DDX wrote:
Look at these tables:
They show you exactly what the top 1% of people are capable of in their genetic prime (20-29 years old) and it equates to a 0:56 quarter mile for young men and 1:13 quarter mile for young women, and this is amonst people who are actually fit enough to run 400m without stopping (which suprisingly, is more than you think but you could argue that age 20 that would be a mental barrier as opposed to a physical one) so you have to assume these times are slightly ABOVE the 99th percentile.
https://www.tucsonaz.gov/files/police/CooperStandards.pdf
You buried the lede — 5:56 pace for two miles gets you into the 1%