Pages: | 1 | 2 |
Queens Street Mile
What is the fastest mile ever "run"? 8/31/2005 1:53PM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
I read in "The Miler" by Steve Scott that he ran a 1 mile downhill race in New Zealand in 3:29. He also said that Mike Boit of Kenya ran 3:28. I know this is not really "running", but I wonder if there has been a faster mile run.
Please, no bad jokes about someone running down the side of a cliff or a building.
1500m Runner
RE: What is the fastest mile ever "run"? 8/31/2005 2:15PM - in reply to Queens Street Mile Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Mike Boit does have the record, but I thought it was 3:21. Maybe it was from an earlier year?
Queen Street Mile
RE: What is the fastest mile ever "run"? 8/31/2005 2:25PM - in reply to 1500m Runner Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Wow, that would be even more amazing. I wonder if this was the fastest mile ever set up. I think serious runners today might not want to run a downhill race with a decent chance at an injury (legs, knees, back).
Old Schooler
RE: What is the fastest mile ever "run"? 8/31/2005 2:34PM - in reply to Queen Street Mile Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
As I recall, Scott ran a few of the downhill miles in Australia. In 1981 or 1982 I recall someone besides Boit winning but definitely no fatser than 3:27. I'm guessing that is the fastest ever run unless anyone has run the first mile of Hood To Coast all out as a single mile. I know guys routinely break 4 there on the way to their whole leg.
amsterdam sam
RE: What is the fastest mile ever "run"? 8/31/2005 2:36PM - in reply to Old Schooler Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Think fell running people.
The Perfect Mile
RE: What is the fastest mile ever "run"? 8/31/2005 2:44PM - in reply to Old Schooler Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

Old Schooler wrote:

As I recall, Scott ran a few of the downhill miles in Australia. In 1981 or 1982 I recall someone besides Boit winning but definitely no fatser than 3:27. I'm guessing that is the fastest ever run unless anyone has run the first mile of Hood To Coast all out as a single mile. I know guys routinely break 4 there on the way to their whole leg.



Actually, it was New Zealand. I think it was thought up by John Walker after watching the Fifth Avenue Mile.
Hairy
RE: What is the fastest mile ever "run"? 8/31/2005 4:40PM - in reply to The Perfect Mile Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
El Gerrouj once ran a 3:43
B. Real
RE: What is the fastest mile ever "run"? 8/31/2005 5:56PM - in reply to Queen Street Mile Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

Queen Street Mile wrote:

Wow, that would be even more amazing. I wonder if this was the fastest mile ever set up. I think serious runners today might not want to run a downhill race with a decent chance at an injury (legs, knees, back).


Throw enough cash at 'em and they would. I guess it depends on the grade. It really makes a difference in how much pounding the body experiences. I wonder what the ideal downgrade is for running the fastest mile. At what point is it considered falling? What is the steepest slope one could safely sprint down?
Huge cock
RE: What is the fastest mile ever "run"? 9/1/2005 5:23PM - in reply to B. Real Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
I once jumped out of an airplane that was flying 1 mile over the ground. I pumped my arms and legs in a running motion. I hit the ground breaking every bone in my body in a time of 1:17.92 I am the record holder for the fastest mile ever run. In 7 months I will be fully recovered and will begin my training to accomplish the same feat at 5000 meters.
no
RE: What is the fastest mile ever "run"? 9/1/2005 5:31PM - in reply to Huge cock Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
You fall incredibly slow.
Woody Wilson
RE: What is the fastest mile ever "run"? 9/1/2005 5:32PM - in reply to Queens Street Mile Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Was it Baldwin St.? Famous as the world's steepest street. It is in Dunedin New Zealand.
idiots
RE: What is the fastest mile ever "run"? 9/1/2005 5:58PM - in reply to Hairy Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

Hairy wrote:

El Gerrouj once ran a 3:43

this closed the thread, obviously someone may be able to run faster downhill, but then someone can just find a steeper hill to run down to beat it, 3:43 is the wr
randy
RE: What is the fastest mile ever "run"? 9/1/2005 6:28PM - in reply to idiots Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
this would be an event fat people could compete well in..."The one mile Cliff fall"
fmr runner
RE: What is the fastest mile ever "run"? 9/1/2005 7:08PM - in reply to randy Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Actually they would fall slower do to the wind resistance. Mass does not matter in freefall. Galileo proved that about 500 years ago, so get with the times.
qucassidy
RE: What is the fastest mile ever "run"? 9/1/2005 7:24PM - in reply to Queens Street Mile Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Fastest mile ever run was by a guy called
Adam Christian, I believe. He ran a 3:04
in attempts to out run the competition. He
lost the race when he was conned into munching
on an apple during the last 200 meters. Beaten
and pussy whipped by Eve Christian. It was all
up hill from there man!

Q
shawn tyrrell
RE: What is the fastest mile ever "run"? 9/2/2005 8:43AM - in reply to fmr runner Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Actually that is only true in a vacuum.
wineturtle
RE: What is the fastest mile ever "run"? 9/2/2005 8:58AM - in reply to shawn tyrrell Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
samy
RE: What is the fastest mile ever "run"? 9/8/2006 10:04AM - in reply to Huge cock Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
You are completly retarded, "big cock" should be "big ego" why on earth would you free fall 1 mile and you did not run it, you fell so therefore you are retarded, get a life and a brain, and maybe some common sence
sam you am
RE: What is the fastest mile ever "run"? 9/8/2006 10:12AM - in reply to samy Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
You get the world record for missing the most obvious joking response. But alas, you're too dumb to know it.
lease
RE: What is the fastest mile ever "run"? 9/8/2006 11:43AM - in reply to fmr runner Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

fmr runner wrote:

Actually they would fall slower do to the wind resistance. Mass does not matter in freefall. Galileo proved that about 500 years ago, so get with the times.


Nope. Assuming similar postures while falling, fat people would fall faster through air than skinny people would, just as a book falls faster through air than a single sheet of paper does. "Wind resistance," as you say.
Pages: | 1 | 2 |
LetsRun.com Get an Extra 20% off on Spikes/Flats from the leader in track and field/racing shoes Eastbay.com. You'll automatically see the discount at checkout. Email us at letsrun@letsrun.com if you have questions.
Nike Pegasus 20% off. Special LetsRun.com savings on the Nike Air Pegasus.
Nike Mayfly Extra 20% Off.
20% off the adidas AdiZero at Eastbay.com. LetsRun.com visitors get 20% off