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Liv3 For It
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How fast can you run a mile?
How fast should a 5'10" 129 pounds, and 16 year old boy run?
How fast should a 5'10" 129 pounds, and 16 year old boy run?
joachim-babolat
New User
6:15 minutes
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
That entirely depends on your training, not on age or height.
I used to run about 5-7 one milers in 5:00-5:05 minutes each with a 90 second jog between each (72 seconds per lap). This was in prep for the longer distances.
What is your schedule like?
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Liv3 For It
Guest
i dont train for it, I was just wondering what a 16 yeAR OLD kid that plays tennis should run t in
Who knows? Every decent athlete I know ran under 6 minutes last year in our PE class. So we were 16 at the time.
supermario343
Hall of Fame
my best ever was 5:02 back in hs when i was 17...i am now 23 and can easily get 5 something again
kimbahpnam
Hall of Fame
mine was a little under 6:00.
Tennis_Monk
Hall of Fame
Are you guys really saying the Truth. My best timing so far has been 7 minutes 5 seconds for 1 mile and 14 minutes 40 seconds for 2 miles.
Though i didnt neccessarily try to beat the timing recently (as these days i am focussing on HIIT ), i am pretty certain that i cant do 4.5 minutes or for that matter even 6 minutes.
Though i didnt neccessarily try to beat the timing recently (as these days i am focussing on HIIT ), i am pretty certain that i cant do 4.5 minutes or for that matter even 6 minutes.
atatu
Legend
I think 6 minutes would be about right. I ran 4:30 in HS, but I was running track, 22 years later I could still run it in 6 minutes, with just tennis as my training.
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
5000, 10000m.
Not really nasty, 6-7 one milers and 8-10 1000m reps were pretty standard off-season stuff (considering 90-100 miles per week).
The real nasty one was doing 16 x 400 meters (i have NO leg speed) in the season. My pulse rate would be through the roof. A 60 second (iirc) rest (or maybe 90) after every 4. The rep I ran after the 60 second rest was always worse and slower than the others.
topher.juan
Rookie
6:20 last summer.. wasn't 'training' for it and was my first shot at doing just 1 mile. I'm sure I could smash that now. So I agree with what was said above, about 6minutes if you're not training for it.
I would guess low 6 minutes. I have usually fluctuated between running a 6 and a 7 minute mile, throughout the years. Running a 7 minute mile is definitely not fit enough for good quality tennis. Its not bad, but you will be mediocre at best and will probably fall apart in long matches.
J011yroger
Talk Tennis Guru
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
That must stick in the craw a bit!
-- I cry everytime i see the Olympic Games distance runs
Too late for a comeback now?
18 years after quitting running, i started again (now almost 50). Every year I would begin, work up to 45 minutes or an hour, and then something would come up and I'd stop. Each time, the same dream of running a marathon before I die.
I'm in a city that is very crowded, congested and polluted - in the US you prolly cannot imagine such crowds and pollution. Currently, I'm getting a frozen shoulder treated. Just hope I'll be able to play tennis again!
I really don't think that mile time correlates to the type of running you do in tennis. During what points are you running at a slow to moderate pace for SEVEN MINUTES? Never.
J011yroger
Talk Tennis Guru
J011yroger
Talk Tennis Guru
No typo, it was crosscountry for PE, a requirement for the crosscountry team, usually done a few periods before CC practice.
I never ran ONE mile because I did school sports since 8th grade, and that was baseball, track (long jump), basketball, and football.
As a 7th grader, I remember doing 880 (yards, I'm old) in high 2's.
Some years at CityCollege of SanFrancisco, I'd take 2 football/basketball PE's, one fencing, and one crosscountry PE.
But back to tennis, a short explosive run with change of direction, starting and stopping, is more important than a 6 minute long steady gait.
I never ran ONE mile because I did school sports since 8th grade, and that was baseball, track (long jump), basketball, and football.
As a 7th grader, I remember doing 880 (yards, I'm old) in high 2's.
Some years at CityCollege of SanFrancisco, I'd take 2 football/basketball PE's, one fencing, and one crosscountry PE.
But back to tennis, a short explosive run with change of direction, starting and stopping, is more important than a 6 minute long steady gait.
Moz
Hall of Fame
Time for lunch before next class as well.
J011yroger
Talk Tennis Guru
Sometimes it is good to be one of the slower guys on the team.
When I ran Cross Country we had a strong team and I wasn't any kind of land missile, so they never needed my time.
Which gave me the luxury of adjusting my pace to stay behind a shapely girl without feeling like I was hurting the team. (Damn fast girls were a bummer, I could only keep up with them for the first mile or so and then I was gassed for the rest of the race, and ended up running next to some fat pasty dude who ate too many hard boiled eggs the night before.)
J
Well, it's not a sprint..unless you are Kenyan, and you definitely aren't moving as fast as you would sprinting for a drop shot or covering a ball out wide.
J011yroger
Talk Tennis Guru
So you are suggesting that someone who doesn't have enough stamina to run a 7 minute mile could be a good mover in tennis? I highly doubt that.
Just like you get winded if you try to a run a mile faster than your ability, you will get winded if you run down too many tennis shots. I don't think any good, explosive mover who can last a 3 hour+ tennis match would fail to run a 7 minute mile.
Roddickalltheway
New User
right around 6:00
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Liv3 For It
Guest
I run a mile in about 7 min, am i out of shape? 16 year old 125 lb 5'9''
Tennis_Monk
Hall of Fame
i am not the fastest sprinter for a mile. When we are talking a 100 mtr dash, i have a lot more speed.
Tennis is more than just speed. Having speed & stamina helps but thats no substitute for Poor footwork, common sense and anticipation.
Tennis is more than just speed. Having speed & stamina helps but thats no substitute for Poor footwork, common sense and anticipation.
You're talking about elite level mens, 5 set match pro tennis. That applies to about .000009% of the people who post here.
Judging from the way they look, there are quite a few women on the WTA tour who probably could not crack a 7 minute mile.
Well when my mile time is closer to 6 verses 7, I notice a huge difference in my stamina on court. I'm still playing low levels of tennis. Its just a standard way to measure whether you a fit. In the runner world, 6-mins is pretty slow. If someone can't maintain that type of pace for only 6 minutes, then I don't see how they run down shot after shot in tennis, which I think is harder to do for extended periods of time.
When I was training for a marathon, even though it was a slow pace, I never ever seemed to tire on the tennis court. After 2 hours I still felt like I had alot of energy left.
7min is not out of shape, but its not going to put you ahead of your peers if you know what I mean. I ran my first 7min mile when I was in like 11 years old.
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Liv3 For It
Guest
Yeah, Im fine in the shuttle run and all the other fitness tests just not the mile....never have
Topaz
Legend
Keep in mind that sprinting and long distance endurance running use different types of muscle fibers (fast twitch vs slow twitch). The fast twitch muscles are what help you sprint to balls on the court and have that fast first step.
Your performance in one area (whether strong or weak) will not necessarily determine or influence your performance in the other.
I agree that the mile run will not affect how fast you can move on the court, but if you aren't fit in the mile run, then you will be burned out and out of breath after only a handful of sprints on the court so you won't be able to sprint for long enough to take advantage of your speed anyways.
Topaz
Legend
I'm not disagreeing with that.
Merely pointing out that different types of running employ different things. Many don't realize this, and think that because they can run a marathon, they should be speedy around the court. Not necessarily so...
Rickson
G.O.A.T.
Milers who run under 4 minutes use a combination of fast and slow twitch fibers to essentially sprint the mile. Try running the entire mile at 16 mph! Yes, it's true; the elite miler's pace for the mile is faster than most people's sprint speeds. The elite miler is obviously not going to beat an elite 100 meter specialist in a sprint, but I can guarantee that the elite miler can beat most people in a short sprint.
Yeah I agree. A good long distance runner will still be developed enough to sprint better than most people, even though its not their specialty.
goober
Legend
yah because most people are fat and out of shape
It also depends what you mean by short sprint. At 40 meters - I am not so sure what percentage they could beat, but 400 meters yah they could easily beat >90%.
I ran a 4:32 in high school when I ran track. It was not my best event but not too bad for our team. Now I am probably over 6 minutes, but I am also a lot older and don't train for running
