Or is it considered unofficial, aided, etc?
Or is it considered unofficial, aided, etc?
depends on who's counting. track and field new, the self-proclaimed bible of the sport, will NOT count you on their list of u.s. sub-4 milers. neither will peter larsson (
http://www.alltime-athletics.com/m_mileok.htm
) and his impressive list of all-time sub-4s. but your neighbor will likely count it (unless you live next door to e. garry hill or peter larsson). and likely will some here on letsrun, though this will surely instigate debate among purists and hobbyjoggers....
that's my story and i'm sticking to it,
cush
What shoes would you be wearing? You need to do this in sandals to prove that you could have done it back in the day.
Serious Question: Why wouldn't it?
I just don't know the argument.
A straight road mile is faster then a mile on the track so it would not count as breaking 4. In order to be a sub 4 miler you need to do it on a track.
Really. None of the top milers ever run faster in road miles than on a track. The data does not back your claim.
If you’re under 4 on the road at Drake, you’re 100% fit enough for a sub 4 on the track.
This aint it chief wrote:
A straight road mile is faster then a mile on the track so it would not count as breaking 4. In order to be a sub 4 miler you need to do it on a track.
I don’t think that should matter. A mile is a mile. Maybe if it were downhill that’d be a problem, but I’ve never heard that a course was too straight to count.
What's the start to finish elevation change?
It is a loop. But I think the OP is asking about this year because it is virtual other than for the elites.
This aint it chief wrote:
A straight road mile is faster then a mile on the track so it would not count as breaking 4. In order to be a sub 4 miler you need to do it on a track.
I call BS that a straight road mile is faster. Typically the running surface is not as smooth or forgiving as a track. Even apparently minor bumps and elevation changes can affect stride. You need to have a much better awareness of where you are split wise because it's much harder to track your distance than on a track. Basically, a track is a pretty sterile environment on which to run a mile, while a road mile has many more external influences on the race. I miss many of my favorite Mid-Atlantic road miles that have shut down, gone virtual, or been relegated to open rolling starts because of the Rona.