You know, as far as speed?
Edit: I have shin splints
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Thread: Is a 7 minute mile good?
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W talking one mile or consecutive miles?
0ne 7 minute mile is an average speed, if you can maintain a 7 minute mile pace for say 4-5 miles, I would say you are above average.
My one mile time is around 5:45, my 4 mile time is about 28-29 minutes.The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
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mid to high 4 minute miles are good, if you go below 4 minutes or even close to it your among the best in the world. (from a competitive view point)
and what does shin splints have to do with distance running? ice, heat massage, ice/ heat (repeat constrasts) finish with heat and massage and then one finally icing to get rid of them and trying new shoes or looking into orthotics could helpPain is Temporary, Pride is Forever.
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for a fun runner not wearing spikes...theyre not a big deal...he's young he can deal with the pain until he does whatever needed to make them better. shin splints really just a nuisance.
i just said what i meant wrong, i meant, what does shin splints have to do with how good your time is....wouldn't make a significant difference in his time even if they did cause him to slow down slight bitPain is Temporary, Pride is Forever.
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Yes, its super. You can say you run a mile in 2 minutes and 3/4 of the people here will say they run it faster. Take it for what it is.
The average joe runs a mile in 9-10 minutes if at all."To be a warrior is not a simple matter of wishing to be one. It is rather an endless struggle that will go on to the very last moment of our lives. Nobody is born a warrior, in exactly the same way that nobody is born an average man. We make ourselves into one or the other."-- Carlos Castaneda
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07-11-2008, 08:37 PM #25
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07-11-2008, 09:14 PM #26
Try this
If shin splits are causing you that much pain when running try a different cardio workout. The eliptical works for me. Either that or just suck it up. 7 minute mile is average if you are running for distance, but if you are only running a mile push your bosy to the limits. Try interval training.
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07-11-2008, 09:47 PM #27
That is a very solid time.
The best I ever managed was 17:00 for a 5k (3.1 miles). I did it on two occasions in high school. Both times, I could see the clock ticking from a ways a way and tried to get in under 17:00. It never happened.
As far as a single mile, I managed a 4:54 mile in high school (weighed about 130) and last summer I ran a mile just to see what my time would be and it sucked! I ran a 7:16.
OP: In reality, though, a 7-minute mile is a good mile time. When I ran, it was for high school track. For general fitness, it's a respectable mile. It's averaging just over 8.5 m.p.h. for an entire mile. The average adult male walks at approximately 3 m.p.h. Sounds easy, but it really is not.*MFC Illuminati*
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