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

No one brought up the fact that with his explosiveness and more importantly, his STRIDE LENGTH as a tall guy, it's very possible that he has what it takes to run 4:55. He obviously has decent cardio as seen by his ability to hustle on the court.

THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:

Because a scrawny and non-athletic body type is better served for running a fast mile than being built like a house. Why is that so hard to understand!?

Skinny boiz wrote:

Why is so hard to believe that such an incredible athlete couldn't run 4:55? It's not uncommon for scrawny, non athletic middle school boys (with little to no formal running training) to run this sort of time. Nobody questions that.

He wasn't always 275-285, and there's nothing normal about his athleticism.

But keep patting yourself on the back. Just don't break your scrawny ribs doing so.

He, on the court, is way faster than any other 275 lb guys, so I can imagine him being way faster than expected on the track too...

Could have been a 455 second mile

Al bicarius wrote:

This reminds me of that massive power lifter who said he ran a 4:20 mile and sub 16 5k, and was using those stats to do podcasts and sell running plans. Anyone remember that?

I think most agreed he couldn’t break 6, and he was only maybe 230 lbs or so.

You can't mention that guys name on here or the thread will get deleted.

Not a chance!! He has the speed for it but he's too big to have the endurance to hold the pace. Remember the video of all those world class sprinters like Carl Lewis doing an 800m race? I think they all ran like 2:20 and slower, it was pathetic. Not only is Zion not a runner, he is a big guy.

Luke Maye running 4:58 is honestly super surprising - way more than Zion running a 4:55 early in HS when he was way skinnier if you guys don’t know. Not saying I think Zion did necessarily break 5, and I would be floored if he broke 5:30 at his current weight but I don’t see any reason to really doubt it. I’m more interested to see to see how he transitions to the NBA, “analysts” thought Luka’s game wasn’t NBA ready and look what happened. For Zion it’s more about what role he can play, he’s not a ball handler or traditional big man.

Not a chance.