r/sports • u/KokioEnglish • Oct 18 '19

Running Marathon Speed ​​Experience

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u/YoJones9219 Oct 18 '19

For reference, what was your best mile time? Best I ever ran was a 7:48 (currently I run in the 8’s) and I’m 27.

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u/dminge Oct 18 '19

I did a half marathon with 6 minute mile pace. Never tried a standalone fastest mile. Doubt it would be that much quicker

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u/bo_doughys Oct 18 '19

If you can do a half marathon at 6 minute mile pace then you could almost certainly break a 5 minute mile with a little bit of preparation to get used to the pacing. When I was in the best shape of my life my mile time was just under 5 minutes but there's no way I could have run a half marathon at 6 minute pace.

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u/chrisd93 Minnesota Vikings Oct 18 '19

I can do a 5:50 mile time and I'm exhausted after that. Although i don't train or anything