I just ran my fastest mile at the gym!!

"K-Roll-PorscheTamer" (k-roll390) 01/25/2016 at 17:02 • Filed to: Of Happenings

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To give you some background, as a small and fat child, the fastest mile I could run was in about 20 minutes. When I lost weight in high school, I could finally run a mile in 10 minutes. But today, I ran a mile in 7 minutes and 44 seconds!! ^_^

HAPPY DAYS!!

Ash78, voting early and often > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/25/2016 at 17:13

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Hell yeah, dude! Feels good, doesn’t it? Nothing quite like a PR at the gym, no matter what you’re doing.

Now for the humble: World-class marathoners do 26.2 miles at a pace around 5min/mile.

I can’t even get that through my head.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/25/2016 at 17:17

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Bully, sir, bully.

Myself, I’ll break 10 minutes one of these days. Last time I tried it was like 10:30 or something.

deekster_caddy > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/25/2016 at 17:19

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Congrats, that’s moving quick!

I ran a marathon many years ago (before kids). I’m pretty sure I did 12-13 minute miles. Finished in 5:35 or something. I was just happy to finish. When I run today, I still don’t do much better than 10 minute miles, but I also want my knees to last ;)

rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/25/2016 at 17:19

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Congrats! That’s an awesome time.

I was also the biggest kid in school and never ran at all until college if I could avoid it. Now 25 (seriously?!) years later and I’m one of the fittest people at work. It’s an ongoing battle but worth it.

Supercharged-V8-Jag > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/25/2016 at 17:23

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NOOICE!!! Really nice job!

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > deekster_caddy 01/25/2016 at 17:23

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Thanks!!

Last week, I ran 2 miles under 19 minutes! That sure as hell surprised me. I’m not even running for the fastest times, I’m just doing it to see how far I can push myself every time I go for a run and keep my body healthy and fit as possible! But if I somehow achieve a 5k in under 30 minutes, I’ll think I’ll have had a heart attack by the time it’s over!! :p

MLGCarGuy > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/25/2016 at 17:23

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Fantastical.

My fastest mile is 8:45, I really don’t know how my school expects us to run in 7 minutes.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/25/2016 at 17:25

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I remember for my 13th birthday, my dad promised me an Xbox 360 if I could run a mile in 10 minutes flat. I didn’t do it before the day, but he bought it anyway because I needed something to entertain my friends with. I did get that 10 minute mile.....A year later! ^_^

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S 01/25/2016 at 17:26

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I was the biggest kid in elementary school, and one of the biggest in middle school. By high school, I’d fallen somewhere between light and midweight. But I’ve kinda hit the weight plateau starting in college.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > MLGCarGuy 01/25/2016 at 17:28

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I couldn’t meet any physical expectations when we had fitness exams in elementary school.

Autohaus Derp > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/25/2016 at 17:30

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Nice! I think I’ll have to have a go in the gym tonight now. Expectations not high, lol

Future next gen S2000 owner > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/25/2016 at 17:33

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I will eat a cheeseburger and drink a beer in your honor. Good for you. Not me though. I hate running. I’ve done enough of that shit for two lifetimes.

MLGCarGuy > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/25/2016 at 17:40

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I think they set the bar too high. Yes, there are tons of athletic kids in my PE class, but for non-athletic people like the times/reps necessary to get 100% are astronomical.

I can literally do every test possible except for pacers and the mile. Those can die.

gamefreak32 > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/25/2016 at 19:09

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You must have awesome lungs. I can’t break a 9:40 mile due to being out of breath, but I can run a 5K in 36 mins and a 10K right at 75 mins with plenty of energy to keep going.

Burn-Spaz1966-Burn > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 01/26/2016 at 05:08

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Don’t know if you would like this.