Is there any NFL player that could currently run a 4:30 mile?

This thread is so f***ing stupid, god I hate letsrun. Everyone here is retarded.

I just want to point out that this thread topic has already appeared about two or three hundred times in this forum

Um, no. Probably a top ten percent high school time would be 4:30. I cant think of anywhere the tenth percentile is a mediocre achievement. Im glad you didnt establish the grading system where only the valedictorian got an A and the rest of us got c's. :)

dial it up wrote:

I didnt run exactly 4:30, it was in the high 4:20's, I've run the event 3 times in my entire life so its not too tough to remember chief. I would also bet I've spent more time around GOOD runners than you have "coach."

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You must have picked up a lot of knowledge in those 3 miles

I agree that plenty of people can run a sub 13 without training. I also think a few extremely athletically gifted people can run 4:30 without optimal aerobic training.

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Roger Bannister ran 4:53 in his first University mile having already run in HS. The next season his first mile was still only 4:30

If one of the most naturally talented milers ever couldn't do it no NFL player can

Deadman Running wrote:

I knew plenty of guys in HS who trained for track and ran sub-2 in the 800 that couldn't break 4:30.

I didnt know many people who could run sub 1:55 in the 800 who couldnt break 4:30. I think if you can pull a 1:53 youre very likely able to.

This is probably common knowledge but i know allen iverson could go 4:40s cold when in the nba.

The question is in no way specific enough..

Its all height and weight relevant...

For people from heights of 5'0 to 5'5 and up to 180lbs.. then yeah they prob could with a bit of training..

for people 5'5 to 6'0 tall and up to 192lbs.. yeah they prob could with some training though for it..

They would need at least a couple months of training for it to do it ...

For people heights 6'0 and above and between 192lbs and 235lbs.. then they are prob going to need about 6 months of training for it to do it..

For everyone else over 235lbs.. then they are prob going to need over 6months to a year and concentrate just on track to get anywhere close to it.....

More than likely someone over 205lbs at all heights will have a very very very tough time coming anywhere close to 4:30 without any type of training for the mile..

Therefore the question needs more details..

It all depends on height and weight for the most part.

5k to couch potato wrote:

Um, no. Probably a top ten percent high school time would be 4:30. I cant think of anywhere the tenth percentile is a mediocre achievement. Im glad you didnt establish the grading system where only the valedictorian got an A and the rest of us got c's. :)

You're probably right. My mistake. But my point is the same.

I'm guessing no NFL player could run a 4:30 mile. Just as no 4:30 miler could play high school football at a high level..

Can Ashton Eaton run a mile in 4:30? Not in decathlon shape. Close but he technically hasn't. If the worlds best athlete, who also happens to be a consistent 45-46ish 400 runner, can't then nfl players cant. End of discussion.

Thataveragerunner wrote:

Can Ashton Eaton run a mile in 4:30? Not in decathlon shape. Close but he technically hasn't. If the worlds best athlete, who also happens to be a consistent 45-46ish 400 runner, can't then nfl players cant. End of discussion.

The problem with your point is that Eaton isn't the worlds best athlete. He is very talented, however you are biased. Not to mention, if he WAS the worlds best athlete, he would be in a different sport making a hell of a lot more money with his talents.

You're all missing the obvious. No current NFL player could run it because if they had it would have be posted and reposted all over FB, Instagram, Youtube, and whatever other social media forum for the next 3 months.

Not to mention, CBS sports would have already dedicated a 2 hour documentary on it.

It's ridiculous to think that, even the lightest receiver or running back at around 185, could just go out and run a 4:30 without an ounce of distance training.

Decathlon athletes do not do a lot of training for 1500m

However, they do 5km runs in the build up phase then specific track session eg 8x 400m with 60 sec recovery weekly. No NFL player does that type of training. It's not a lot but enough to make the difference in a race. Daley Thompson did 1200m at race pace weekly. Again its not a lot but done weekly and with a hills or 8 x 200m session and the 3 miles runs in build up is enough to make the 20-30 second difference.

This is an addition to sprint and 400m training (bear in mind a lot of sprinters could (with football skills) play in the NFL but not run a 400m, 200m is the limit for a lot of explosive types.

Add in that they probably have a 5 second advantage over an NFL player over 400m and it the difference between someone struggling to do a 5 min mile and someone trained to run 4:20 -4:50 mile

I would be suprised if an NFL player could even break 5. Their sport requires strength, speed and power at the ultimate level. The genetics and training involved would be at odds with any endurance ability.

If any player has a chance it would be the kicker, who sometimes come from a soccer background.

Alan

I am just going to repost this because it is all that needs to be said.

I\'m not saying these guys will be in the NFL, but it is entirely possible. Most of the skills needed in football would be related to explosive events, hence why most football players have sprint or jump backgrounds if they do have a track and field background. I\'m surprised that no one has made mention of this list, but that would be logical, and logic escapes the message board.

http://www.ustfccca.org/assets/rankings/alldiv/2014_NCAATF_Outdoor_FootballBests.pdf

http://www.ustfccca.org/assets/rankings/alldiv/2014_NCAATF_Indoor_FootballBests.pdf

http://www.ustfccca.org/assets/rankings/div1/2012-itf/2012_NCAATF_Indoor_FootballBests.pdf

Tom Landry used to make the Dallas Cowboys run the "Landry Mile" at the start of training camp. Skill position players had to come in under 6:00. His first year, Randy White thought it would be no problem.

"The Maryland star was an elite athlete."

Well he finished 200 meters behind 51 year-old Tom Landry. When Bob Hays was on the Cowboys he couldn't complete it:

“Bob used to walk it,” Pearson remembered. “Poor Bob. He could go 100, maybe run that 220, but he couldn’t run that damn mile for nothing.”

Being an elite athlete, even an elite sprinter does not make you a 4:30 miler.No current NFL player could break 4:30 tomorrow if they tried. For God's sake even CB's and WR's only run a little over a mile in an entire game.

Two people in 2014 in the NCAA played football, and ran faster than a 4:30 equivalent in the 1500. Keep in mind that when running those times, these athletes dedicated an entire season (if not two, winter and spring) to endurance training, and two total did it last year. The 4 flat guy is 6'0, 160, and has also run 14:50.

NFL players are going to be MORE explosive, muscular, and speed-based than these two, AKA less endurance, and though they might have more "talent" (doubtful any could run 14:50 in the 5k), I don't think that will make up for the extreme lack of distance training.

wizardstaff wrote: I'm guessing no NFL player could run a 4:30 mile. Just as no 4:30 miler could play high school football at a high level..

Coley Candaele was starting quarterback for his high school team which won three straight California state championships with a 38-3-1 overall record. He was named California state football player of the year his senior year in 1989. In 1990 he won the State 1600 in 4:06.26 (he was 2nd in 1989 and 3rd in 1988).

Apologies if your post was sarcasm, with the implication that of course there exists an NFL player that can run a 4:30.

Merle wrote:

Tom Landry used to make the Dallas Cowboys run the "Landry Mile" at the start of training camp. Skill position players had to come in under 6:00. His first year, Randy White thought it would be no problem.

"The Maryland star was an elite athlete."

Well he finished 200 meters behind 51 year-old Tom Landry. When Bob Hays was on the Cowboys he couldn't complete it:

“Bob used to walk it,” Pearson remembered. “Poor Bob. He could go 100, maybe run that 220, but he couldn’t run that damn mile for nothing.”

https://lewp.wordpress.com/2009/07/28/the-landry-mile/

Being an elite athlete, even an elite sprinter does not make you a 4:30 miler.No current NFL player could break 4:30 tomorrow if they tried. For God's sake even CB's and WR's only run a little over a mile in an entire game.

http://www.runnersworld.com/fun/distance-run-per-game-in-various-sports

HAHA so big Randy White didn't run a 430 mile, so that means no NFL player could run one? It is funny how your egos get in the way. Most of you are slow, thus you think 430 is fast. Please refer to my repost above.

Dude, were you able to get out and run the 4:30 today? There's still time. Remember to wear your football costume for added points. Also, put it on youtube. Should be a snap - ha!