Re: [HOE] MPH/pace Questions v. hsrunner

[Thomas Mayfield <dragonboyblue@mindspring.com>]

At 08:53 AM 5/6/01 -0700, you wrote:
>This doesn't strike me as entirely odd:
>
>1) They're heroes. They're supposed to be fast.
>
>2) We have a track team at my high school, which I avoid (dangling participle
>here on purpose). One guy on the track team ran a mile in 5 minutes (or so is
>his claim, I didn't see it). Assuming he's telling the truth - he hasn't lied
>to me yet, and I've known him for 4 years - that's an average velocity of 12
>MPH (1 mile / 5 minutes) x (60 minutes / hour) = (12 miles/hour). Heroes are
>supposed to be faster than the generic high school track runner, aren't they?

*Ahem* Speaking as your generic high school track runner here... I can run
close to a 5-minute mile here (well, 5:02... but I digress).  It takes a
_lot_ of training and time to be able to do this. I've been training
practically year-round for about two years now, and only this season was I
able to dip down close to the 5-minute mark.  So, unless the heroes go on
morning distance run and interval workout, they would *realistically* not
be able to run 5-minute miles.  Now, as for attaining that same speed in
sprints, that's another issue entirely... But maintaining that speed for
long distances with lots of training? No.

-Evil Marshal Mayfield

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