Marine women aged 26-30 would need 50 pushups to get the maximum 70 points . In comparison, soldiers need between 71 and 77 for a max score of 100 points on the Army's fitness test.
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How rare is a 4 minute mile?

Only 1,497 humans have ever broken the 4-minute mile — and I'm one of them. There are few events in the sport of track and field that people understand like the mile. Even people who know very little about track, know that it takes an extraordinary effort to break four minutes over the 1,609-metre race.
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How many high schoolers broke 4 minute mile?

Seventeen U.S. high school students have run the mile in less than four minutes since 1964.
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What's the fastest mile ever?

The current world record for one mile is 3:43.13, set by Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco in 1999.
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