How common is it for a healthy 18 year old male to be unable to break 7 in the mile?

I am healthy, and I can't break 8

david45 wrote:

I am healthy, and I can't break 8

You are not healthy.

You claim to have had multiple stress fracture.

david46 wrote:

david45 wrote:

I am healthy, and I can't break 8

You are not healthy.

You claim to have had multiple stress fracture.

And what is your point?

david45 wrote:

david46 wrote:

You are not healthy.

You claim to have had multiple stress fracture.

And what is your point?

My point is that you are not healthy.

This kid is headed to college but is still worrying about high school.

According to some metrics, like the National Fitness Standards, a 7:14 mile would put you in the 50th percentile for boys age 17+. Presumably, 90% of these boys are not completing running specific training. So, with running specific training, one would expect that it would be fairly realistic for 80%+ of boys 17+ to be able to run a sub 7:00 mile.

That's not how the math works. Only 50% are under 7:14. 20% are probably above 9 minutes and 40% are above 8 minutes if 50% are above 7:14. If you can train all of them to drop 30 seconds, you still barely have more than 50% under 7 minutes.

talented dude wrote:

That's not how the math works. Only 50% are under 7:14. 20% are probably above 9 minutes and 40% are above 8 minutes if 50% are above 7:14. If you can train all of them to drop 30 seconds, you still barely have more than 50% under 7 minutes.

There's probably a study about the improvements to running performance with running specific training program that can end the debate. Anything else is pure speculation.

uncle sammy wrote:

This kid is headed to college but is still worrying about high school.

Is there anything wrong with that?

If you can't break 7 then there is something wrong with your health. Some basic function of your body is not performing as it should.

It doesn't matter what the median is. 1 in 3 people are obese.

Median doesn't not define healthy. Healthy defines healthy. Healthy is 7 minute miles.

you must enter a username wrote:

If you can't break 7 then there is something wrong with your health. Some basic function of your body is not performing as it should.

It doesn't matter what the median is. 1 in 3 people are obese.

Median doesn't not define healthy. Healthy defines healthy. Healthy is 7 minute miles.

I am not obese. I am 6'0'' and 150 Ib

Yes. I recommend that you see a counselor and that is not a joke. You should not be worrying about not running in high school after graduation. That is a problem. Move on. Enjoy your club team in college. You can;t go back and do high school over again. It may even be better to give up running because it is causing you much pain.

talented dude wrote:

Yes. I recommend that you see a counselor and that is not a joke. You should not be worrying about not running in high school after graduation. That is a problem. Move on. Enjoy your club team in college. You can;t go back and do high school over again. It may even be better to give up running because it is causing you much pain.

But I still miss high school so much. I want to go back

d23f wrote:

I doubt the average person could break 5

Again, he asked about the fastest person with average talent. I too, doubt the average person would break a 5:00 minute mile. I doubt the "average person" will train at all, much less train well enough to break a 5:00 minute miles.