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Feasible to run a 5 minute mile? Can currently do one in 11 minutes

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Concupiscible Infuriating Area
  01/21/20
Yes. They key to doing this, perhaps counterintuitively, is...
plum pistol
  01/21/20
Cr. It was shocking how much faster my 5k time got when I s...
adulterous rigor garrison
  01/21/20
long, slow runs make long, slow runners
rusted tank
  01/24/23
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umber prole
  01/21/20
Lol
umber prole
  01/21/20
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Concupiscible Infuriating Area
  01/21/20
if not flame, look up couch to 5k
umber prole
  01/21/20
I am actually in good cardio shape but i get insane shin spl...
Concupiscible Infuriating Area
  01/21/20
you just have to run more. i'm currently running like 25 mil...
umber prole
  01/21/20
Run more, do compound weight/body lifting exercises like squ...
adulterous rigor garrison
  01/21/20
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plum pistol
  01/21/20
If you’re over 25, then it ain’t happening.
Flickering Yellow Church Building Background Story
  01/21/20
lol
alcoholic meetinghouse preventive strike
  06/14/25
5 minute mile is quite difficult and even most good athletes...
khaki juggernaut
  01/21/20
I'm gonna do it
Concupiscible Infuriating Area
  01/21/20
good luck and god speed, brother.
khaki juggernaut
  01/21/20
Is this something unathletic people strive for?? Who fucking...
Unholy Water Buffalo
  01/21/20
get your 40 yard dash down to 5.0 seconds. then have your le...
racy parlour organic girlfriend
  01/21/20
Assuming you're in reasonable shape, and you are not, you ca...
adulterous rigor garrison
  01/21/20
I was joking with 11 mins
Concupiscible Infuriating Area
  01/21/20
What's your real 1 mile time?
plum pistol
  01/21/20
I ran a 6:53
Concupiscible Infuriating Area
  01/21/20
How out of gas were you at the end of that? Gasping for bre...
plum pistol
  01/21/20
Legs hurt is all. I could never max out my cardio running ca...
Concupiscible Infuriating Area
  01/21/20
Don't cycle if you want to run.
plum pistol
  01/21/20
I can do 4-5 hours on the bike but 10 minutes of running fee...
Concupiscible Infuriating Area
  01/21/20
People try to cross train but a lot of serious runners think...
plum pistol
  01/21/20
If you were comfortably trying to do this I'd do something l...
plum pistol
  01/21/20
I’d add some long runs. If he can run for 60 mins the...
adulterous rigor garrison
  01/22/20
What is it actually? I got into running recently and went f...
adulterous rigor garrison
  01/21/20
Idk i haven't ran in years, ill go see
Concupiscible Infuriating Area
  01/21/20
*5 minutes later* "Well, it's a 5 flat. Guess that'...
plum pistol
  01/21/20
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Concupiscible Infuriating Area
  01/21/20
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umber prole
  01/21/20
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razzmatazz main people
  01/22/20
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sapphire mind-boggling school cafeteria potus
  01/22/20
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Concupiscible Infuriating Area
  01/23/23
How big a boy are you?
Contagious arrogant genital piercing
  01/21/20
I look like Ryan Gosling IRL most people tell me
Concupiscible Infuriating Area
  01/21/20
https://www.wikihow.com/Run-a-5-Minute-Mile
khaki juggernaut
  01/21/20
https://www.outsideonline.com/2167096/mission-barely-possibl...
khaki juggernaut
  01/21/20
yes
Territorial abode
  01/21/20
...
plum pistol
  01/22/20
i can walk a mile in about 40 minutes give or take
Flesh Zippy Dingle Berry Incel
  01/22/20
wow
adulterous rigor garrison
  01/22/20
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Concupiscible Infuriating Area
  06/09/20
My best time was 5:13, and I could run 4 400m intervals at @...
charismatic institution
  06/09/20
That’s really good!
Zombie-like Bistre Mad-dog Skullcap Property
  06/09/20
For a heavy drinker, I guess so, I guess so. If u wanna do s...
charismatic institution
  06/09/20
...
Zombie-like Bistre Mad-dog Skullcap Property
  06/09/20
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Lime Filthpig Senate
  06/09/20
I can’t dunk a basketball over an opponent like u, tho
charismatic institution
  06/09/20
Down to 5:40 lol
Concupiscible Infuriating Area
  07/18/21
180
umber prole
  07/18/21
180
dashing location boistinker
  07/18/21
5:40 is seriously impressive for anyone over 25
floppy station
  01/23/23


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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:12 PM
Author: Concupiscible Infuriating Area



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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:15 PM
Author: plum pistol

Yes. They key to doing this, perhaps counterintuitively, is to focus first on mileage--you need to be doing at least three runs per week, maybe targeting 10 miles total. Once you have that in place, then gradually up your pace. If you can get your general runs down to 6 minutes per mile, you're within spitting distance of doing a 5 minute mile. None of this is that difficult to achieve. You could probably be at a single 5 minute mile within a year starting at an 11 minute pace if you're dedicated. Good luck.

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:33 PM
Author: adulterous rigor garrison

Cr. It was shocking how much faster my 5k time got when I started running much longer distances and longer times. Adding a 60 min run at a leisurely pace once a week shaved two mins off my 5k time.

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Date: January 24th, 2023 12:00 AM
Author: rusted tank

long, slow runs make long, slow runners

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:47 PM
Author: umber prole



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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:13 PM
Author: umber prole

Lol

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:13 PM
Author: Concupiscible Infuriating Area



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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:15 PM
Author: umber prole

if not flame, look up couch to 5k

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:16 PM
Author: Concupiscible Infuriating Area

I am actually in good cardio shape but i get insane shin splints from running. Any way around this?

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:18 PM
Author: umber prole

you just have to run more. i'm currently running like 25 miles a week but if i take more than like 2 days off in a row i get crippling shin splints

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:25 PM
Author: adulterous rigor garrison

Run more, do compound weight/body lifting exercises like squats, jumps, pullups.

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:27 PM
Author: plum pistol



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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:18 PM
Author: Flickering Yellow Church Building Background Story

If you’re over 25, then it ain’t happening.

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Date: June 14th, 2025 7:19 PM
Author: alcoholic meetinghouse preventive strike

lol

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:22 PM
Author: khaki juggernaut

5 minute mile is quite difficult and even most good athletes can never come close. but it's worth trying.

as you do your training cycle, see if you can get someone fast or someone on a bicycle to pace you over 1/8th mile intervals, then build up toward 1/4, etc., so you can see the speed it takes.

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:26 PM
Author: Concupiscible Infuriating Area

I'm gonna do it

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:38 PM
Author: khaki juggernaut

good luck and god speed, brother.

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:23 PM
Author: Unholy Water Buffalo

Is this something unathletic people strive for?? Who fucking cares

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:24 PM
Author: racy parlour organic girlfriend

get your 40 yard dash down to 5.0 seconds. then have your legs and lungs extrapolate that to a mile. enjoy your 3.7 min mile.

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:24 PM
Author: adulterous rigor garrison

Assuming you're in reasonable shape, and you are not, you can train yourself to do close to a five minute mile in a year or so.

If your current mile time is 11 min, you're looking at more like 2-3 years depending on how much weight you need to lose.

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:26 PM
Author: Concupiscible Infuriating Area

I was joking with 11 mins

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:27 PM
Author: plum pistol

What's your real 1 mile time?

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:27 PM
Author: Concupiscible Infuriating Area

I ran a 6:53

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:28 PM
Author: plum pistol

How out of gas were you at the end of that? Gasping for breath? Felt like you could do another half mile? Somewhere in between?

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:31 PM
Author: Concupiscible Infuriating Area

Legs hurt is all. I could never max out my cardio running cause shin splints. I was a serious cyclist for years and only there could i really get my HR maxed out

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:32 PM
Author: plum pistol

Don't cycle if you want to run.

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:33 PM
Author: Concupiscible Infuriating Area

I can do 4-5 hours on the bike but 10 minutes of running feels like forever

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:34 PM
Author: plum pistol

People try to cross train but a lot of serious runners think that cycling is counterproductive because you're engaging the muscles in different, non-cumulative ways.

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:39 PM
Author: plum pistol

If you were comfortably trying to do this I'd do something like:

Wk. 1: 1 mile @ 7:00 x3

Wk. 2: 1.5 miles @ 7:00 x3

Wk. 3: 1.5 miles @ 7:00 x3

Wk. 4: 2 miles @ 7:00 x3

Wk. 5: 2 miles @ 7:00 x3

Wk. 6: 2.5 miles @ 7:00 x3

Wk. 7: 2.5 miles @ 7:00 x3

Wk. 8: 3 miles @ 7:00 x3

Wk. 9: 3 miles @ 7:00 x3

Wk. 10: (1 @ 6:30, 2 @ 7:00) x3

Wk. 11: (2 @ 6:30, 1 @ 7:00) x3

Wk. 12: 3 miles @ 6:30 x3

Wk. 13: (1 @ 6:00, 2 @ 6:30) x3

Wk. 14: (2 @ 6:00, 1 @ 6:30) x3

Wk. 15: 3 miles @ 6:00 x3

Wk. 16: (1 @ 5:30, 2 @ 6:00) x3

Wk. 17: (2 @ 5:30, 1 @ 6:00) x3

Wk. 18: 3 miles @ 5:30 x3

Wk. 19: You can go out and do your one mile @ 5.

So start this next week and you'd hit a 5 minute mile by early summer.

Godspeed.



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Date: January 22nd, 2020 10:39 AM
Author: adulterous rigor garrison

I’d add some long runs. If he can run for 60 mins then five minutes starts to feel like nothing.

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:29 PM
Author: adulterous rigor garrison

What is it actually? I got into running recently and went from not being able to do an 8 min mile to doing a 6 min mile (on a treadmill) in six months. I can do a quarter to a half mile at a five-min pace so if that was my goal I'm sure I could do it. I'm working on the endurance part rather than speed right now.

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:32 PM
Author: Concupiscible Infuriating Area

Idk i haven't ran in years, ill go see

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:32 PM
Author: plum pistol

*5 minutes later*

"Well, it's a 5 flat. Guess that's done."

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:33 PM
Author: Concupiscible Infuriating Area



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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:47 PM
Author: umber prole



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Date: January 22nd, 2020 9:18 AM
Author: razzmatazz main people



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Date: January 22nd, 2020 8:04 PM
Author: sapphire mind-boggling school cafeteria potus



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Date: January 23rd, 2023 11:43 PM
Author: Concupiscible Infuriating Area



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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:26 PM
Author: Contagious arrogant genital piercing

How big a boy are you?

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:27 PM
Author: Concupiscible Infuriating Area

I look like Ryan Gosling IRL most people tell me

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:36 PM
Author: khaki juggernaut

https://www.wikihow.com/Run-a-5-Minute-Mile

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:38 PM
Author: khaki juggernaut

https://www.outsideonline.com/2167096/mission-barely-possible

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Date: January 21st, 2020 10:41 PM
Author: Territorial abode

yes

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Date: January 22nd, 2020 9:17 AM
Author: plum pistol



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Date: January 22nd, 2020 7:58 PM
Author: Flesh Zippy Dingle Berry Incel

i can walk a mile in about 40 minutes give or take

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Date: January 22nd, 2020 9:17 PM
Author: adulterous rigor garrison

wow

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Date: June 9th, 2020 9:11 PM
Author: Concupiscible Infuriating Area



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Date: June 9th, 2020 10:05 PM
Author: charismatic institution

My best time was 5:13, and I could run 4 400m intervals at @ 63 secs, that’s all I had in me

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Date: June 9th, 2020 10:12 PM
Author: Zombie-like Bistre Mad-dog Skullcap Property

That’s really good!

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Date: June 9th, 2020 10:14 PM
Author: charismatic institution

For a heavy drinker, I guess so, I guess so. If u wanna do some hills with me, just holler.

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Date: June 9th, 2020 10:27 PM
Author: Zombie-like Bistre Mad-dog Skullcap Property



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Date: June 9th, 2020 10:13 PM
Author: Lime Filthpig Senate



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Date: June 9th, 2020 10:15 PM
Author: charismatic institution

I can’t dunk a basketball over an opponent like u, tho

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Date: July 18th, 2021 4:42 PM
Author: Concupiscible Infuriating Area

Down to 5:40 lol

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Date: July 18th, 2021 4:43 PM
Author: umber prole

180

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Date: July 18th, 2021 4:44 PM
Author: dashing location boistinker

180

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Date: January 23rd, 2023 11:50 PM
Author: floppy station

5:40 is seriously impressive for anyone over 25

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