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could almost anyone run a 4 minute mile with enough practice or does it require
| Jizzy Gillespie | 12/25/24 |
| Jizzy Gillespie | 12/25/24 |
| Bill DaWall | 12/25/24 |
| Jizzy Gillespie | 12/25/24 |
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| ""'""'""'" | 12/25/24 |
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| Diane Rehm talking dirty | 12/25/24 |
| Jizzy Gillespie | 12/25/24 |
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Date: December 25th, 2024 2:44 PM Author: Jizzy Gillespie Elite genetics? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5654232&forum_id=2#48485641) |
Date: December 25th, 2024 2:45 PM Author: Jizzy Gillespie If you took the average sloppy office worker idiot & gave them elite running coaches & a personal chef and masseuse and a cryochamber and hot tub etc could they run a 4 minute mile within 2 years (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5654232&forum_id=2#48485648) |
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Date: December 25th, 2024 2:46 PM Author: Bill DaWall no. they could run a six minute mile if theyre young and in shape but no way for a four minute mile. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5654232&forum_id=2#48485653) |
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Date: December 25th, 2024 2:47 PM Author: Jizzy Gillespie What % of people could run 1/4th mile in <60 seconds (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5654232&forum_id=2#48485658) |
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Date: December 25th, 2024 2:48 PM Author: Bill DaWall in peak college form probably 20% of males if they trained probably less (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5654232&forum_id=2#48485665) |
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Date: December 25th, 2024 2:48 PM Author: ""'""'""'" ChatGPT's response:
Running a 4-minute mile is extremely rare, achieved by less than 0.0001% of the population, requiring elite genetics and years of intense training. With short-term training (6–12 months), about 50% of healthy adults can run a mile in under 8 minutes, and with long-term training (2+ years), about 10% might achieve sub-6-minute times. Only 1–2% of highly trained athletes ever approach a sub-5-minute mile, showcasing the steep curve of improvement and the rarity of elite-level performance. |
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Date: December 25th, 2024 2:51 PM Author: Jizzy Gillespie If someone 39 years old can run a 5:10 mile do you think they could get to sub 4 minutes? Maybe train for speed and take testosterone and wear a really aerodynamic pair of shorts? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5654232&forum_id=2#48485678) |
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Date: December 25th, 2024 3:14 PM Author: ""'""'""'" You do realize it's ChatGPT speaking, amirite? Here's the response:
Running a sub-4-minute mile is extremely unlikely for a 39-year-old, even with a 5:10 mile as a starting point, testosterone supplementation, or aerodynamic gear. Here's why:
Physiological Limits: A 5:10 mile is impressive but far from the level of speed and efficiency required for a sub-4-minute mile. The improvement needed (over 25% faster) is enormous, even for younger elite athletes.
Age Factor: At 39, the body's peak aerobic capacity (VO2 max), recovery ability, and muscle elasticity are naturally lower than in peak running years (late teens to early 30s).
Testosterone and Gear: While testosterone might marginally improve recovery and performance, and aerodynamic gear could shave fractions of a second, these are negligible compared to the gap between a 5:10 mile and sub-4:00.
Conclusion: Even with optimal training, advanced gear, and performance enhancement, achieving a sub-4-minute mile is likely beyond reach. However, significant improvement (e.g., sub-5-minute mile) with focused speed training is more realistic. |
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Date: December 25th, 2024 2:51 PM Author: Diane Rehm talking dirty (🐿️ ) I think my best was 5:19 when I was in 18:00 5K shape, but I never really worked on mile times and only ran one or two mile races. This was post 30. Probably less than 1% of the population could break 5:00 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5654232&forum_id=2#48485679) |
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Date: December 25th, 2024 2:53 PM Author: Jizzy Gillespie “There are seven billion people, but only a thousand and change have ever run a sub four-minute mile—that’s astonishing. And only three, after 40, have ever gone under four,” Famiglietti says.
The three runners who belong in that exclusive latter group are Bernard Lagat, Eamonn Coghlan, and Anthony Whiteman |
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Date: December 25th, 2024 3:11 PM Author: michael doodikoff Extremely hard.
Good buddy of mine was a top 10 Olympic trials in the US 1500m finisher
He run a bunch of equivalent sub 4:00 1500 times (equivalent to like 3:50), but only ever ran 4:00:01 in a real mile.
Mostly because there aren't many mile races
It's his biggest regret in life |