Alright Letsrun, help me run a 6 minute mile

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You are 32 and a former sub 4 miler. Provided you are a reasonable weight, you need only to run 3-4 miles easy 3-4 times a day for 3-4 weeks. Zero track workouts. Zero spikes. Just run for a few weeks.

But you already knew that...

I'm 5'8 about 175lbs. I have honestly run 2 to 3 times a week easy since May and cannot run a 6 minute mile.

No Way wrote:

I'm 5'8 about 175lbs. I have honestly run 2 to 3 times a week easy since May and cannot run a 6 minute mile.

Duuuude. You already know the answer to your own question.

I always was a horrible runner. Ran in HS and I loved it and still do. I Just have no talent for it. I’m 34 now, and I’ve broken 20 minutes only a few times at 5k and I can’t do more than 25 miles a week before I break down into sludge. Even I can crack 6 minutes on a good day.

Your barrier is your weight and you have a year to lose it. You clearly have way more talent than me based on your PRs. Lose the weight, and ease into running. When you get closer to your ideal weight dust off your old training log and start getting specific. In a year you’ll smash through 6 minutes. I bet you could be sub 5 in less than a year if you keep your weight down.

No Way wrote:

I am 32 years old. A little over 10 years ago I ran a 3:59 mile. A few months before I had run a 2:24 marathon.

"A little over" 10 years ago: so you ran a 3:59 and a 2:24 at age 21 or possibly 20. That should narrow it down to quite a small number of people.

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You say that you trained and ran a sub 4 minute mile.

You also say that you trained and ran 26.2 consecutive sub 6 minute miles.

Now you are asking for advice here on how to train to run a sub six minute mile. Because you forgot how you trained? Who could possibly know better than someone with your alleged experience? Lame.

What's your current mile time?

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Sub 4? Yeah, right. Any person capable of a sub 4 mile easily could run a 6 minute mile any place, any time for the next 20 years. Even if he hadn’t run for 10 years and had gained 50lbs.

No Way wrote:

A little over 10 years ago I ran a 3:59 mile. A few months before I had run a 2:24 marathon.

What a weird and implausible lie.

Gfgbbghnhkk wrote:

No Way wrote:

A little over 10 years ago I ran a 3:59 mile. A few months before I had run a 2:24 marathon.

What a weird and implausible lie.

I'm actually wondering if someone will figure out who I am. I'm certainly not the only person to accomplish this feat, but there probably aren't too many.

Hhfrfcssse wrote:

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Sub 4? Yeah, right. Any person capable of a sub 4 mile easily could run a 6 minute mile any place, any time for the next 20 years. Even if he hadn’t run for 10 years and had gained 50lbs.

I think you might be underestimating the effects of a decade of sedentary life and weight gain. Or maybe (definitely) I'm soft in my old age. Either way, I have no pep in my step and really struggle with speed work.

Worst troll ever award wrote:

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You say that you trained and ran a sub 4 minute mile.

You also say that you trained and ran 26.2 consecutive sub 6 minute miles.

Now you are asking for advice here on how to train to run a sub six minute mile. Because you forgot how you trained? Who could possibly know better than someone with your alleged experience? Lame.

I was more looking for anyone who had taken 10 years off of running and made a comeback. I know that theoretically I should just be able to run consistently and it should all come back, but I've made a few "comebacks" before and that's not how it seems to happen. In 2014 I ran a Ragnar where I averaged something like 9min/mile and then ran a 4:17 marathon in the fall. I trained pretty consistently for both of these. My weight is definitely an issue and my collegiate running experience certainly didn't prepare me for that.

lets find out who you are wrote:

No Way wrote:

I am 32 years old. A little over 10 years ago I ran a 3:59 mile. A few months before I had run a 2:24 marathon.

"A little over" 10 years ago: so you ran a 3:59 and a 2:24 at age 21 or possibly 20. That should narrow it down to quite a small number of people.

Shouldn't be too hard. I made another comeback post a few years ago that I can't find now, but I think I may have given more details. I'll let the letsrun sleuths take a crack at it and then maybe I'll reveal my secret identity.

No Way wrote:

I'm actually wondering if someone will figure out who I am. I'm certainly not the only person to accomplish this feat, but there probably aren't too many.

Relax, nobody actually remembers your dance with mediocrity. You might be a legend in your own mind but nobody outside your family cared about what you did.

shelly-ann conway wrote:

No Way wrote:

I'm actually wondering if someone will figure out who I am. I'm certainly not the only person to accomplish this feat, but there probably aren't too many.

Relax, nobody actually remembers your dance with mediocrity. You might be a legend in your own mind but nobody outside your family cared about what you did.

OOF.

No Way wrote:

I was more looking for anyone who had taken 10 years off of running and made a comeback. I know that theoretically I should just be able to run consistently and it should all come back, but I've made a few "comebacks" before and that's not how it seems to happen. In 2014 I ran a Ragnar where I averaged something like 9min/mile and then ran a 4:17 marathon in the fall. I trained pretty consistently for both of these. My weight is definitely an issue and my collegiate running experience certainly didn't prepare me for that.

Should be easy if you lose some weight. I took over 30 years off and ran 5:45 in my late 40s and I barely ran under 6 as a kid.

Weight was probably within 10# or so.

shelly-ann conway wrote:

No Way wrote:

I'm actually wondering if someone will figure out who I am. I'm certainly not the only person to accomplish this feat, but there probably aren't too many.

Relax, nobody actually remembers your dance with mediocrity. You might be a legend in your own mind but nobody outside your family cared about what you did.

My family has no idea.

The reason I took 10 years off is because breaking 4 is kind of a weird thing right? Like I was fast enough to win some races, but it's not fast enough to make a career out of. I didn't have the desire to try to live in my car and make a living chasing track meets. After hitting that milestone it was like I had nothing else to run for so I moved on with my life, my career, started a family. Now my competitive itch is starting to come back, but I'm fat and soft.

Was this an actual sub 4 mile on a track in a 1 mile race? Not a 1500 conversion, not a 4xmile relay leg, not a downhill road mile, etc.?

No Way wrote:

[quote]shelly-ann conway wrote:

[quote]No Way wrote:

The reason I took 10 years off is because breaking 4 is kind of a weird thing right? Like I was fast enough to win some races, but it's not fast enough to make a career out of. I didn't have the desire to try to live in my car and make a living chasing track meets. After hitting that milestone it was like I had nothing else to run for so I moved on with my life, my career, started a family. Now my competitive itch is starting to come back, but I'm fat and soft.

I ran a 2:59 marathon in the marathon when I was in High School, and then avoided running marathons for the next few decades, because I did not want to run my next one any slower. I finally convinced myself that my PR was a lifetime ago, and started running marathons again. My 1st one back was a 3:56, but I eventually got back to a 3:04. So when people ask what my PR is I saya 3:04.

So, you might want to forget about the times you ran in the past, and if someone asks what your PR is, just say "Well, (this or last) year, I ran a ..."

Fhhfbfhh wrote:

Was this an actual sub 4 mile on a track in a 1 mile race? Not a 1500 conversion, not a 4xmile relay leg, not a downhill road mile, etc.?

Yes, one mile indoors at a collegiate invitational.