What mile time is 99th percentile?

Overall, those who ran 4:02 per km (6:30 per mile) or faster were in the 99th percentile! A pace of 9:27 per km (15:12 per mile) would put you in the 10th percentile. Take a look below at the overall fastest countries, and also pace broken down for male and females.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on runkeeper.com


What percentile is a 6 minute mile?

Save this answer. Show activity on this post. Using the table at Running Level.com which describes mile times for various ages, and male/female categories, a 6:00 to 6:30 mile time run by a boy is "advanced" and is in approximately the top 20% for the age group (approximately the 80th percentile).
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on sports.stackexchange.com


What is an elite 1.5 mile time?

Using these times, we can extrapolate that a good 1.5 mile run time would be 9:48 for men and 11:37 for women. For the armed services fitness tests, a 1.5-mile run time of 10:30 is the minimum requirement for Navy SEALs, but a competitive score is 9:30 or faster.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on marathonhandbook.com


What percentile is a 5 minute mile?

Consider this, in 2021, out of the 68,913 male high school milers (with time recorded and reported at an official meet), only 1,548 ran under 5:00. That's 0.022, or 2.2 %, and these would be people who trained for that race.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on quora.com


What percentile is a 12 year old in for mile time?

According to the U.S. National Fitness Standards, the average mile time for 12-year-old boys is 8 minutes and 40 seconds. Running an 8:40-minute mile would place a male child in the 50th percentile. Running anything faster would be an above average time.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on livestrong.com


Percentiles (1.7)



What is a good high school 1 mile time?

Mile Times for Teens

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).
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on verywellfit.com


How impressive is a 6 minute mile?

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. The mile is a beautiful distance.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on marathonhandbook.com


How impressive is a 4-minute mile?

Running a 4-minute mile is an incredible feat, and one not too many people can boast. To accomplish it, runners must maintain an average speed of 15 miles per hour, and it takes serious strength and endurance to do that.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on cnet.com


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.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on cbc.ca


What is a D1 level mile time?

To qualify for a non-competitive D1 school you're gonna have to run less than 4:23 for a boy and around 5:20 for a girl. To qualify for the most competitive D1 schools in the country you'll have to go sub 4:10 for boys and sub 4:50 for girls.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on quora.com


Is a 5 minute mile elite?

If the running of a sub 4 mile is a benchmark for most modern-day elite athletes, the running of the mile under 5 minutes is for the ambitious amateur athlete.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on marathonhandbook.com


How fast is Usain Bolt's mile?

Three minutes, forty-three seconds, and thirteen hundredths of a second is the fastest that a human has ever run a mile, as far as we know.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on newyorker.com


How hard is a 7 minute mile?

7 minutes is a relatively good time to run a mile in. If you are new to running then it's an excellent time. Taking a look at the average times for different genders and experience levels can help you determine if it's good for you!
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on proudtorun.org


What is the fastest 1 mile time?

The world record in the mile run is the fastest time set by a runner in the middle-distance track and field event. World Athletics is the official body which oversees the records. Hicham El Guerrouj is the current men's record holder with his time of 3:43.13, while Sifan Hassan has the women's record of 4:12.33.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


Is 1 mile in 20 minutes good?

While optimal speeds vary with each individual's age and fitness, a pace below 20 minutes per mile is generally considered average, and below 18 minutes per miles is brisk.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on washingtonpost.com


How many high schoolers have ran a sub 4 mile?

Seventeen U.S. high school students have run the mile in less than four minutes since 1964.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


How many people broke the 4-minute mile after Roger?

Since Roger Bannister set his famous record a decade ago, the outdoor mile has been run 125 times in less than four minutes by 42 runners from 15 countries. And his running time of 3 minutes 59.4 seconds has been progressively lowered.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on nytimes.com


How hard is an 11 minute mile?

An 11 minute mile is more than okay! An 11 minute mile pace is a pace that is common for beginner runners or runners that are re-entering the sport. A relatively fit, noncompetitive runner typically runs about a 9-minute mile pace or 10-minute mile pace.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on marathonhandbook.com


How hard is an 8 minute mile?

Is an 8 minute mile good? Yes! Running an 8 minute mile is seen as a challenging but achievable goal for many runners. On average, it takes a relatively fit, non-competitive runner 9 to 10 minutes to run a mile.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on runwithcaroline.com


Is a sub 6 minute mile fast?

A 6-minute mile is kind of the unofficial threshold of fast endurance running. Casual runners are not likely to run a 6-minute mile on accident, but it's an achievable - if not high - bar for an aspiring new runner who is training hard.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on quora.com


Is a 3 minute mile possible?

A sub-three-minute mile, though? That is scientifically and physiologically impossible. Roger Bannister - 3:59.4 Roger Bannister trained specifically to break the four-minute barrier in 1954 and used Chris Chataway and Chris Brasher as pacesetters.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on gq-magazine.co.uk


Is a 13 minute mile good for a beginner?

Use a Run/Walk Approach

A comfortably fast walk is around 15 minutes per mile. You don't need to break into a run until you're going faster than 15 minutes per mile. A new runner can shoot for 12 to 13 minute pace per mile as a good range to start off with, with walk breaks structured in.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on womensrunning.com


Is a 5 minute mile possible?

It's now been 65 years since Sir Roger Bannister broke the seemingly impossible 4-minute barrier for the distance. No such mystique has existed around the 5-minute mile for the simple reason that, for elite or even decent club runners, it's an eminently achievable feat.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on runnersworld.com