Just saw an interview where Zion Williamson claimed to run a 4:55 mile in HS.

Yes, I did.

I wouldnt guess by looking at him but i have no reason to doubt the validity of his claim. If he said 4:10, id be more skeptical.

He has absolutely no reason to lie. It's possible he's mistaken and actually ran slower, but 4:55 isn't so fast that I can't believe it, even for a kid of his size.

No reason for one of the greatest freshmen of all time to lie about being a mediocre miler.

It's possible but unlikely. Not that he's necessarily lying, but people who aren't really into running don't have an exact sense of what they did or didn't do.

no way a full mile probably 1600

Non runners non track Xc

People in my experience usually overestimate how fast they run and how far

Prove it

If he did more power to him

But I call bs

Distance DIESEL wrote:

6'7" and 275......any chance this is legit?

I would obviously say no, but it actually seems about as likely as him having M. Jordan's vertical and he has that , so who knows?

Is this the fastest 'big guy" mile on record?

Maybe he did it as a freshman. when he was probably much more lean

Distance DIESEL wrote:

6'7" and 275......any chance this is legit?

I would obviously say no, but it actually seems about as likely as him having M. Jordan's vertical and he has that , so who knows?

Is this the fastest 'big guy" mile on record?

No. Chris Solinsky 3:57

When I was in college the wrestling team had 5 guys run sub 14:45 for 5k one morning in the winter at 6 AM on the roads in the dark.

Not saying he couldn't do it -- just that stories like this get told a lot. They truly believed it.

No, he didn't. There were a lot of guys who came out for XC/Track that weighed around 150lbs that couldn't break 5:00. I ran 9:30 in HS, but took it about a year to run sub-5. There are decathletes that can't run that fast.

At my HS, distance running was considered a pus*y sport and there were guys who claimed they had run sub-5 and who thought they would beat me if they came out for XC. Before practice one day, I raced a mile against one of them and dropped him while running at about 5:10 pace. He didn't even finish.

This kid might be the best athlete on the planet. I have no doubt he could run a 4:55 mile.

Distance DIESEL wrote:

6'7" and 275......any chance this is legit?

I would obviously say no, but it actually seems about as likely as him having M. Jordan's vertical and he has that , so who knows?

Is this the fastest 'big guy" mile on record?

Link? Can't find anywhere else. I think LeBron could run under 6.

THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:

Distance DIESEL wrote:

6'7" and 275......any chance this is legit?

I would obviously say no, but it actually seems about as likely as him having M. Jordan's vertical and he has that , so who knows?

Is this the fastest 'big guy" mile on record?

Link? Can't find anywhere else. I think LeBron could run under 6.

and isnt the urban myth that allen iverson ran 4:20? cant remember the supposed story, something like his HS coach talked sh*t to him he couldnt do it or had to do it for punishment...anyways he ripped off a 4:20...and i think rip hamliton ran 4:20 as well, but in college

Yeah have heard these, but who knows. Unlike for sprint/field where we have the real marks for guys like Tyreek Hill, Jalen Ramsey and Randy Moss, these alleged mile/800 times are hearsay.

m!ndweak wrote:

THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:

Link? Can't find anywhere else. I think LeBron could run under 6.

and isnt the urban myth that allen iverson ran 4:20? cant remember the supposed story, something like his HS coach talked sh*t to him he couldnt do it or had to do it for punishment...anyways he ripped off a 4:20...and i think rip hamliton ran 4:20 as well, but in college

westsouthrunner wrote:

Distance DIESEL wrote:

6'7" and 275......any chance this is legit?

I would obviously say no, but it actually seems about as likely as him having M. Jordan's vertical and he has that , so who knows?

Is this the fastest 'big guy" mile on record?

No. Chris Solinsky 3:57

6'1", 165lbs is considered a big guy?

For running, right?

Miles plumlee (6'11", 250) was also supposed to be a sub-5 miler

maybe its a requirement for being a big man at duke

I like how some of you infer 4.55 is good, will you feel better if I give you a hug?

SDSU Aztec wrote:

No, he didn't. There were a lot of guys who came out for XC/Track that weighed around 150lbs that couldn't break 5:00. I ran 9:30 in HS, but took it about a year to run sub-5. There are decathletes that can't run that fast.

At my HS, distance running was considered a pus*y sport and there were guys who claimed they had run sub-5 and who thought they would beat me if they came out for XC. Before practice one day, I raced a mile against one of them and dropped him while running at about 5:10 pace. He didn't even finish.

4:55 isn't exceptional.

I ran 4:55 as a high school freshman, and I was absolutely mediocre. This was also on a fairly mediocre team, where we might get ONE runner to the State Championships each year, and almost never qualified in Cross Country. In fact, occasionally, freshmen could run close to Sub-5 in PE miles each year, even if they had no running background. They were swimmers, basketball players, etc. and were all relatively fit, but no formal distance running training at all.

We also had a guy join the team as a sophomore after having played hockey his entire life, and he could run 17:00 - 17:30 5Ks right away.

If he was claiming something like 4:30 with no background, it would be VERY difficult to believe, but it's really not that difficult to believe that a very talented athlete could run a 4:55.