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Can anyone run a 5 minute mile with training?
Posted on 3/11/18 at 10:57 pm
Posted on 3/11/18 at 10:57 pm
I’m stealing this topic from a running board. Let’s say you can give anyone the top notch trainers, cooks, and facilities over any amount of time(no time frame). The question...is every human body, let’s say 18-35, capable of running a 5 min mile. Unlimited resources.
Obviously those with a disability don’t count. I mean relatively healthy young adults.
It looks like most of us would believe it’s nit possible, so what percentage of people would you believe it’s possible?
I believe 80 percent of people could run a 5 min mile with unlimited resources. I do believe 20 percent wouldn’t have the coordination or a low vo2 max threshold.
Obviously those with a disability don’t count. I mean relatively healthy young adults.
It looks like most of us would believe it’s nit possible, so what percentage of people would you believe it’s possible?
I believe 80 percent of people could run a 5 min mile with unlimited resources. I do believe 20 percent wouldn’t have the coordination or a low vo2 max threshold.
This post was edited on 3/11/18 at 11:07 pm
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Posted on 3/11/18 at 10:59 pm to iamAG
No way, just like not everyone could score 1400 plus on the SAT with unlimited training resources.
Posted on 3/11/18 at 10:59 pm to iamAG
Nope
Posted on 3/11/18 at 11:00 pm to iamAG
Nope
Posted on 3/11/18 at 11:00 pm to iamAG
frick no 
Posted on 3/11/18 at 11:02 pm to castorinho
I would tend to agree with y’all. I do think if you had unlimited resources, most people would run in the 5 min range but not all. Coordination is one reason some wouldn’t. I would say with unlimited resources 80 percent of people would be capable.
Posted on 3/11/18 at 11:06 pm to iamAG
Population is way too soft and lazy for the number to be that high, and the requisite training is a big ask psychologically.
And 75-second pace is probably not that far off of top speed for a lot of people as well.
And 75-second pace is probably not that far off of top speed for a lot of people as well.
Posted on 3/11/18 at 11:06 pm to iamAG
Yeah
Posted on 3/11/18 at 11:06 pm to iamAG
all? doubt it. majority? yes
Posted on 3/11/18 at 11:08 pm to Lou Pai
I wasn’t really going for the mental aspect. I was speaking on pure athletic ability given from birth.
Posted on 3/11/18 at 11:11 pm to iamAG
I think a better way to frame it would be to ask if any HS baseball player could. That way you confine it to a population which is generally coordinated and slightly above average athleticism. Thus a limited number of fatasses and nerds.
But I still think a lot of it for people that are close is sustained mental grit for 5 minutes, so it's kind of impossible to decouple that.
But I still think a lot of it for people that are close is sustained mental grit for 5 minutes, so it's kind of impossible to decouple that.
This post was edited on 3/11/18 at 11:12 pm
Posted on 3/11/18 at 11:14 pm to Lou Pai
In high school a great time for me was 6:25. And that was me being in great shape. 5:00 would be unfathomable for me, at any age, much less over 30 years old.
Posted on 3/11/18 at 11:17 pm to iamAG
No
Posted on 3/11/18 at 11:19 pm to iamAG
No
Posted on 3/11/18 at 11:20 pm to iamAG
It's possible depending on age. Given total dedication. I mean, we aren't talking the 4-minute mile here.
But even super in shape high testosterone high schoolers...running sub-5 is still a big deal.
If you're over 30 and aren't a great athlete, you probably have no shot.
But even super in shape high testosterone high schoolers...running sub-5 is still a big deal.
If you're over 30 and aren't a great athlete, you probably have no shot.
Posted on 3/11/18 at 11:41 pm to iamAG
I think I could as long as I didn’t have to work
Posted on 3/11/18 at 11:44 pm to iamAG
No
Posted on 3/12/18 at 12:10 am to iamAG
Sub 6, maybe, sub 5, no way. I've run with guys who were sub 50 sec in the 400m who couldn't run a sub 5 minute miles.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 12:14 am to DownSouthCrawfish
My experience as a runner when I was high school says no. We had a great coach and youth on our side but of the 40 guys on the cross country team,only 7 could break 5 minutes. And we won our district 5A in Texas when that was the top district.
Posted on 3/12/18 at 12:14 am to NOLALGD
Totally different race
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