How long would it take to run around the world
How to Run Your Fastest Mile Yet
Even if you’re not training for a race, you probably have an ideal mile time ingrained in your head. We were introduced to the concept during physical fitness tests back in high school, and we’re reminded of it every time we step onto a treadmill. And if you’re running a race or simply want to challenge yourself, that number is something you’re literally chasing. So, how long does it take to run a mile?
That’s kind of a trick question. A person’s mile time varies widely based on a number of factors, but there’s a lot you can do to lower your own number, whatever it is. Here, we’ll dive into the factors at play, what some average mile times look like, and how you can tweak your exercise regimen to run your speediest mile yet.
How Long Is a Mile?
A mile is equal to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards. (This also works out to 1609.344 meters or 1.60934 kilometers.)
Of course, that’s nearly impossible to visualize. So, what does it look like in the real world? A single mile translates to approximately 20 New York City blocks—or the length of 14.7 football fields.
How Many Laps Is a Mile?
If you’re running on a track, things are a bit eas
Running Around the Whole World
How long does it take to run all the way around the world? It’s a 25,000-mile trip, so can you guess? Weeks? Months? Years? Kevin Carr of England ran around Earth in an amazing 621 days! (One year has 365 days.) The question is, what would be the absolute fastest time if a person could run without stopping? Remember, Kevin had to sleep, eat, and rest his feet. As we’ll find out below, skipping those would save a lot of time.
Wee ones:
If you run 4 miles and your dog runs 1 mile farther, how far does your dog run?
Little kids:
If you run 2 miles from home to the park, then 3 miles more to the ice cream shop, and finally 4 more miles home, how many miles do you run?
Bonus:
If you wanted 11 miles total of running, which part of that trip should you run again?
Big kids:
If you could run 10 miles an hour for a whole 24-hour day, how many miles would you cover?
Bonus:
Then about how many days would it take to run the 25,000 miles around our planet?
The sky’s the limit:
If Kevin finished this 621-day run in April 2015, in about what month and year did he start? (You can assume 30 days per month, and count from end of A
This is the average time that it takes to run 1km
Success in running is relative – and that’s the beauty of it. The time that it takes one runner to complete a 5K easy run can be another runner’s 5K PB, while someone’s first-ever parkrun can be as much of an achievement as someone’s first-ever ultramarathon. Running challenges different people in various ways, but it welcomes and accommodates everyone.
Even so, whether you’ve been running for decades or are yet to clock your first running steps, how do you know if you’re on pace with the rest of the running community? It’s common to want to know the average finish times for popular race distances like the 10K and marathon, but how long does it take the average runner to clock a single kilometre? The metric building block of running, the kilometre is an unusual race distance, but a common marker in everyday training.
So, how does your 1km time compare with the average? We’ve explored the findings and shared some tips on how to improve your own kilometre time.
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How far is 1km?
To be clear rather than patronising, a kilometre measures 1,000m. A kilometre is shorter than a mile, which is another
On the run
An autumnal chill was setting in across the Hindu Kush in Pakistan when Robert Garside arrived there in September 1997. The higher reaches of the mountain range are bleak, inhospitable places at the best of times, but for Garside - running alone, with only a small backpack and next to no food or drink - things were about to get really dangerous.
"I was robbed, my tent slashed with a knife and all my contents taken," he recorded in his diaries, published on the internet. "I have only my clothes on my back and my passport. So what now?"
For most travellers, the answer would have been clear: go back home, and quickly. But Garside, styling himself "the Runningman", was already beginning to make such feats of endurance and survival look somewhat routine: since leaving Piccadilly Circus in 1996 with £20 in his pocket, intent on becoming the first person to run around the world, the then 29-year-old trainee clinical psychologist from Stockport had dodged the bullets of Russian Gypsies, evaded countless muggers and survived for more than a year on water from streams, scavenged food and the kindness of strangers.
But far worse was to come: later in his planned 42,000