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 2010-09-13 3:03 PM |
Expert  764   |  Subject: 1% of adults can run a mile?I had the worst race of my life this weekend, and was really beating myself up. Then my husband told me he'd recently heard a statistic that only 1% of the adults in this country can run a mile without stopping. That sounds really low to me. Has any one else heard this, or seen a stat like that? |
| 2010-09-13 3:10 PM in reply to: #3096034 |
| New user 403 | Subject: RE: 1% of adults can run a mile? I guess it depends on the definition of "Run." Otherwise, I would think 1% is low. I would think that all of us would still be amazed at how low the percentage would be. I also believe you are in a very small minority who actually attempted a race this year, so keep your head up. |
| 2010-09-13 3:11 PM in reply to: #3096034 |
Veteran 458 Minnesota | Subject: RE: 1% of adults can run a mile? 1% sounds a bit low to me. |
| 2010-09-13 3:13 PM in reply to: #3096056 |
Champion 5376 PA | Subject: RE: 1% of adults can run a mile? TriJedi - 2010-09-13 4:11 PM 1% sounds a bit low to me. I sort of agree but it depends on the word "can" or "won't." I think if there were a McDonalds at the end promising a free Big Mac for those who finish, that percentage would climb rapidly. |
| 2010-09-13 3:13 PM in reply to: #3096052 |
| Master 5557 , California | Subject: RE: 1% of adults can run a mile? jrondorf - 2010-09-13 1:10 PM I guess it depends on the definition of "Run." Like whether you're being chased? |
| 2010-09-13 3:18 PM in reply to: #3096034 |
Regular 101 KDEN | Subject: RE: 1% of adults can run a mile? That does sound low. There are about 310 million people in the U.S. according to the US Census bureau. So we're in the company on abour 3 million others? Perhaps it was run a mile in a certain time? Either way, I'm going out to run right now!  |
| 2010-09-13 3:25 PM in reply to: #3096062 |
| Veteran 458 Minnesota | Subject: RE: 1% of adults can run a mile? I think almost anywhere you go you can find at least 2 people out of a hundred that can cover a mile "running". If I looked around Walmart (or McDonald's) I could find more than one in a hundred. |
| 2010-09-13 3:34 PM in reply to: #3096034 |
Master 2356 Westlake Village , Ca. | Subject: RE: 1% of adults can run a mile? I thought it was like 5% of people would do a marathon in their life....if that is true, No way only 1% could run a mile at any given time. I would believe anything under 10% though. |
| 2010-09-13 3:43 PM in reply to: #3096100 |
Expert 764 | Subject: RE: 1% of adults can run a mile? TriJedi - 2010-09-13 4:25 PM I think almost anywhere you go you can find at least 2 people out of a hundred that can cover a mile "running". If I looked around Walmart (or McDonald's) I could find more than one in a hundred. That's probably an accurate assessment. |
| 2010-09-13 3:46 PM in reply to: #3096034 |
Pro 6767 the Alabama part of Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: 1% of adults can run a mile? I'm thinking that must be either within a certain time (as in "ran a mile within the last month") or speed ("a sub-6 minute mile") (as examples). I don't run fast, so if it was running a certain speed, I would surely fall out of the 1%. |
| 2010-09-13 3:57 PM in reply to: #3096034 |
Expert 2852 Pfafftown, NC | Subject: RE: 1% of adults can run a mile? Dangit. So you're telling me I'm in the top 1 percentile of people in the US.....and I STILL get my big butt kicked on the weekends???? Son of ........ |
| 2010-09-13 3:58 PM in reply to: #3096147 |
Champion 8540 the colony texas | Subject: RE: 1% of adults can run a mile? Does the beer mile club count?? |
| 2010-09-13 4:12 PM in reply to: #3096034 |
Elite 3315 Miami | Subject: RE: 1% of adults can run a mile? 1% makes no sense. it has to be within a limit time. probably something fast like sub 6 min. |
| 2010-09-13 4:50 PM in reply to: #3096034 |
Expert 2555 Colorado Springs, Colorado | Subject: RE: 1% of adults can run a mile? If it's limited to people who can run non-stop without walking at all, then 1% may be possible. I know when I started running 10 years ago I couldn't go a mile non-stop and I had been biking 200 miles/week. Like many people I had no clue about pacing and just went too fast, got out of breath and had to stop. It didn't take long to build to being able to go a mile non-stop though. |
| 2010-09-13 4:54 PM in reply to: #3096034 |
Regular 238 Austin, Texas | Subject: RE: 1% of adults can run a mile? If Disney is an accurate cross section of the US, and the sheer amount of folks needing scooters to enjoy the Magic Kingdom, I tend to agree with this 1% stat. |
| 2010-09-13 5:08 PM in reply to: #3096331 |
Champion 10018 , Minnesota Bronze member | Subject: RE: 1% of adults can run a mile? I agree! I watched a 1-mile "race" this spring and this was a group of people who were intentionally signed up for the event and knew it was coming... and still there were about 25% or more that were walking by the halfway point. I certainly couldn't run a mile 4 years ago without stopping, at least without a major incentive like big bucks or being chased by someone wanting to kill me. MommyBelly - 2010-09-13 4:54 PM If Disney is an accurate cross section of the US, and the sheer amount of folks needing scooters to enjoy the Magic Kingdom, I tend to agree with this 1% stat. |
| 2010-09-13 5:15 PM in reply to: #3096034 |
Master 2621 Mechanicsburg, PA | Subject: RE: 1% of adults can run a mile? |
| 2010-09-13 5:19 PM in reply to: #3096177 |
Pro 4360 Baton Rouge area | Subject: RE: 1% of adults can run a mile? nc452010 - 2010-09-13 3:57 PM Dangit. So you're telling me I'm in the top 1 percentile of people in the US.....and I STILL get my big butt kicked on the weekends???? Son of ........ I was feeling really good about myself until you pointed that out.... |
| 2010-09-13 5:58 PM in reply to: #3096177 |
Expert 764 | Subject: RE: 1% of adults can run a mile? nc452010 - 2010-09-13 4:57 PM Dangit. So you're telling me I'm in the top 1 percentile of people in the US.....and I STILL get my big butt kicked on the weekends???? Son of ........ Yep. I'm with ya on that one. |
| 2010-09-13 6:04 PM in reply to: #3096331 |
Champion 5781 Northridge, California | Subject: RE: 1% of adults can run a mile? MommyBelly - 2010-09-13 2:54 PM If Disney is an accurate cross section of the US, and the sheer amount of folks needing scooters to enjoy the Magic Kingdom, I tend to agree with this 1% stat. Wow...just was saying the same thing about the scooters to my wife when we were at Disneyland a week ago. You get especially sensitive to it when you are there to run a freaking half marathon. Mind you, as recently as 2004, I was one of those blobs who absolutely couldn't run a mile if I was being chased by starving hyenas... |
| 2010-09-13 6:24 PM in reply to: #3096034 |
| 25 | Subject: RE: 1% of adults can run a mile? I went to Disneyworld in April, and my kids and I would get furious at the people on their Rascals at the bus stop. Not only did they get to get on the bus first (along with their entire family), but as soon as the bus came they stood up and walked like Jesus had just come along and healed them. At the end of a long day the last thing we wanted to do was wait 15 more minutes for the poor bus driver to load the rascal on the bus. I don't remember this happening any other time I went. Has our health really gone that far downhill that we can't walk around Disneyworld? Sorry for the rant, what was this thread about again? |
| 2010-09-13 7:02 PM in reply to: #3096034 |
Extreme Veteran 503 Central Iowa | Subject: RE: 1% of adults can run a mile? Today I ran about a half mile. Or, at least I ran 5 minutes straight and think it was about a half mile. On the other hand, I did do that half mile 3 times within 23 minutes. Someday I'll be able to run a mile. (In just a few more weeks if all goes according to plan.) |
| 2010-09-13 7:08 PM in reply to: #3096034 |
| 49 | Subject: RE: 1% of adults can run a mile? Perhaps not surprising considering that 64% of all Americans are considered overweight. http://usgovinfo.about.com/cs/healthmedical/a/hhsobesity.htm |
| 2010-09-13 7:11 PM in reply to: #3096587 |
Champion 5781 Northridge, California | Subject: RE: 1% of adults can run a mile? Tri-ingToTurn40 - 2010-09-13 5:02 PM Today I ran about a half mile. Or, at least I ran 5 minutes straight and think it was about a half mile. On the other hand, I did do that half mile 3 times within 23 minutes. Someday I'll be able to run a mile. (In just a few more weeks if all goes according to plan.) I'm going to send my starving hyenas after you...somehow, I bet you're one of the 1% who can manage to survive the mile.  |
 2010-09-13 7:15 PM in reply to: #3096525 |
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