How many NFL players can tempo 6 miles at 5:30 pace?

Better question how many can run 1 mile at 5:30 pace or even a 6 minute mile?

maybe some kickers, some others, but most are over 200 pounds which makes a decent mile hard, and the receivers and defensive backs are sprinters, that said Alan Page a All Pro Defensive End for the Minnesota Vikings in the 1970's-1980's did run marathons in a little over 3 hours (not sure the exact times) after he retired.

Looked it up he ran 3:22 as an ACTIVE NFL player in 1979, he played until 1981, he also completed a 100k (62 miles) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Page

coach d wrote:

A ton of NCAA football guys run indoor track, and USTFCCCA wants to encourage this so they keep a list of results. There was a cornerback last year who ran 14:53 indoors and 4:4x for the mile. Could anyone posting on this thread duplicate this?

And why should football players who ran 10.4-10.9 for 100m in track be jogging half as fast as they're capable of sprinting? That's for losers who post on here. YOU are not athletes, and that's why YOU have to do really slow stuff like that.

coach dipshit,

We've been thru this already.

ath·lete

noun

a person who is skilled in competitive track and field events (athletics).

You are literally wrong by definition. Again.

Maybe it was getting hit in the head repeatedly while playing football that caused all that brain damage. Now crawl back to your big time division 1 coaching position.

Why would any of them want to?

With specific training I would argue all of them. Heck, all of them could certainly break 5. 5min is simply not that big of a deal and these are the greatest athletes in the country (besides Crossfit athletes).

OP obviously is not a runner and doesnt know anything about the sport.

this is what wrote:

Anthony and Carol LoTempio wrote:

At the risk of sounding foolish what does the phrase 'tempo miles at 5;30 pace' mean?

Is it the same as running 6 miles at 5:30 pace or is there a more complex action going on when one 'tempos'?

Thank you a couple of singers.

It means you are only running comfortably hard and don't feel exhausted at the end.

Thank you

April & Nino

zero

XFIT BRO THE REAL ONE 1 wrote:

With specific training I would argue all of them. Heck, all of them could certainly break 5. 5min is simply not that big of a deal and these are the greatest athletes in the country (besides Crossfit athletes).

Your all pansies compared to the a GRID league

Zero... The fastest guys may be able to run right around 6 minute pace for a 10k.

Baseball... Zero

The NBA may have a handful of guys

Pro soccer would probably have the most guys but it would not be a tempo effort.... unless you mean tempo as maintaining a constant pace.

I would bet a lot more than any of you think. At most state meets you will see quite a few 400 and 800 guys who are football athletes running 47/154, even at 200 pounds. Muscle fibers are different but unlike speed, aerobic capacity can be improved with training. These guys, like it or not, are athletic freaks to begin with. I bet more than 10 or so NFL guys could do this right now, and a lot more with a year or two of actual training for it. I would guess that if you actually took every single athlete from any high school sports and had them all do T&F, all current records would fall immediately. Sorry runners, the truth is, the most talented athletes out there have never even tried running just for running.

JKSparky wrote:

I would bet a lot more than any of you think. At most state meets you will see quite a few 400 and 800 guys who are football athletes running 47/154, even at 200 pounds.

Name one HSer who ran those times at 200 lbs.

specialteams wrote:

Surely there are some fit kickers or punters that run a lot in the off-season?

No way. The best kickers are the guys who have really good 40 speed - like 4.5 to 4.6 speed. One of the fastest kickers the league ever had was Brian Moorman and he was great hurdler in college but this does NOT translate into a great distance runner. Could he do it if he put a lot of time into running? Maybe...

These are two COMPLETELY different sports. (fast twitch vs slow twitch).

JKSparky wrote:

I would bet a lot more than any of you think. At most state meets you will see quite a few 400 and 800 guys who are football athletes running 47/154, even at 200 pounds. Muscle fibers are different but unlike speed, aerobic capacity can be improved with training. These guys, like it or not, are athletic freaks to begin with. I bet more than 10 or so NFL guys could do this right now, and a lot more with a year or two of actual training for it. I would guess that if you actually took every single athlete from any high school sports and had them all do T&F, all current records would fall immediately. Sorry runners, the truth is, the most talented athletes out there have never even tried running just for running.

Even if this were true which it isn't how many 1:50 or sub 1:50 800 guys can't run 5:30 for 6 miles. There is a big difference between pure speed and the endurance required for distance running. It blows my mind how many people on here look at NFL players and say look how fast they run, 5:30 pace will be easy. It doesn't work that way pure speed doesn't necessarily translate to endurance. Anyone has any knowledge of distance running should understand this incredibly basic concept.

Now if you ask how many NFL players would have the ability to run this pace if they trained for it I'm sure there are a decent number of guys who would have the ability to get to that point. Especially if they trimmed down a little because even secondary players which are skinny by football standards can still be around 200lbs which is a lot of weight to carry at that pace for that long. But in current NFL playing condition I would be fairly confident no players would manage this. The only possible exception I could see is if a random punter or kicker happens to be into running and can manage this, especially since a lot of kickers come from a soccer backgrounds.

Can American football players achieve any athletic feat of note? They're extremely hyped up but can any run 9.90, 19.80, or 44 flat? How about long jump 27 feet? High jump a mere 7 1/2 feet? Bench 750 lbs? Anything?

How many of sub-10 sprinters can do this?

How many of 21+m shot putters can do this?

How many of 2.30+m high jumpers can do this?

How many of 8000+ decathletes can do this?

Trolling redundancy. These guys are getting paid millions to be the best football players they can be. Position specific conditioning, drills, power, steroids... If the wide receivers, and other positions conducive to athletic versatility and some day distance running potential,

Had that ability in high school, they've long lost it. And they could care less, because NFL prestige is a ticket to open doors ever where you go in America.

Just compare high achool and college football players with NFL football players. They go all out and then some (enhancements) to the sacrifice of all else (usually). And The exception won't be distance running but, say, genuine charitable work

Lol

Dumbest game ever. The sport equivalent to the Kardashian Show. An equally wildly popular retardfest.

So you're asking how many players can run a 10km in about 34:15?

In tempo effort nonetheless?

3/10 for effort however mister.