the question is how fast could the fastest NBA player run a mile
The fact that Johnny Dawkins an NBA player ran a 436 in college
Means that the fastest NBA player would probably be in the 420s
Dawkins was never the fastest guard in the league.
I bet you if the NBA took a day off and sent everyone to an indoor track and made it a contest where the winner got money we would see a 4:20 mile
with all due respect to the folks who can run 430, the problem with the running community is its perspective on the number of great athletes in the world is jaded by their own experience. in the US by the time, you ran your first race in hs, the vast majority of good athletes were off playing football, basketball, soccer, baseball, hockey, swimming, etc. you thought you were elite bc it was a small pond.
look at it this way, allen iverson is oft cited here as someone who might've run 430. there are 347 d1 college basketball teams in the US. on every one of those teams there are at least 2 guys who resemble iverson body-type/motor wise. for the most part, all 700 of these guys are crazy athletes. they never ran track.
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
How rare is it to run a sub 5 minute mile AND bench press 225?
Move over Mark Coogan, Rojo and John Kellogg share their 3 favorite mile workouts
Mark Coogan says that if you could only do 3 workouts as a 1500m runner you should do these
Red Bull (who sponsors Mondo) calls Mondo the pole vaulting Usain Bolt. Is that a fair comparison?