I'm only a 1:32 half marathoner but just clocked a 4:24 mile. What happened?

?? I don't think so.

Was it downhill?

Any chance it was a GPS error? Unless you ran this mile on a track I'd be skeptical

Hi, no pretty flat with a couple of gentle undulations

No wind either which helped a bit maybe

To be sure I measured the distance on an online map tool.

Definitely 1mile.

Didn't happen.

Do it on the track or gtfo

There's no way that's possible. Why do people get out of lying like this?

You may have measured a 1K or misused the online tool. Do it on a track. Someone with a 4:24 mile out of no specific training should be breaking 1:10 in the half.

IF that is indeed an accurate time for measured mile, then that IMO shows upside potential for the shorter distances.

30 mph and 1:32:00 with one progression run indicates that you are likely nowhere near your best 1/2 marathon time.

Maybe take a couple months and see what you can do with some structured training and race some road (or track) miles and a couple of 5ks.

From there you can transition back into a longer block for a quick Fall half marathon.

Keep us posted with your progress.

PB decades ago 1:15:30 half and 4:43 mile .

And I took Riley Reid out for prom.

It's BS. With a 4:24 mile and 30 miles a week, the half would be much faster.

Again I ask WHAT do people get out of lying online? I see it all over reddit.

If you have that kind of talent you would have been approached by a distance coach to join the XC team when you were in middle school. What’s your story?

Try it on a track to check if the time is legitimate. If so, you can be pretty good.

I was a good quality rollerskating teacher for 15 years.

Never ran.

Turned 38 last month.

I do eat clean and do Kettlebell also

Not sure what this adds to what others said, but how old are you?

For comparison, I’m a genetically a mid distance runner. Ran the 800 in HS. In my late ‘40s I could run a 1:27 half but couldn’t break 5 in the mile at that time in my life.

Your numbers don’t make sense to me.

Forums only exist for three reasons: creating a fantasy self-image, humble bragging, and trolling to anger people.

If these numbers are true you simply have terrible endurance.

Your initial post seemed plausible. Could be you’re just some genetic running freak and just never knew it? Plus, you ran the half marathons at a leisure pace, coming now where close to redlining it?

But this post is 110% trolling. WTF is a roller skating teacher? Kettlebell training? That’s it? No way you’re running a 4:24 mile at age 38 with zero running background.

But thanks for the chuckle.

This is a run4fun troll job