What is a good mile time?

Question

i'm 13 and i have never done any real running or track training at all, but i want to start and join my school's track team. so, i wanna know, what is a good mile time? mine is like 6-7 minutes, is that okay? how hard do u think i should work? (i also am a swimmer, so i get excercise from that).

Answer 1

When I was 12 I did the mile in 6:18.

One year later (13) with a lot of training, I did the mile in 4:42.

6-7 minutes is ok with no training, but I think you can improve by a lot.

You should train hard, but also train smart (don't kill yourself) or you will get worse.

Answer 2

that`s really good! i`m 11 and i ran it in like 8:15 seconds and my cousin who is a boy is 13 and ran it in like 6 minutes something so it`s very good

Answer 3

That's a pretty good time. I am 13 too and I have to work really hard to get 7 minutes. You should do really well.