How do I run a mile and a half in 15 min?
Running at 6 mph (a mile in 10 minutes, or 1.5 miles in 15 minutes) is not especially difficult. I’d venture to say that most people who can run at all can manage a 6 mph pace for a short distance. The trick, then, is sustaining that pace for 15 minutes. So I’ll give you the same answer I’d give someone who wanted to know how to run a mile and a half in 9 minutes, or 6 minutes: You train to get there. You do long, slow runs to build endurance and strength (and it wouldn’t have to be that long, 3 or 4 miles maybe), and you do speed training to get faster. Speed training is a relative term. You don’t have to sprint all out. You just have to practice running faster than 6 mph. Go to your local track and run 200 meters in something faster than 1:15, and do it more than once. Then increase the number of repetitions, or the distance (400 meters faster than 2:30), or both. With the combination or greater endurance and better speed, you should be able to do a mile and a half in 15 minutes before long.
Is it better to run or jog a mile?
Thats a decent time for a girl in Junior High. The mile may seem like a jog but in reality when you achieve more competitive times it becomes a very fast run. For example my warm up mile can vary anywhere from 5:30 to 6:30 and my best mile time is 4:38. If you are going for a fast time you want to go out fast and stay relaxed the whole way. You have a lot of time to improve from where you are now until you reach your senior year of high school so just enjoy running and don't get too over competitive just yet. But ok, i think you can run an 8 minute mile no problem, you just have to run even paced laps at around 2 minutes each. For your 3rd lap try to stay focused and don't let up because this will always be your slowest lap if you don't do anything about it, and for your final lap just give it everything you got and i promise you will run a fast time. The mile run is more of a mental struggle that a physical one. As far as training goes I would recommend daily runs of 15-25 minutes at a relaxed pace and later on if you get serious about running you can join the track team and kick some butt, who knows you might even go pro one day. Remember that nothing is impossible.
How do you run a mile in under 9 minutes or less?
So, every Wednesday I run a mile around the track. So that equals 4 laps. I was wondering, how do you run a mile in under 9 minutes or less? I mostly jog the whole thing but I keep getting around 9:30. Please help! Thank you :D
How long before I can run a 1.5 mile under 11:30 wearing long athletic pants? I currently run 12:20 (not on a track) I need to make it in a month.
I'm not sure what the long pants thing is about, but taking 50 seconds off your mile and a half time in a month should be possible if you are only currently at a moderate base of fitness. It would be great to get some context, but I'm guessing this is for a military physical fitness assessment, which might explain the long pants, but in the Air Force, we wear standard issue PT shorts (although PT pants are allowed for cold weather).Let's start with the math: 11:30 for a 1.5 mile run breaks down into a 7:40 mile pace and 1:55 per quarter mile, which is very achievable for most runners. Right now you are at an 8:13 pace, which is 2:03 per quarter mile. So that means you are going to have to run your quarter miles 8 seconds faster than before. It doesn't sound like much, but it's an eternity in a quarter mile run. Why all the obsession with quarter miles? Because you're going to have to run a lot of quarter mile intervals to increase your speed and hit your goal.Here's How:At least twice a week run this track workout after a good dynamic warmup: 8 x 400 m @ 1:55 pace per quarter with 60 seconds rest. You have to teach your body the feeling of the faster pace. As your test gets closer, reduce your rest time each week, but don't increase your speed much. Once a week run a longer 30 to 45 minute run at a very easy pace of about 9:45/mile.Once a week run a three mile run as fast as possible, maybe 8:20 pace or 8:30 pace.The week before your test run, only do one track workout and don't run at all the day before your test.As always: Consult your doctor before attempting any physical fitness program.
How do I go from running a 9 minute mile to a 6 minute mile?
Are you only able to currently run one mile in 9 minutes? If so, it’s going to take a while until you are able to do a 6 minute mile.When you start training it should be easy to cut 30 seconds, a minute, a minute and a half off your time, but then it’s going to get increasingly more and more difficult to go faster.The secret to running faster is training. There’s no magic to it, you just have to put in the work.I’d start by run-walking 2 miles and working your way up to 5 miles a few times a week. You don’t need to run yourself into the ground on any particular day, just focus on 3–4 solid runs a weeks and keep repeating every week.There are loads of mile-specific workouts out there but you’re at the point you just need to build up a base. Come back when you’re trying to cut the final 45 seconds off your mile time, in the mean time just work on steady weekly mileage.
1 1/2 mile, 11:38, good?
If you play tennis then stamina is important. Are you tired when you're finished running the 1.5 mile? If so, work on your stamina. I'm 27 and I've been married for over 7 years. When I joined the military 9 years ago I had to run 2 miles and my time was 11:21. Now for testing purposes we only have to run 1.5 miles. I ran my last 1.5 mile in 9:27 and that places me in the upper 2-3% of the military. So if you were to join the military your time would probably put you in the upper 30-40% of most males. Most guys in Special Ops can run 1.5 miles in around 9:00. Then again, I work on computers/servers all day and I don't really train that hard anymore either. I just try to maintain at this point. 11:38 is an above average time for a kid your age. Your averaging a 7:46 mile at that pace. Keep working and make your goal to get down to about a 6:30/mile pace.
How fast can the average 40-year-old male run a mile?
Running is my weakest fitness endeavor of all the sports I do. I’m 6′0 (184cm), 183 pounds (83 kilos), 42 years old and I just started a running routine a couple of weeks ago. My miles are averaging about 11:20 per mile. I ran a mile at full speed and nearly had a heart attack. When I finished my time was 9:00 flat. I can’t even conceive of running a sub 7 minute mile. The sad thing is I have a pretty healthy diet, don’t drink or smoke and my mile time seems slower than everyone else here. I guess a lot of guys come on here to brag, but just thought I’d balance it out with some reality.
How fast should i run to get 1.5 miles in 13.30 minutes?
I need to run a mile and a half for a military thing. My recruiter said I NEED to run it in 13 minutes and 30 seconds. How fast should I run to complete this, or how much of the 1.5 miles should I run in a minute? 1.5 miles ought to be run in 793 seconds. 2640 yards to be run in 793 seconds. 3.33 yards to be run in one second. 199.75 yards to be run in one minute.
Is running 3 miles in 30 minutes good if I’m a 17-year-old male who doesn’t run regularly?
Yes.I remember back in the day, some of my friends went into the military. The Marines came back and told us their test was 3 miles in 20 minutes.I set out to do it and eventually did it, I think maybe less than 10 times. I was in VERY good shape, this was some years ago.Two years ago I passed the FBI fitness test for new applicants. I got a pin :) The running test was challenging, but 3 miles in 30 minutes pretty much puts you in the ballpark.Since then my benchmark has been 3 miles in 30 minutes, done with some aplomb (not staggering off the treadmill etc), as an indicator of my overall fitness. If I can do it, I’m keeping it real, if I huff and puff hugely I need to up my game, if I can’t do it…we’ll see (I’ve never not been able to do it, probably because I keep doing it).