| paskesm |
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Clearly there must be some certified record for this. Anybody know what it is? What about for other distances with a downward trend? |
| iwonder |
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Hey that really interesting, I would really like to know what the record is also. Today I ate shit head first running down a steep hill haha. I would not even want to imagine how bad I would wipe out after running a mile down hill. |
| iwonder |
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wonder what the uphill is too. If there are such kept records, they probably have to be by the exact distance of how long and steep the hill was. |
| Nugatory |
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I once fell off a really high cliff. It took me about 2:44 to fall a mile before landing in a pillow factory. That's the record as far as I know. |
| mwwwin |
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I recall reading something before about some fairly well known Kenyan running in the mid 3:30s at a downhill mile somewhere for the record. |
| fubar |
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Try the search function. I know this has been covered here before. IIRC, Steve Scott's name was mentioned. |
| pxx |
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About 10 years ago I ran the first leg of Hood to Coast relay, about 5 miles. My first mile was 4:56. and I was a normally a 6:25 miler. There were four of us rounding a turn then I looked back and there were just three of us! oops sombody missed the turn! I am sure that some of the faster runners got under 4 minutes. pxx |
| john muir |
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From a NY Times article in 1982: In Auckland, New Zealand,the fastest mile run ever timed will never be recognized officially. Steve Scott, an American, was timed in 3 minutes 31.25 seconds in a mile race down Auckland's main street today. The course dropped 200 feet over the distance. Mike Hillardt of Australia was second in 3:32.25, Ray Flynn of Ireland third in 3:32.75 and John Walker of New Zealand fourth in 3:33.93. |
| WVURUNNER |
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Casey Batey (Marshall Alumni) has the fastest downhill Mile on american soil at the mile road race in Wheeling WV. He ran 3;39! |
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Last time this topic came up, it was mentioned that Mike Boit once ran 3:28, with Steve Scott right behind him in 3:29. |
| ttc |
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Steve Scott completing 18 holes in under 30 minutes is the best running record, bar none. |
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Steve Scott Gallowalked a 3:25 mile. |
| Craig Wheeler |
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I ran a mile downhill back in 1993 in 3.24. Here is the link to the national newspaper and I also went back the following year with record breakers to try and run faster but only managed 3.26 that was recorded for television. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/maniacs-stand-out-a-mile-1251620.html Thanks Craig wheeler |
| Logical Man |
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As for a video, David Torrence has a few downhill miles on the internet |