Running Prop Bet

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you're talking a 9 minute mile for someone out of shape. you're effed.

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youre a [censored] repository of stupid know it all posts arent you? from teh black tie thing, to this. moran. If my mom can WALK a 1.2 miles in 15 minutes, im sure most people can run one in 9.

[Bulldog]

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youre a [censored] repository of stupid know it all posts arent you? from teh black tie thing, to this. moran. If my mom can WALK a 1.2 miles in 15 minutes, im sure most people can run one in 9.

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I'm sure you're wrong.

[Bulldog]

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I just graduated high school a month ago. I'm a little overweight. 5'6 150ish. Throughout high school i played cyo basketball during the winter and occasionally would go for a 1-2 mile jog. I've had a few stints where I started to regularly run, but they didn't last very long.


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Ok so you're 18. Your 'rebound' time should be good. Have him give you two weeks to train if he wont give you odds.

I could run/walk 5 miles in probably 90 minutes without killing myself. I know I could hobble my 37 year old ass 1 mile in <10 minutes if I had to right now, but that would have to be a very big "had to" since it would totally expend everything I had.

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Try it and report back.

[guids]

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youre a [censored] repository of stupid know it all posts arent you? from teh black tie thing, to this. moran. If my mom can WALK a 1.2 miles in 15 minutes, im sure most people can run one in 9.

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I'm sure you're wrong.

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most people in teh OPs age range ldo.

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youre a [censored] repository of stupid know it all posts arent you? from teh black tie thing, to this. moran. If my mom can WALK a 1.2 miles in 15 minutes, im sure most people can run one in 9.

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I'm sure you're wrong.

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most people in teh OPs age range ldo.

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That I'll agree with.

[TxRedMan]

if you had 6 weeks to train, i think it would be close.

as is, i think you'd need 65 minutes to get it done.

five miles in 45 minutes is a very good pace.

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I went to the first Google result for "5 mile run results" and 45 minutes would put you 88th of 100 runners men age 20-29. So of people who would actually sign up for and participate in a competitive run, who we can safely assume have done some degree of training, 1 out of 8 of them can't do it. Without seeing you, in an even-money bet, I'd bet against you.

[Bulldog]

Or, before you make the bet, go try it and see what you can do. This isn't rocket science.

[seke2]

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I went to the first Google result for "5 mile run results" and 45 minutes would put you 88th of 100 runners men age 20-29. So of people who would actually sign up for and participate in a competitive run, who we can safely assume have done some degree of training, 1 out of 8 of them can't do it. Without seeing you, in an even-money bet, I'd bet against you.

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Wow, seriously? Then I'm close to 90th percentile. Cool.

OP, I'm about your height and I weigh a little more than you. I started jogging 4x/week last summer to get in shape, gradually improving my times and whatnot. On a treadmill.

It took about 8 months jogging 4x/week for me to get anywhere close to 5 miles at a 9 minute mile pace. I haven't tried to do 5 miles in 45 mins yet, but I did do 3 miles at a 8 minute mile pace so I could probably if I pushed myself. I think the best I've done is like 5 miles in 46:30 or so up to this point. Again, that's on a treadmill, so I probably would be a little slower outside.

In any case, this will not be easy at all with only a few days training.

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Or, before you make the bet, go try it and see what you can do. This isn't rocket science.

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I could do that, but I really don't feel like running 5 miles for nothing. The only reason I'm doing this is for the $ and to prove him wrong. Plus, if we do it this saturday, I dont wan't my legs to be sore the day of the actual thing.

I've gotten him to up it to 48 minutes, but I'm still pushing for 50. I would love to get odds, but I don't think he will give in. I don't think he wants to risk 5 figures even if he is pretty confident.