The current world record for one mile is 3:43.13, set by Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco in 1999. I remember this shit echoing in my head over and over for a couple runs and then I just stopped. Certainly not, but I'm enjoying the exercise, losing weight and feeling great about my new hobby. Put a few under your belt and then get a few more. The ignorance is only leading to poor performance and an increase injuries. I believe I came across it for the first time a bit over a year ago, when was just trying to get into running again for the second time since high school. For example, if you can run 2 miles in 18 minutes, look for limiting factors, work on speed, and wait to move on to 3 miles until you can run 2 miles in 16 minutes. Is 8min mile the golden standard? Two weeks later, I aim for 5 and end up doing 6. I normally walk/run 5 mi/day, but have recently upped it to running most of it. I can kinda see what the guy is saying for distances shorter then 10k but there is no way I could hold that pace for 1/2 marathon of longer. If the article focused on form and efficiency, it'd be right on. Honestly, it's not that great. A week later, I, struggling to run 1.5 miles 3 times a week, decide to extend my run to 2 miles. You build a base of mileage which then gives you a foundation to start doing speed work. I imagine there are many people out there, like myself, who became discouraged and quit (or never even started) after reading it. No. The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. I agree with the information presented in the article about learning good form and the benefits of higher intensity training and how everyone could benefit from that but the notion that someone who can't run an 8 minute mile shouldn't be doing longer distances because they might get hurt is silly. A week after that, 3. for a 16 year old runner? EDIT - took out a cuss bc I know the mods don't like it when I swear at people here. Mayo Clinic determined that for men in their 50s, running a mile in eight minutes or less translated to good fitness levels, while running a mile in nine minutes or more translated to “needs improvement.\" Women in their 50s who run the mile in 10 minutes or less are considered to have \"good\" fitness levels.A 10-minute mile is also good for beginners; the goal is to complete 3 miles in 30 minutes. They should be thankful and learn. That is what this article is about. Couldn't there be some other explanation for that? More inside. I understand for out-of-shape person doing his/her first run can't do a 8min/mile. It's just kind of silly. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Is it dangerous to push yourself when running? Once you have built a decent base through strength development and speed work, you can start to expand the mileage. Am I going to break any records? It sounds weird, but going slower than that actually becomes more difficult because my stride becomes choppy and bouncy instead of smooth. I took up running again this summer and again this article floated through my head while I struggled. But for someone who trains consistently, isn't 8 min/mile very achievable? I agree 100% with what you said. But assigning an arbitrary pace as the measure of that form and efficiency is just totally unnecessary, and really could stand as a huge deterrent in making people feel like they don't belong in the running community. He is saying that in his experience when a runner cannot run an 8 minute mile the technique is not good enough to add lots of milage. My brother was in track. keep practicing, youll get faster in no time especially once the seaosn starts and you can get in formal practices. If you're out of shape it's acceptable but again, it's not great. Almost all runners I see with bad form are going slower than 8:00. I can run fairly fast (5:00 mile -- 18:00 5k) but, no matter what I do, my form gets sloppy when I'm running slower than 8:30 pace. You know ultra runners who can’t run a mile under 8 minutes? This guy is basically saying that 100% of your miles should be at speed, and if you can't run a distance at high speed, you shouldn't run it at all. not bad but no that good either for the mile i run it in about 5 and girls run it pretty fast to. if you ran the mile in track then it a fairly slow time, a decent girls time is under 6min and many are 30+ seconds faster. By his senior year, he was running a mile in 6 minutes 49 seconds and still couldn't place in the top 20 in competitions. I was thinking about this article just a couple days ago on a run. Now I am doing 16 mile weeks and prepping for my first ever race, a 10k in October. The controversial thing about this article isn't the number "8 minutes". What is the longest running race distance? better than i can do haha :) but the more i run the better i get, and it should be that way for you too! soo..if you are improving that when you last ran a mile, than yes, it's good. I was struggling to run even a mile around an 8:30 to 9 minute/mile pace at great discomfort, and shortly after quit because I wasn't enjoying it nor was I getting much physical benefit from running less than 10 minutes a few times a week. Are turkey trots going to be cancelled this year? Few legal wins so far as Trump team hunts for proof of fraud, 'Math doesn't care about' Trump fraud claims: Official, Denzel Washington 'safe' after smoke call at home, How Va. gym managed to avoid coronavirus outbreak, Jack Nicklaus won't talk Trump at Augusta National, What 'Fixer Upper' star would tell her younger self, Blank ballots: 'I could not give my vote to either person', Host of provocative series recalls Oprah question.

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