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21st Jun 09, 10:58 PM
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Gender: Male
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2009: 39 miles
Week: 0.00 miles, 0 hrs 0 mins
Year: 0.00 miles, 0 hrs 0 mins
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6.29 for me, but that's calculated off a 1.5 mile run time, so hopefully I should be able to shave a few seconds by doing just the mile itself  I would love to get under 6 minutes!
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Tempest
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1st Jul 09, 05:10 AM
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Age: 31
Gender: Female
Location: Australia
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2009: 53 miles
Week: 0.00 miles, 0 hrs 0 mins
Year: 0.00 miles, 0 hrs 0 mins
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I found out by accident, not through trying, that I run faster on the road (Treadmill blew up on that day). Personal best 9:17 (I ran for 1.6 miles for 15 minutes). Could probably run faster than that if just running a mile and if I was specifically trying to run fast.
On the treadmill I run for 30 minutes and average 12:04.
When I first started running I was so p*ss weak I could only run 0.7 mile in 15 minutes and couldn't continue. That's a speed of 21:26 per mile. LOL oh dear! (Note: at the time I could walk faster than that, I was just really really bad at running!)
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1st Jul 09, 02:48 PM
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Real Name: Pixie Dust
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Location: south west
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2008: 242 miles
Week: 0.00 miles, 0 hrs 0 mins
Year: 0.00 miles, 0 hrs 0 mins
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Most people can run faster on the road... probably something to do with the fact that tready running is sooooooo tedious, and also that you usually have better air quality outside
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2nd Jul 09, 05:53 AM
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Real Name: Badz or James - u choose
Gender: Male
Location: Geneva
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2008: 399 miles
2009: 1006 miles
Week: 5.08 miles, 0 hrs 35 mins
Year: 887.46 miles, 107 hrs 54 mins
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What would a flat out mile be in comparison to say a 5K mile split (ie. how much quicker would it be)?
I only had time for a 3 mile run on Tuesday morning so tried to do it relatively fast (for me). It was only today that I looked at the splits - and it was pretty obvious I just went straight into it without any warm-up:
Mile 1 - 6:44
Mile 2 - 6:22
Mile 3 - 6:08
What do you think would be a decent target for a single mile (with warm-up!)
ps. don't want to enter the 6:08 as an official time - would rather do it properly
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Last edited by Badz; 2nd Jul 09 at 05:56 AM..
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2nd Jul 09, 08:48 AM
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Real Name: James
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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2009: 106 miles
Week: 15.51 miles, 1 hr 47 mins
Year: 1,404.97 miles, 168 hrs 37 mins
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Badz
What would a flat out mile be in comparison to say a 5K mile split (ie. how much quicker would it be)?
I only had time for a 3 mile run on Tuesday morning so tried to do it relatively fast (for me). It was only today that I looked at the splits - and it was pretty obvious I just went straight into it without any warm-up:
Mile 1 - 6:44
Mile 2 - 6:22
Mile 3 - 6:08
What do you think would be a decent target for a single mile (with warm-up!)
ps. don't want to enter the 6:08 as an official time - would rather do it properly 
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Well, my fastest mile split in a 5k is around 5:26 and my best single mile race PB is 5:13. Now I reckon I can knock at least 10 seconds off that, so I'd say take around 20-25 seconds off your best mile split in a 5k. So maybe you should be aiming for around 5:40 - 5:50.
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1. Sub 5 minute mile(Done in 04:53)
2. Sub 17 5k (Done in 16:57)
4. Sub 1:20 half marathon
4. Sub 36 10k
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3rd Jul 09, 08:26 AM
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Real Name: Sarah
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Location: Somerset
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My fastest mile is 7.21, but that was calculated from my new Garmin within a 4 mile run, so I would think if I ran the mile on it's own I could do better. I will try it out sometime.
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3rd Jul 09, 09:51 AM
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Age: 28
Gender: Male
Location: Scotland.
Administrator
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2008: 483 miles
2009: 1052 miles
Week: 11.94 miles, 1 hr 51 mins
Year: 334.60 miles, 44 hrs 2 mins
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I know if you ran the 1 mile on its own you would get a faster time! I have done a 1 mile warm up and then turn around and give it your all. I reckon you have a sub 7 mins in you.
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17th Aug 09, 04:49 PM
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I've only been running for 9 weeks but I thought I'd have a go at a fast mile today whilst at the gym. Managed it in 8'49 - nothing spectacular but my own personal best and I now have a target to beat. That was on a treadmill with a 1% incline.
Last edited by Luke Redpath; 17th Aug 09 at 05:07 PM..
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17th Aug 09, 06:33 PM
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Gender: Female
Location: Norwich
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2009: 93 miles
Week: 0.00 miles, 0 hrs 0 mins
Year: 1.74 miles, 0 hrs 28 mins
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Oh dear, I'm almost embarassed to post mine! I have managed 11.22!!!!!!
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17th Aug 09, 07:35 PM
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Real Name: chris
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Location: leeds
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2009: 293 miles
Week: 0.00 miles, 0 hrs 0 mins
Year: 0.00 miles, 0 hrs 0 mins
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1 mile?? how many times is that round the track??
let me know and ill work it out. is it 4 n a half??
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17th Aug 09, 07:38 PM
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Real Name: James
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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2009: 106 miles
Week: 15.51 miles, 1 hr 47 mins
Year: 1,404.97 miles, 168 hrs 37 mins
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Quote:
Originally Posted by christom555
1 mile?? how many times is that round the track??
let me know and ill work it out. is it 4 n a half??
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4 laps around the track is a metric mile.
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Running Goals for 2010
1. Sub 5 minute mile(Done in 04:53)
2. Sub 17 5k (Done in 16:57)
4. Sub 1:20 half marathon
4. Sub 36 10k
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18th Aug 09, 10:31 AM
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Real Name: Marcus Evans
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Location: London
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2009: 395 miles
Week: 22.90 miles, 2 hrs 39 mins
Year: 691.10 miles, 92 hrs 9 mins
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Mine is 5:31, although I did do a 5:23 before finding out the course was too short. rubbish.
The problem i have with the fast mile is that it is very difficult to run any further if you absolutely pound through the mile. This then restircts your running for that day. it certainly makes the rest of the 5km very very tough (this is only in training though)
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18th Aug 09, 11:39 AM
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Real Name: Damien
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Location: West Yorkshire
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2009: 491 miles
Week: 0.00 miles, 0 hrs 0 mins
Year: 389.84 miles, 64 hrs 59 mins
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Quote:
Originally Posted by nomad
Oh dear, I'm almost embarassed to post mine! I have managed 11.22!!!!!!
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Back in January this year I did 11:19 for a mile. Last Friday I managed 5:57 (unofficial). Just keep at it and before you know, you should see a great improvement.
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18th Aug 09, 11:47 AM
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Age: 26
Gender: Male
Location: Warwickshire
Administrator
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2008: 1382 miles
2009: 2004 miles
Week: 28.25 miles, 3 hrs 27 mins
Year: 1,963.28 miles, 226 hrs 39 mins
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Quote:
Originally Posted by christom555
1 mile?? how many times is that round the track??
let me know and ill work it out. is it 4 n a half??
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if you look a few metres before the finish line there's an arc'd line going from lane 1 round to the outside lane... that's the 1mi start line. there's a few metres before crossing the finish line, then it's 4 complete laps.
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18th Aug 09, 07:19 PM
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Real Name: John ;o)
Age: 35
Gender: Female
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2008: 352 miles
2009: 265 miles
Week: 0.00 miles, 0 hrs 0 mins
Year: 0.00 miles, 0 hrs 0 mins
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Quote:
Originally Posted by littala
Back in January this year I did 11:19 for a mile. Last Friday I managed 5:57 (unofficial). Just keep at it and before you know, you should see a great improvement.
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That is great, huge huge improvement, nice one.
I have recently done a 1 mile time trial and now shaved a mere few seconds off and got myself a 7:09, well chuffed.
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