How long does it take you to run a mile?

[apple24]

It take me like 11-12 min it varies between those! I suck don't judge me!!

[dangerDoge]

It depends if you mean one mile as fast as possible or some miles in a row. My fastest mile I've ran was about 5:20. That was during the end of track my senior year of high school. I bet I could've gotten faster, but I didn't start doing athletic stuff until sophomore year in high school. It's one of those "if I only" started earlier moments. Oh well.
If we are talking in a row, my 5k time in high school was 19:40 or so if I remember. That's like 6:20 mile splits.

Given I haven't ran as competitively since then (but still run to keep in shape) my one mile pace is around 6 something probably now. My 5k pace is over 20 minutes now.

I was never super talented at running but I worked hard enough where I got better. I remember the first mile I ran was in the 11 minute range... And I was so tired I couldn't run more than one lol.

[apple24]

awe... that bring some sad but wonderful memories... i feel nostalgic...

[TheBootyChest]

8-9 minutes maybe?

[Littlett25]

7:30-ish if I was trying this year but that's in practice. Probably 8 if I'm just going casual pace. In actual races (I do crosscountry) I'm faster. I think I probably would have been much faster if I didn't have a... Let's say Injury during my first meet of the year.

[apple24]

Wow cross-country... i haven't done that since forever... ugh even in cross-country my best time was 10 my coach always said i didn't try but i did!!! Did you do crosscountry in 7th and 8th grade! I did but than i moved and to VA and i just didn't feel good enough to join so i didn't! yeah I wish I could do cross-country again... i run on my own sometimes... if i can learn how to drive or can pay a taxi i will join college cross-country for women... i just don't want embarssed my myself again... i need to run longer and faster... anyway hahah i'll stop ranting... i love cross-country...

[Littlett25]

I did it 6th, 7th, & 8th, skipped my freshman year, & I did do it this year!

[apple24]

is it harder in high school than 8th? lol hahah

[Littlett25]

Well I think I was better maybe lol. You have to run a 5k instead of 1-2 miles so it's longer distance

[apple24]

like how long? hahah I can run a 5k but not the fastest... anyway I like what you like... lol see u around!

[Littlett25]

Well in middle school you normally run around like 1.5 mi & a 5k is 3.1mi so there's definitely a mileage difference.

& see ya around!

[Oztese]

if i actually try then i can do 8 min, but usually i figure it isn't worth the effort and i walk halfway, which gets me to about 12

[Oztese]

thanks for the mho!

[VictoriousSausage]

i've only started for the Royal Navy, and i can run 5km in about 25 minutes, which isn't particularly fast, but given that time, it' would take me roughly 9 minutes to run a mile (maybe a little less (i need to be able to run 2.4km in 11 minutes 30 seconds for the navy (a mile is roughly 1.6km)))

[apple24]

Oh wow... royal navy? thats pretty cool!!! I never meet one before!!

[VictoriousSausage]

hahahaha, i'm not quite there yet, i'll be joining when i finish my course, but they are awesome

[apple24]

thats so cool I wanted to join the army but eh.. i though I would most likely die since i can't run fast and scared of holding a gun!

[VictoriousSausage]

well, even if you're in the army, you don't have to be a field troop, but i guess you knew that, anyway, what are you doing? (work wise)

[apple24]

nothing at the moment... just going to school... not sure what i am going to be anymore...

[VictoriousSausage]

no passion for anything at all?

[apple24]

nope...

[VictoriousSausage]

i don't know, try and find something you love, somethig you've always wanted to do, i've found that i wanted to be an inventor when i was little, and that developed until i wanted to be a robatics engineer, and now i'm going to be an engineer int eh royal navy, so i've sort of looped back (at times i wanted to be a police man, a pilot, and a game developer, hence the, umm, changing) so just find a passion, experiment with different things, and you'll find what you want, you'll do great :P (oh, by the way, may i ask what you're studying?)

[apple24]

Nutrient... healthy how the body work!

[VictoriousSausage]

oh wow, thats awesome, so what thoughts did you have when you started that course (did you have a particular job in mind?)

[apple24]

a dietian working in a fat camp for teenagers n young adults but I really hate the science pre requirement!

[VictoriousSausage]

if thats something you REALLY want, you can get it, keep working hard and i'm sure you can do it, but if you don't want it anymore, as i said, just keep hunting around, you'll find something (maybe focus on a job that applies to things you love doing)

[apple24]

Thank for that encouragement!!

[Anpu23]

There was a time I was running an average of 10 minutes per mile for distance (longest run 30 miles) and a sigle mile in 8. But when I moved from California to Utah the winter killed me, now I'm struggling to get back up to a 10 min mile, I'm doing about 12 now.

[apple24]

oh... I didn't know weather change the way you run!

[Anpu23]

No just couldn't get my old but out into the snow, no training = slow times.

[apple24]

oh hahah! noooo that pretty fast!

[Squidward]

Lets calculate. I do 11km in 40 min
11km/40min = 0.275 km/min
1 mile = 1.6 km
1.6km / 0.275km/min = 5.8 min
But I could run a mile faster cause during long distance runs I run slower to preserve my stamina.

[apple24]

oh whats the farthest you run? I do long distance as well but i want get faster.

[Squidward]

there was one time when I felt like running a lot so I did about 14 km but I dont run more than 11 cause I dont need to. I dont want to have the build of a marathon runner lol. To increase your speed and stamina you should do interval training, do you know that?

[apple24]

no i didn't thank you!

[ZionOrtov]

I travel 186,282 miles per second (aka the speed of light).

With the electromagnetic energy that I generate of which act as an extension of my body.

So to answer your question, it takes me a second to run a mile.

[apple24]

okay lol

[ZionOrtov]

:)

But in all seriousness, I haven't timed myself, I can run fast and far for quite some time, but I am not sure about the specific numbers.

Generally speaking, I assume the average person can run a mile in 10 minutes or so, I will concede that as my standpoint/ovation.

[apple24]

oh!!! well it doesn't matter... hahah

[Drednaught]

You're such a lier! It obviously took you 1/186,282 of a second to run 1 mile. You lied by a magnitude of over 100,000!

[ZionOrtov]

@Drednaught

Are my pants on fire?

:D

Welp good luck catching me outside of my lies.

[Elizabeth21__]

12;50 is my fastest mile time. The football players always laugh when they lap me. I can't help it that I run out of breath easily. I prefer riding my horses anyways.

[apple24]

wow... you ride horses?

[Elizabeth21__]

Yup. Well, i used too. Balance is a little off recently because of brain surgery lol

[Abraham21]

I ran a mile at my school for a physical fitness test and I ran my first lap around the football field in 56 seconds! But I ended up running the mile in 5 minutes and 30 seconds. I was very disappointed. 😊

[apple24]

awe... what I wish I could run it like that!!!

[Abraham21]

I don't do track or cross country so I guess running is one of my talents. 😊

[apple24]

wow... i always tired but i never could run fast... i hate it like my dream... I think thats what i need to do to make me proud!!! There are alway thing that only you can do!

[Abraham21]

Listen, you can do anything, but you have to work hard for it. I play soccer and I went to practice and I killed myself out there. And perhaps that's how I can runs so fast. Just don't ever give up! Giving up on your dreams is the last thing you want to do.

[apple24]

I am kinda too old for that... but i will try out next year its something I got do... even if it kill me kinda thing!

[Abraham21]

Work hard 💪💪👊

[BuchitaBuchys]

As of now, 24 years because I've yet to run a full mile in my life.

[apple24]

hahah! what about in PE?

[AnOrdinaryGirl45]

8-9 mintues. That's still good, what you talking about? 😑

Keep practicing!!!🏋⛹🚴🏊🚣🎣

[apple24]

okay my best was like 10min!! awee...

[AnOrdinaryGirl45]

That's good! 👊

[I_am_repulsive]

I did a 10 Kilometres charity/breast cancer event fun run in about 45 minutes. Amateur to Pro can usually do it in about 25-30 mins.. I didn't really run, but jogged of course...

[apple24]

ohhh!!!

[TheAngryBanana]

you can do apply i belive in you, wait you need some motivation music !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEjgPh4SEmU

[apple24]

Oh I like this song!! hahah

[dem134]

Under 6min. When I was in my20s I averaged 4min 10-20sec

[apple24]

wow! thar awesome!

[dem134]

Thanks, I loved running all distances when I was a kid. Got on my first track team in 3 grade. By the time I was in 5th I could run under 7 min miles. As a freshman in high school I was running in the low 5 min. By senior year I was ranked in the top ten in the state for the 800m, 3200m, and 5k. My high school had a lot of gifted runners. I was 2nd in the mile at my school. The guy's name was Joe Monet he was running close to 4min flat. He was a sprinter turned miler. He hated the 400 and 800m because he said nobody got famous running those distances.

[apple24]

Wow... you have my totally humble respect... i wish i was as cool as you... I just hope I can improve my running its all I want!

[broadsword]

Sir Rodger Banister was the first person to go sub 4 minutes for the mile in the 1960s.
For you I think sub10minutes would be a good target. However to push harder and improve sub 7 should be a good goal.
Good luck keep training.

[live4love]

I usually run three miles in thirty minutes so about 1 mile per 10 minutes

[apple24]

oh thats cool! sort of me but i take a lot longer!

[live4love]

It's ok just keep at it! I have been training for three years, before I could only run 5mins straight

[mishiii]

It takes me 6 minutes to run a mile on a track. If I'm running from the police it's usually faster

[apple24]

haha

[skullly]

5-7 minutes.. Depends on my energy level at the time of running. 😁

[apple24]

wow and your like 30! Gosh... i am slow apple!

[Jadekitten]

My best is 6:48 but I'm not a long distance runner anyways, I'm a sprinter

[apple24]

wow!!! You need to teach me!! I can't sprint to save a life!

[Jadekitten]

Haha, it takes a lot of hard work and dedication! I used to be really bad but now I'm actually pretty good lol

[apple24]

so any suggestion or tips? I carry a lot of weight on my stomach!!!

[Jadekitten]

For sprinting or long distance? I'm really a terrible long distance runner, but if you want to get better at sprinting - work hard in the workouts. It's best to be on a track team. And LIFT WEIGHTS. Girls get scared that they'll get bulky but you won't, you need to be strong to sprint fast. Run as hard as you can in workouts, and focus on form - if you aren't naturally fast, you need good form and a strong body to beat those who are naturally fast.

[apple24]

strong form? Like leg and knee pointing straight!!! And what if i all i have is one bench press... i don't have weights or acces to the gym!

[Jadekitten]

A gym membership would be really really good. And good form as in using your arms correctly, pushing off the ground, that type of stuff. I'm not really great at this haha I'm just a junior, but sprinting definitely isn't for everyone. Long distance is a lot more convenient for people who don't have access to a gym or a trainer

[teawrecks]

Do I LOOK like I run? Lol I have no idea how long it'd take me.

[apple24]

Yeah your pretty much look like you do!

[justbanANNAz]

usually 6.5-8 mins.
11-12 actually isn't bad at all =]

[apple24]

Wow That fast!!! Do you have any suggestion?

[ihatethiswebsite]

My grandma can run faster than that slowpoke :p

[justbanANNAz]

haha thanks! well it's just been years of running. that's all.
to get faster, i just kept trying to beat my PB by 15-30 seconds. just don't be too harsh on yourself :)

[OrdinaryGentleman]

Wow not bad @justbanANNAz *leaves cane at your feet*

[justbanANNAz]

haha thanks. what u doing? -.- @ordinarygentleman

[OrdinaryGentleman]

Oh im just doing a bit of homework:) what are u doing? :>

[OrdinaryGentleman]

:) **********

[justbanANNAz]

hahah smartass :P
oh u know, just holidaying and not doing homework 😂 @ordinarygentleman

[OrdinaryGentleman]

Why am I a smart ass? Nice:) i am just reading a few chapters of my book for Wildland Firefighting course

[geri3ttc]

6 minutes flat, trying to do 5:45 some time this year.

[apple24]

why can't i run as fast!

[Jxpxtxr]

Usually when I'm on the treadmill I jog at 10km/h that's 6,2

[Jxpxtxr]

Ugh pressed the button to early...
So that's 6,2mph
So if I run for an hour (usually I go for 45min only but I did run an hour before too lol) that's a little less than 10 minutes for a mile.

And you're not even slow at all lol!

[Jxpxtxr]

Oh but then I'm probably much faster if I sprint..

[apple24]

yeah I can spirt for like 30 seconds hahah!

[Jxpxtxr]

You'll notice your stamina will improve if you do it more regularly ;P

[apple24]

haha okay lol