Running 2.4km (1.49 miles)

[dwaxe]

Hey, I just noticed that if you run a 12 minute mile in California, almost all schools give you an "epic fail".

Time to research the other 49 fat states.

 

[Shaihulud]

I hope you are referring to the magic pill that will desovle the unwanted fat away.

Its called adrenaline, and it is produced when you are having a good workout, it makes you want more workout!

The rules were quite dumb previously, when i was a young I was considered overweight by the body mass index and put up for remedial training, despite being in the cross country and passing with a gold. Luckily the PE teacher was an intelligent person. Be glad that they have decided to tag it on the actual test instead of the BMI! They have further reduced the index to even lower to fit the "average national physique", theres nothing average about it btw.

 

[lutzj]

Since most fit boys that age can rune a mile in around 8 minutes, I'm guessing that 14:25 for 1.49 miles is TOO MUCH.

 

[Hundegesicht]

I've actually been running consistently for the past 3 weeks (hope to be able to run a marathon in 2 years if I can keep at it), and have been timing myself, and I ran 2.4 KM in 9:04 minutes, or that averages out to just under 7 minute miles. I'm 24 and haven't run most of the winter - I'm sure any decently fit high school kid could do that, or at least get within 8 minutes. (I'm unusually tall so what's "normal" for me might be a minute or so fast for another person, but not much)

 

[The Yankee]

No, he means regular exercise. Hell, even eating a regular diet and exercising irregularly will let you run 1.5 in 15... its not a huge challenge.

Even less than that if I, as a defensive lineman, could do that.

Probably wouldn't be able to do so now, but that's what inactivity for various reasons does to a person. Hopefully I can move to a very walkable area when I do go.

 

[Jerrymander]

Uh, no. I ran a 5:31 last year for 1 mile flat. I'm sure I could run 1.5 miles in ~7 or 8 minutes. Don't worry, kiddo.

(6'1 and 135 lb)

 

[GenMarshall]

Its called adrenaline, and it is produced when you are having a good workout, it makes you want more workout!

I must be out of it since I wasted it in pointless scenarios when I faced situations that made me fear rejection and other nevousness.

 

[Chazumi]

My question is, is it weird/extreme for 15 year old boys to run 2.4km(1.49 miles) within 14mins and 25 secs or otherwise be branded as unfit in other countries?

A mile and a half is weak, especially at a fast pace. Now granted I am in the U.S. Army, but 1.5 miles should be ran in about 13 minutes or so. Most likely less.

My last PT test about a week ago:

2 minutes of pushups
84 pushups = 100% for 22 year old (74 = 100%)
2 minutes of situps
74 situps in 2 minutes = 92% for 22 year old, 80 = 100%)
2 mile run
14:00 flat (granted I am in colorado, high elevation, best time = 13:17 in Georgia, 14:00 flat is 89% for 22 year old)

Equaling 281/300 on PT test army standards for a 22 year old. Take into consideration that my job demands I be physically fit, I think this isn't pushing it. I do physical exercise 5 days a week every morning. 14:25 for a 1.49 mile is ridiculous, They should be beating that by AT LEAST A MINUTE, so to answer your question, is it weird/extreme? No, not by any means. Get off your a** and do something once in awhile.

P.S. I Drink heavily on weekends, smoke a pack a day (cigarettes), and eat a steak weekly. Physical fitness is not hard, it's all about heart.

 

[Japanrocks12]

two or three years ago, it would have been cake for me. now, I'm not sure

 

[Chazumi]

Not usually, but when I've been in a rush I've walked that fast before. When I was hiking in Iceland a friend and I managed 14 miles in 2 hours with 20-30kg rucksacks and in hiking boots.

Just a statement to this: 30KG = 66 lbs. This is either:

A) Bullsh*t, because army standards for EIB (expert infantry badge) is 35 lbs, 12 miles in 3 hours or less, or,

B) You were on crack cocaine, or methamphetamine, and managed a 7 mph pace WALKING/RUNNING, or

C) You somehow are a monster at PT

This past week I rucked (Walked) the 12 mile EIB standard road march, in 2 hours 49 minutes, with a 35 lb rucksack. That included about 1 hour of running with it. We don't just take huge paces, we actually run for most of it to make EIB. So what you are saying is:

A) You ran 7 mph (which is faster than a sprint with no rucksack) with 66 lbs on your back, for 2 hours straight

B) Your pace count is somehow 20 (per 100 meters) and you walked that fast, or,

C) You are a liar and are not impressing anyone on CivFanatics


Let's not BS people you don't know, will never meet in real life, and talk seriously here guy...

P.S. I have BEEN TO ICELAND, IN DESERT COMBAT BOOTS, and you are full of ****

 

[Fifty]

I'd say its a norm, but I'm also a sleezeball. HOW SHOULD I VOTE?

 

[Brighteye]

A) Bullsh*t, because army standards for EIB (expert infantry badge) is 35 lbs, 12 miles in 3 hours or less, or,

B) Your pace count is somehow 20 (per 100 meters) and you walked that fast, or,

P.S. I have BEEN TO ICELAND, IN DESERT COMBAT BOOTS, and you are full of ****

I wasn't with the army; I was with friends. Not everything in the world revolves around the US, or its army. We were pushing it: speed walking, with the occasional break into a jog towards the end for me because I had trouble speed walking as fast as my friend.
It was all we had left of a 3-day hike, it was along a road and it was easy strolling (going North to Husavik). Still, it was pretty much all walking, and yes, we loaded ourselves fairly heavily. I had ditched the tent and left it with the guy who'd twisted his ankle; we were walking on because there wasn't space in the car.
We don't give a s**t about pace counts, US army regulations or your desert boots.

7mph is not faster than a sprint without a rucksack. A sprint without a rucksack can easily hit 30mph. A run over 14 miles would take me an hour and half nowadays, so I'd be going at 9-10mph. I was fitter back then, and could do 13 miles in 65-70 minutes, under 12mph. Either way, it's faster than 7mph.

 

[Chazumi]

We don't give a s**t about pace counts, US army regulations or your desert boots.

So... regardless of giving a sh*t you somehow defy the laws of being human? 14 miles in 2 hours huh? Like I said, unless you were on a drug, or somehow you were born without the ability to produce lactic acid, you somehow went 14 miles in 2 hours? Are you lacking lactic acid brighteye?

 

[Fifty]

A sprint without a rucksack can easily hit 30mph.

You're insane.

 

[Mise]

Sprint at 30mph? World record for the 100m sprint is just under 10 seconds. That's 10m per second, which is 22.4 mph. Now, lets say Brighteye's judgement is... a little over the mark. And lets say it's over the mark by the same ratio throughout. So, we'll weight all his figures by 22.4/30:

2 hrs actually means 2 hrs 40 mins
14 miles actually means 10.5 miles
20-30 kg actually means 15-22.4 kg (=23-50lb)

So he actually did 10.5 miles in 2 hrs 40 mins, whilst carrying a 23-50lb bag (probably closer to the 23 lb side ).

Does that sound more doable? I don't know, I've never been to Iceland.

 

[Chazumi]

7mph is not faster than a sprint without a rucksack. A sprint without a rucksack can easily hit 30mph.

Wow, Cheetahs run about 45 mph at top speed, so somehow this guy is running at 2/3 Cheetah speed, with 66 lbs on his back!

World record for 100 meter sprint 9.9 seconds, so basically what you are telling us is:

48,280.32 M = 30 miles
24,140.16 M = 15 miles

You somehow ran at a speed of 402.336 M per minute for 2 hours straight (missing the world record of sprinting by about 4 seconds per 100 meters) for 2 straight hours, WITH 66 LBS ON YOUR BACK, or you are lying out your a**, I mean cmon man, just admit you exaggerated.

 

[Fetus4188]

That is seriously slow. A young person should easily be able to run at the pace for several miles.

 

[Fetus4188]

Sprint at 30mph? World record for the 100m sprint is just under 10 seconds. That's 10m per second, which is 22.4 mph. Now, lets say Brighteye's judgement is... a little over the mark. And lets say it's over the mark by the same ratio throughout. So, we'll weight all his figures by 22.4/30:

2 hrs actually means 2 hrs 40 mins
14 miles actually means 10.5 miles
20-30 kg actually means 15-22.4 kg (=23-50lb)

So he actually did 10.5 miles in 2 hrs 40 mins, whilst carrying a 23-50lb bag (probably closer to the 23 lb side ).

Does that sound more doable? I don't know, I've never been to Iceland.

The fastest sprinters are able to run around 27+ mph. Average speed is the wrong thing to look at. Granted, they can only keep it up for 100-300 meters.

 

[Mise]

The fastest sprinters are able to run around 27+ mph. Average speed is the wrong thing to look at. Granted, they can only keep it up for 100-300 meters.

It's the right thing to look at when the context is this:

7mph is not faster than a sprint without a rucksack. A sprint without a rucksack can easily hit 30mph. A run over 14 miles would take me an hour and half nowadays, so I'd be going at 9-10mph. I was fitter back then, and could do 13 miles in 65-70 minutes, under 12mph. Either way, it's faster than 7mph.

(i.e. average speeds)

EDIT: Thinking about it, he did say "hit", so maybe you're right. "Easily" was probably an exaggeration though. Although, he did say "can", rather than "does"...

 

[Fetus4188]

Well I saw the world sprint. That's a short race.