Can you run a mile? (1.6km)

[Stefan_Lang]

When you have two feet on the ground at any time, you're not running. When you're not touching the ground between steps, you're running.

GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)

[Rage]

I only run when I am in danger.

~RaGE();

I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Entropy isn't what it used to.

[Jassa_1]

The quickest time I have for a mile is 5 min 30 secs. It's all about building up your stamina because I remember the first time that I tried to go for a mile, my legs just went after about a quarter mile :laugh:

[BobJanova]

Swinkaran wrote:

When I did my very first 5K run, approximately 2 years back, It took me 1.3 hours.

That's an average speed of under 3mph. That's not a 'run', that's a 'walk'. Good stuff on the improvement though!

[Tomz_KV]

I did that several years ago and I should start again. What has happened to my new year's resolution?

TOMZ_KV

[PIEBALDconsult]

Ah, I suppose I could hop or skip a mile, but not very quickly.

You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.

[Stefan_Lang]

Whatever you like :) I suppose that still fits the definition by Merriam Webster[^], as long as you can actually walk slower than that:

Merriam Webster wrote:

to go faster than a walk; specifically : to go steadily by springing steps so that both feet leave the ground for an instant in each step

GOTOs are a bit like wire coat hangers: they tend to breed in the darkness, such that where there once were few, eventually there are many, and the program's architecture collapses beneath them. (Fran Poretto)

[PIEBALDconsult]

Yeah, that's a naive definition.

You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.

[littleGreenDude]

Yes, as long as it is down hill with the wind at my back and I'm being chased by zombies... :-D

[agolddog]

Yeah, I know a few people who have run marathons. Quite an accomplishment, but I always have to ask, "Your car quit working?"

[nickjc]

9 minute pace is not too bad, especially for just starting. Keep it up. You'll live longer. I run most days 4-5 miles most days. 4 miles takes me about 30 mins.

[Michael Haephrati]

I run 10 km and it takes me around an hour