Can a girl run a 5 min mile??

Question

So i just got back from a two mile run and I just decreased my mile time by 1:30 min in 2 and 1/2 weeks. So now I run a 5 min mile... Now is that possible for a 18 year old girl cause my friend said that most guys on a track team cant do that. But unless my watch is wrong and can't tell time that’s what I ran. So yeah.

Answer 1

Most guys can't do that haha. Could you guess that the fastest guy in my school landed a 4:00.39 in state? About half a second away from breaking the national highschool score. I myself can run a mile in 4:26 and the 2 mile in 9:11

Answer 2

yeah.. i guess you could

Answer 3

yeah? pahah the state qualifying time is like under six minutes. maybe 5:30?  and thats fro junior high. and thats insanely good. soo yyeah.  then your guy's track team is really slow if they cant do it in five minutes and there 18.

Answer 4

Absolutely..what a man can do a woman can do it better!!

Answer 5

well my sister ran the mile for the physical fitness testing today and she got 6:13 - she s only 13 but it was EXTREMELY OVERACHIEVED

Answer 6

It's possible.

Answer 7

Yup. This one girl on my team is a freshman and does a mile in 5:25. By the time she's a senior, i'm sure she'll have it.

Answer 8

I know there was an Australian girl who was in the Commonwealth Games in the 1500m i think she was only 17

Answer 9

Yes, it is very possible ... Obviously, most guys can run faster times with less training, but that doesn't mean a girl cannot be more successful then any other guy ...

In fact, some girls have more natural ability than many guys. Sure, at elite levels it's not the same case, but at a highschool or university level it is quite possible. I have to say though ... many guys can run a 5 minute mile.

A 5 minute mile is definitely an accomplishment though, congrats =).

Answer 10

Yeah, girls can do that..

My friends have..

Answer 11

it is possible for a young woman to run under 5 min. in california to be exact in the O.C. last week in southern section track championships it was ran at 4.34 the 1600, by the way my older brother in high school ran the mile in 4.07 that was in 1968 that was in texas

Answer 12

I kno lots of girls who can just a mile in about 5 mins! thos boys on the track team were just slo!!!!! but if u ran it in the 2 mile run, then u can totally do it in the 1 mile.

sry if this waz confusing!

Answer 13

Sure, why not? Just because you're a girl doesn't make you any less capable.

Answer 14

my mile pr is 5.40 and alot of really amazing high school girls break 5. one of my teammates was really amazing and on state in the mile and i think her time was maybe a 4.50 soemthing. so yes its def. possible. now if you think that is fast for highschool imagine how much faster those elite athletes run...