2007-12-16 15:46:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Running
7 miles an hour
a simple rule of thumb is to take your minutes per mile and divide that into 60.
Same applies for speed, If you want to do lets say 8 min miles, then divided 8 into 60 and you get 7.5 (that would be a 7 and a 1/2 min mile)
2007-12-16 15:56:15 · answer #1 · answered by IRUNULTRAS 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Divide a mile (5280') by the time (8.5 min.) = app 621 feet per minute (Little over 2 football fields and 2 end zones) (considering sprinters can cover 100 yds (football field) in 10-14 seconds, covering 2 + fields in a minute should be easy)
Multiply 621 x 60 ( minutes in an hour) and you go 37,260 feet in an hour Divide that by the feet in a mile (37260 divided by 5280 feet) and you get app 7.06 MPH
7.06 is your running speed to accomplish a 8.5 minute mile. Not bad for a beginner.
2007-12-16 17:29:57 · answer #2 · answered by papaw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats a little better than a fast walk. average man walks 3 miles per hr., thats 1 mile in 20 minutes. if your a young man in good health, you should be able to run in 6 minutes, easy.
2007-12-16 16:01:55 · answer #3 · answered by gen patton 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you are running on a track you need to do each lap in 2:07.
That should be a comfortable and easy pace.
2007-12-17 01:12:52 · answer #4 · answered by lestermount 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋