In the late s when tracks went to m ovals, High School state federation officials across the country ignored the history of the Mile. You know how parents are always telling you to not take the easy road.
They decided to start and finish the four lapper in the same place. Apparently, stepping back 9 meters and marking it was too difficult and inconvenient. But they're just enforcing rules set by the federations. You're thinking of the meters. In fact, the Mile was the only official record distance carried over from the imperial system of yards to the metric system of meters.
It is still an official record distance and run internationally in meets like the Bislett Games and their famed Dream Mile. Steve Scott 's Scott's record lasted more than 26 years until Alan Webb 's Well, almost. If you're good enough, you might run the Mile at select invitationals who understand the value and the history of the Mile.
That's right, the Mile, America's Distance , has an elitist problem. Or you live in Massachusetts BostonStrong.
The original American Rebels are the only state that never switched. Statistical correlations require data This correlation requires corresponding track times and speed ratings This data were collected as follows:. Girls Track Database In general, for every boy in the database, his best m and m times were extracted from the past year or two A similar data extraction was done for the girls m and m.
An "overall" speed rating was derived for every runner with data for the XC season An "overall" speed rating is a composite of the highest speed ratings both recent and seasonal and various averages both recent and seasonal The existing on-line databases as of April are limited to NY State runners who have not graduated So the statistical correlation was done strictly with NY State runners.
Speed Rating 2 Boys m vs. Speed Rating 3 Girls m vs. Speed Rating 4 Girls m vs. Speed Rating. For the Boys m vs. Speed Rating correlation, the list of boys with m race times was compared to the list of boys with a speed rating Boys having both a m time and a speed rating had their corresponding m times and speed ratings placed into a statistical spreadsheet program a total of boys had both Rus Palenque Professional.
What's the fastest m time? World all-time at men's m. Miyoko Nicas Professional. How long does it take the average person to run 1. Running 1. To do it, you'll have to maintain a pace of 6 minutes, 40 seconds, per mile. Depending on your current level of fitness, you may have a little or a long way to go to reach this goal.
Clarinda Landizabal Professional. What is the fastest mile run? Hicham El Guerrouj is the current men's record holder with his time of Since , the mile has been the only non-metric distance recognized by the IAAF for record purposes. Kirenia Blankenagel Explainer. How long does it take to run a mile? Cheri Escuderos Explainer. What is a good meter time?
Based on this, the "average" time is probably more like but, again, , the median, falls in line with what I would consider a true "average". In the , there are 43 sub performances and times or over, both 19 seconds from the median of Alton Wennesz Pundit.
Is the A mile? He finished fourth in a masters exhibition 1, held at the US Olympic trials, and the official results illustrate the peculiar nature of the 1,, with splits at , , and 1, meters. Pete, who works in finance, says that after years of racing, he still struggles with the 1, splits. The mile is easy to explain to non-track people, he says.
Everyone understands a fast mile. But even word-class athletes get befuddled by the 1, meters. Steve Scott , now 60, held the US mile record of for 25 years, and ran more sub-four-minute miles——than anyone in history.
He also finished second in the 1, meters at the world championships. Given a choice, Scott, who now coaches track at Cal State San Marcos, said he always chose the mile over the 1, But when he competed internationally, sometimes the 1, meters was the only choice. Scott concedes that his ambivalence toward the 1, stemmed from his familiarity with the longer distance, and that he never committed to the 1, as its own race with its own demands.
In theory, he says, he could have run the 1, at a slightly faster pace because of the slightly shorter distance. Europeans who grew up racing the 1, may feel differently; for them the mile may seem abnormally long.
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