Even now in this day and age, would it be a hard thing to run a sub 4 minute mile?

Answer 1

It's a very difficult feat. Considering the 4 minute barrier was only broken 50 years ago or so, the difficulty in stringing four consecutive 440s that average under 60 seconds is very hard.
In addition, you have to have a body type that can allow you to run distance with speed. When I ran, I could run distance all day long but snails and slugs seemed to creep by me. Ideally, you would need a very low amount of body fat, a very low heart rate (resting) and an awful lot of courage as it is painful to push through that 4 minute mile. And you would have to be male as no woman has yet to break 4 minutes. Undoubtedly, some day they will but training methods and the right gene combination will have to mesh perfectly.
And finally, breaking 4 minutes will require lots of luck. The training involved will be long, difficult and fraught with the dangers of injury. This is a tough thing to put your body through and often runners suffer knee and leg injuries.
But if you do it, you will be in a truly elite class of athlete.

Answer 2

It's a very difficult feat. Considering the 4 minute barrier was only broken 50 years ago or so, the difficulty in stringing foyour consecutive 440s that average under 60 seconds is very hard.
In addition, you have to have a body type that can allow you to run distance with speed. When I ran, I could run distance all day long but snails and slugs seemed to creep by me. Ideally, you would need a very low amount of body fat, a very low heart rate (resting) and an awful lot of courage as it is painful to push through that 4 minute mile. And you would have to be male as no woman has yet to break 4 minutes. Undoubtedly, some day they will but training methods and the right gene combination will have to mesh perfectly.
And finally, breaking 4 minutes will require lots of luck. The training involved will be long, difficult and fraught with the dangers of injury. This is a tough thing to put your body through and often runners suffer knee and leg injuries.
But if you do it, you will be in a truly elite class of athlete.
Plus sometimes you will get plain tired but if you keep trying and get ur head in the game then you can be one of a few to do this feat.

Answer 3

The record for the mile is now 3:42

Answer 4

I like Awasnot's answer. The training method and the athlete's commitment and courage to run sub-4 minute pace are vital part to achievement of such feat.

Answer 5

Yes!!!

Answer 6

sure you will need talent and training