[Abishai]

My best ever was about an 8:15.

Now I run it around an 11. Why so slow? Because I have 22 minutes to pass the run on my ACFT. Lol.

 

[swamp hodag]

You little guys have a major advantage over us bigger boys. We're not designed for that type of activity. I've adapted weight training to be more aerobic meaning shorter rest between sets . Dumbells are more effective for stricter movements. The tough part about over 50 weight training are the recovery periods. I used to do a 4 day split when I was younger but my joints can't take that kind of beating anymore.

Little girls, not guys, but I get what you mean. I don't do much weight training, but I just moved 120 eighty pound bales of hay. Yesterday I shoveled over a ton of shell corn. And I am wrestling with goats pretty much daily, so that keeps me in shape. I hike for a living so I do a daily run to keep the old legs in shape.

 

[Ankylus]

4:40? You an Olympic runner ?

When Johnny ran that 4:06 in 1979 it didn't even get him an invitation to the Olympic trials. It was a high school state record in Texas for 30 years and still wasn't enough for the Olympic trials.

 

[jimdc]

When I was a sophmore I ran a 4:56 mile during the Presidential physical fitness contest at my high school. After the contest, the cross country coach tried to recrute me. I told him no because he was an ahole as my PE teacher.

 

[jimdc]

Now it would take me around 9 minutes.

 

[Ankylus]

A lot of bad knees in this thread.

 

[hoplite59]

A lot of bad knees in this thread.

Not so much bad knees but the mileage on them. I can hike and go up and down steep hills better than kids half my age but high impact pounding is dumb when you're older . Knock on wood I've never had to have anything cleaned out and nowhere near being a knee replacement candidate.

 

[Ankylus]

Not so much bad knees but the mileage on them. I can hike and go up and down steep hills better than kids half my age but high impact pounding is dumb when you're older . Knock on wood I've never had to have anything cleaned out and nowhere near being a knee replacement candidate.

I'm not being critical, just observing. I have two bad knees myself, and a bad ankle. Same thing with the pounding and the walking for me. I have twice been on 10 day, 105+ mile backpacking trips through the mountains. And most of my peers with knee replacements are/were big guys who injured knees in college. I suspect a lot of the bad knees in this thread were grunts in the military. Those guys seem to blow out knees a lot.

 

[hoplite59]

No worries Ankylus, I gotcha.

 

[44 Guy]

61 years old (in 2 months), 5'11 186 pounds. I haven't ran a mile for time in many years. When I do run I do 5 miles on small hills and average 50 minutes. I've run 2 miles in something like 13 minutes.

 

[hoplite59]

61 years old (in 2 months), 5'11 186 pounds. I haven't ran a mile for time in many years. When I do run I do 5 miles on small hills and average 50 minutes. I've run 2 miles in something like 13 minutes.

Smart, running on natural surfaces is much better than pavement and asphalt.

 

[44 Guy]

Smart, running on natural surfaces is much better than pavement and asphalt.

Actually, I run on concrete. Never have issues.

 

[hoplite59]

Actually, I run on concrete. Never have issues.

ok

 

[Pabstman]

25 minutes walking. I saw no reason to run to the store. This includes kicking some stones along the way.

 

[hoplite59]

25 minutes walking. I saw no reason to run to the store. This includes kicking some stones along the way.

Fitness experts say brisk walking is the best.

 

[waterboy_75]

Just started back up last month…first attempt was just barely sub 20min, down to 12 now. My routing for now is 20 min and push as hard as I can comfortably go the whole way. I’m averaging around 1.5miles give or take a few tenths.
48yo, 6’5, was 265, down to 240 and have about 40 more to lose. 20 years ago I ran 3-5 miles every other day and could keep up a 7min pace no problem and a 1 mile sprint in the upper 5’s. Was 190-200 then.
My goal now isn’t nec speed, it just getting back in shape. 20+ years of smoking (1 year + a couple of months quit) and general neglect to undo.

 

[hoplite59]

Just started back up last month…first attempt was 18 min, down to 12 now. My routing for now is 20 min and push as hard as I can comfortably go the whole way. I’m averaging around 1.5miles give or take a few tenths.
48yo, 6’5, was 265, down to 240 and have about 40 more to lose. 20 years ago I ran 3-5 miles every other day and could keep up a 7min pace no problem and a 1 mile sprint in the upper 5’s. Was 190-200 then.
My goal now isn’t nec speed, it just getting back in shape. 20+ years of smoking (1 year + a couple of months quit) and general neglect to undo.

Add some healthy clean food and supplements to your plan and it accelerates things.

 

[FiveYearPlan]

The year was 1998 and I was 6'1" and 137 lbs - my nickname was Sticks. I ran a 4:37 1600 in track. My best 3200 was 9:52. I also ran x-country and my best 5k (3.2 miles iirc) was 17:32. I never qualified for state in any event, though my 4x800 team did - unfortunately I couldn't go with them because I got in a fight and was ineligible. Young and dumb...

Today, at 40+ years old and nearly 80 lbs heavier, I'm confident I can't run a full mile without walking some to catch my breath.

 

[Orvthree]

I think it's important as a prepper to be as physically fit as possible. I also think it's important to be competitive as it brings out the best in us. So with that in mind I want to post your best 1 mile time what age and what weight you were when you ran it.

29 years old 225lbs 6:30 seconds

Would love to run a sub 6 one day not sure if it's possible but I'm better for trying !

Age 15, junior high, 2 sub 5 minute miles (but barely), probably 150 lbs and only in practice. At actual meets, I usually ran 5:10-5:12 (if you ran the mile then, that was the only competition they let you compete in; I beat all of our 880 runners in practice and all but one of the 440 runners. Older, ~24, 165-170 lbs, I ran 10K's, mostly 42-45 minutes, but I did run two at 35:35 and 35:45, in the freezing cold and rain; needless to say, at 63, two knees scoped, I don't run anymore, but I do regularly backpack (45-50 lb pack) 5-10 mile days, 3-5 days at a time. I'm at the gym 7-8 times a week (a couple of two-a-days) and do at least 30 minutes on an elliptical (knee easy) each visit.

 

[Bravo32]

My best mile time occurred when I ran my best 2 mile time in the Army. I ran 2 miles in 10:42, so a 5:21 mile. That would have been when I was 20. 5'8" and about 150ish lbs. I am 52 now. I am about 165 lbs now. I still jog 3-4 times a week (2-4.5miles depending on the day and how I feel), but I can not run nearly as fast now. I do not try. I am more around 24 minutes for a 5K.