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Spent the day at the NJ track champs today. Lotta fast kids. Lotta different races.

I'm not a track/running guy, but it got me to thinking...

Whats your fastest mile time ever?
What can you run right now?

I remember running 6:20 in PE class one year. Not good, but i am not a runner and I am not sure if I ever ran it hard or taking it seriously. Dont recall what grade. Middle school or early HS. maybe?

If I went out today right now I think these old bones could get me in under 7:15.



Whats your fastest mile time ever?
What can you run right now?

I ran a 5:25 in HS.

I can run a 8 min/mile pace for several miles now, so I might be able to run a 6:45, if I really pushed. Maybe.

Metrics change over time.

Our daughter runs marathons.
Me, in basic training, 19 years young and a Lucky smoker, I'm not sure.
Now, I'm doing well to walk a mile.

I'm slow as fugg, and always have been. Back when I was my fittest and could have actually run a mile, it would probably have taken me 6 or 7 minutes, maybe more.

My good friend and fishing buddy who is more than 20 years younger than me kinda blew my mind a couple of years ago when he told me he set a school record when he ran a 4.46 mile in 8th grade. He was his full height at that age and I don't think he ever eat that number.

I just did a couple 23:30 5k's so I figured 7:15ish or so mile would be doable? Not sure. guestimating.

I hit the track with my younger son and ran a 1:30 1/4 mile, which I probably could have bested but my heart was about pounding out of my chest so I slowed down.

I'm doing this stuff because my kids have shown an interest and an aptitude for running, so I'm tagging along and joining in... in my 50's.

4:46 in 8th grade seems pretty damned good.

My son's a Jr and runs a 4:35 on his best days. Its not good enough for any sort of medal, which to me is amazing. Some fast kids out there.

I did the USMC PFT 3 mile run in under 18 minutes every time but once.

I ran 3 miles tonight in a tad over 30 minutes, but I've been out over thirty years.

So 5:50's them, 10:00's now.

6 minutes in college, 6 days now

My wife does half's. She said marathons take too long to train for. I believe her.

Fastest mile was 7:05. Fastest 2 mile was 15:04. Bith i stances I puked afterward. Matter of fact, I puked after every PT test.

My knees are slaughtered. I don't run anymore. Never was fast at a mile.

I don’t even walk to the mail box I got wheels

5:10 in 10th grade, probably about 10 minutes or more now with a bad ankle.

I high school, I ran track, mile and two mile. I ran those cause I was too slow for sprints, but I had stamina. Best time was a little over five minutes on the mile, don’t remember two mile time. I work out on a tread mill 4-5 days a week. Don’t know what my mile time would be, but I’m sure I could jog a mile today.

Fastest for me was a 16 and change 3 Mile when I was in the military, now I use a sundial to clock my runs. Knees are shot so I try not to run

when I was in the USARMY I could run 2 miles in 14 minutes........but not anymore

I was watching the USFS kids going by the shack Wednsday. They were doing the annual pack test. 40 pounds, 3 miles, 45 minutes. Some of course nailed it, but most were struggling. 12 yr old grandson and I tried it this morning. Him with 15 pound pack, me with 40. I did not pass...47 min. Kid passed. It ain't as easy as it sounds.

4+17 in basic training near 55 years ago. I do a mile in a minute or less these days.

I remember doing a mile in just under 5 and a half minutes in high school. Had to run that fast to keep ahead of all the girls chasing me.

Now a days I don't think my arms could ever pump this chair that fast.

At 24 and 25 I ran hard every night training for motocross.
I ran untill i almost puked.
Nothing made me faster.
After the 1986 season my times fell of a bit.
Ok a whole lot.