I would say 1 out of every thousand females in this country between the ages of 16-76 can run a sub 6 mile / assume 130 million in this country in that age range so maybe 130,000 - I know that seems low. People on these boards are runners and completely over estimate the average persons fitness level. A large percentage of people in that age group could not run 1 mile without stopping regardless of pace
I’m almost 47 and I’ve been running long distance consistently for about 7 years. I absolutely love it .
I’ve never competed . My phone and watch tracks distance and pace.
My performance depends on my mood.
There is a big difference between running with your head than with your heart .
You bet your ass I can do a 6 minute mile . My body hums at a 8 minute mile .
Competitive running should be challenging.
If you don’t have what it takes . Stay home .
Id say a few per school, I trained long distance as part of my rowing, which had a lot of long distance work, and me (15y 5:57 mile) and few other girls would definitely be in the same ball park if not faster around the same age. So the sport doesn’t have to be specifically sprinting but definitely yeah you’d have to be very active
That’s insane, nice one. I (20F) did a mile run in 5:57 when I was like 15. I wasn’t a runner but we did running in my rowing training so that why I did so well, can’t imagine getting back to that point though, maybe I could.
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