What % of general population can run a sub-8min mile? Let's define general population as all people between the ages of 9 - 100.
A little thought experiment I had with a few people today. A guy I work with argued that 50% of the general world population could.
I'm wild guessing it's more like 20% or less.
What do you think? Anyone ever done any research or deep thinking on this?
Is have actually researched this with a relatively large sample size. The number we came up with was 44.2%. This was in the eastern U. S.
You think 44% of Americans can run an 8 minute mile? A third of the country is obese! and most Americans that are at a healthy weight don't even run. I'll be generous and say 4%.
less than 4 percent if people of every age are included.
look at a parking lot with the many handicapped placards.
maybe 4 percent if limited to under 55.
An 8 minute mile is not easy.
44% might be about right for grade school and above students.
A lot of children are in good shape and could probably do it with walking breaks during the mile.
It would be interesting to know how many between 22 and 65 could do it.
Could be less than 4%.
There are a lot of smokers out there.
There are a lot of desk job, suit and tie guys who pride themselves on not having to do physical labor.
pigs can't fly wrote:
You think 44% of Americans can run an 8 minute mile? A third of the country is obese! and most Americans that are at a healthy weight don't even run. I'll be generous and say 4%.
I'm sorry to learn of your reading disability. My post mentioned a scientific research study. It's not what I think. It's science.
Do you mean with 6 solids months of training, or just on the spur of the moment now? Because with training, I say almost anyone able and healthy--so, 40%. Put on the spot: 12%.
Researcher wrote:
pigs can't fly wrote:You think 44% of Americans can run an 8 minute mile? A third of the country is obese! and most Americans that are at a healthy weight don't even run. I'll be generous and say 4%.
I'm sorry to learn of your reading disability. My post mentioned a scientific research study. It's not what I think. It's science.
I'm sorry to learn that you are a liar. Not a chance in hell that anywhere near half that many Americans can run an 8 minute mile.
puella wrote:
Do you mean with 6 solids months of training, or just on the spur of the moment now? Because with training, I say almost anyone able and healthy--so, 40%. Put on the spot: 12%.
I want to tweak my answer to 34% and 7%. Because even with middle-aged healthy seeming people, half the people at work will mention some chronic issue they have with their body that leaves running out of the question. These are people in their 30s and 40s.
Do you mean right now, or with a year of training? Male or female? Among males, I would guess a majority can do this with a bit of training. It's not much. The US army requires better than 2 miles at sub 8min/mile (for men), so it must be that they expect that any ordinary representative of the male population is able to meet this requirement.
I couldn't do an 8 minute mile right now.
I also just put down 7 pancakes, sausage and eggs at IHOP.
Researcher wrote:
pigs can't fly wrote:You think 44% of Americans can run an 8 minute mile? A third of the country is obese! and most Americans that are at a healthy weight don't even run. I'll be generous and say 4%.
I'm sorry to learn of your reading disability. My post mentioned a scientific research study. It's not what I think. It's science.
Lol, it's science, therefore it must be true!
100%, 8min mile is slow
My PR is 4:08. That was when I was 22; I'm 30 now and don't train as much, so I could probably only do about 4:25. I have no talent whatsoever, so I would say probably 99% of people could do 8 minutes. There are probably a few people in that over 90 bracket (mostly women) that couldn't do it.
I think a relatively conservative estimate is 73.8%. If we allowed some training and gave a bit of extra credit I think the number would rise to 112%.
pigs can't fly wrote:
Researcher wrote:I'm sorry to learn of your reading disability. My post mentioned a scientific research study. It's not what I think. It's science.
Lol, it's science, therefore it must be true!
Correct!
15-20%
The American anti-Imperialist league believed that imperialism was against the principles of democracy. In other words, one nation can only annex another when there is what they call "the consent of the governed."
Is did what?
Obviously your fake research is worthless.
44% is not even remotely accurate.
Bobito wrote:
The US army requires better than 2 miles at sub 8min/mile (for men), so it must be that they expect that any ordinary representative of the male population is able to meet this requirement.
It is always nice when somebody have such expertize in demography that they use a subpopulation as statistical evidence for the whole population.
(Like. Let us pick 19 year old males.)
(I can pick 85 y old ladies and say zero % can do it.)