How many sub 10 minute milers under age of 60 are there? Percentage??

SprintTriathlon wrote:

Just turning 60 in two years, so, I am curious about how many can follow my easy long run for a mile.

[Also teasing all you haters!]

Now 61 - coming back from injury, but last year was doing long runs (for me 9-10 miles) at around 7:30 with some of it a bit quicker.

Generally aim for 8:00 for recovery jogs between reps.

For me running for 100 min (10 miles at 10 min) would be tougher than running 9 in just over an hour - I'd probably bonk.

Cavorty wrote:

SprintTriathlon wrote:

Just turning 60 in two years, so, I am curious about how many can follow my easy long run for a mile.

[Also teasing all you haters!]

Now 61 - coming back from injury, but last year was doing long runs (for me 9-10 miles) at around 7:30 with some of it a bit quicker.

Generally aim for 8:00 for recovery jogs between reps.

For me running for 100 min (10 miles at 10 min) would be tougher than running 9 in just over an hour - I'd probably bonk.

Nice and fast, but you have run for same years prior to your injury? Your speed leaves hope.

I ran 2:04 (800 m) as a 15 year old, so there must be some ignored talent somewhere, well then I was smoking heavy for 30 years, but I have no idea what impact that will have on my long term performance, neither the lack of training aerobically, from my resting heart rate (50-52bpm) I will guess my endurance is ok, but not the strongest part, so you are welcome to give advice.

Well, we are now way offtopic, I guess Caverty is not a typical under 60 person "able to run a sub 10 minute mile" , so people having views on that (average person, american, european or just earthly, give it a go.)

Let's just say I am in an older AG and can do this with ease despite some serious leg injuries.

Time will come when this too will pass.

Hey Cavorty are you racing any of the all comers in Eugene?

SprintT WAG 90 percent of the 60 year old males who run can knock out a sub 10. Sixty year old couch potatos not too many but you might just get your hat handed to you by one of em;) Talent never goes away.

Older and Wiser wrote:

Let's just say I am in an older AG and can do this with ease despite some serious leg injuries.

Time will come when this too will pass.

Lets time go and go and go before we all say pass and when we say, lets walk and walk and walk till time has passed.

Cavorty wrote:

SprintTriathlon wrote:

Just turning 60 in two years, so, I am curious about how many can follow my easy long run for a mile.

[Also teasing all you haters!]

Now 61 - coming back from injury, but last year was doing long runs (for me 9-10 miles) at around 7:30 with some of it a bit quicker.

Generally aim for 8:00 for recovery jogs between reps.

For me running for 100 min (10 miles at 10 min) would be tougher than running 9 in just over an hour - I'd probably bonk.

Coming from a 23 year old, you're badass dude. Keep on

Charlie wrote:

Hey Cavorty are you racing any of the all comers in Eugene?

SprintT WAG 90 percent of the 60 year old males who run can knock out a sub 10. Sixty year old couch potatos not too many but you might just get your hat handed to you by one of em;) Talent never goes away.

I think you all misunderstood my post, it was more like the traditional one about the average person, but never mind, this is also good, only I'd wished I had put down another number if we should talk about runners, something like 7 minute mile (I had a 6:45 minute mile the other day in mile intervals, it was the last one, totally broke all of me, but nice anyway for a recent potato).

If you rule out babies, retards, and obese people, I'd say about 60% under 60 can run sub 10 mile assuming a bear is chasing them.

SprintTriathlon wrote:

Charlie wrote:

Hey Cavorty are you racing any of the all comers in Eugene?

SprintT WAG 90 percent of the 60 year old males who run can knock out a sub 10. Sixty year old couch potatos not too many but you might just get your hat handed to you by one of em;) Talent never goes away.

I think you all misunderstood my post, it was more like the traditional one about the average person, but never mind, this is also good, only I'd wished I had put down another number if we should talk about runners, something like 7 minute mile (I had a 6:45 minute mile the other day in mile intervals, it was the last one, totally broke all of me, but nice anyway for a recent potato).

Hi. No, next year all being well. Was getting fit last October and then hurt something in an ankle that needed three months off, and caused some muscle wastage in the calf. Started again in January, and it's gradually coming back, but not up to race shape yet. Hoping could get right for the Huntsman Games in October.

I'd got up to 3 miles (or at last 4800m) of 100m jog/100m sprint in 19:30 - about 6:50 per mile I guess, and was comfortable doing an LT run of 3 miles (4800m) at 6:20 last fall, so hope I can get back there again this year.

I was never super-fast, but have raced every year since I was about 13 - did the English Schools X-Country Championship back in 1972 - and always kept some intensity in, so maybe have held off the decline somewhat.

Yes, as I put in another post, I've raced since I was 13 with the only breaks being injury. I've never been a big mileage runner, but always kept a fair bit of intensity in - I prefer running track reps to steady runs - and that's probably helped a lot.

Grammar class was too long ago for you, as your thread question truly makes no sense.

How many people over 30 these days can even run a mile at any pace without walking?

Your thread title wrote:

Grammar class was too long ago for you, as your thread question truly makes no sense.

I know, english grammar was never my favorite, but I bet my norwegian syntax is far better than yours.