1000 lb club sub 4:30 mile same day - possible?

[luvgodforever700]

@diamonddolljeanette I hope so too! Please keep us posted. Would be an incredible accomplishment.

 

[diamonddolljeanette]

@luvgodforever700 yahh will do, i'll share my journey on insta (won't drop my account b/c reddit doesnt like promotion lol so keep an eye out)

 

[tambus10500]

@diamonddolljeanette What do you mean keep an eye out? If you’re not gonna post it here we will most likely never see it lmao.

 

[faithfamilyfreedom]

@diamonddolljeanette it's also super difficult to train for a 430 mile at a crossfit gym - you really need a track or a flat mile. I can "easily" do a 1 minute 400 that incorporates two inclines and declines, dodging traffic, and navigating 2 doors. haven't broken 6 min mile yet though cause I don't have that much gas in the tank - but at my gym maybe 2 other people can even hit the speed to do 430?

speed is a lot genetic, you either have it or you don't.

 

[oddrob]

@faithfamilyfreedom There’s nothing genetic about a 4:30mi, you’re probably just too heavy. I have very similar times to yours, but I’m 205lbs, have a 145lbs kid in my box that ran a 45min 10k in…1 month of running 3x/wk? Weight is just too big of a deal in anything over 200m.

 

[faithfamilyfreedom]

@oddrob you think the average crossfit population can run sub 110 400s? not at my gym. but would be interesting to find out. crossfit, or at least the programs I've seen, rarely focus on speed while running.

 

[ironside]

@oddrob 45min 10K is not good at all or impressive, 4:30 mile is equal to like a 34mij 10K or so.

 

[oddrob]

@ironside And Usain Bolt ran 100m in 9.58s so obviously runs 1km in 1’30”?

 

[lovinjesus4ever]

@oddrob If they ran a 4:30 the whole time, that's like a 28 minute 10k, they were saying what a comparable time is

 

[ironside]

@lovinjesus4ever Thank you. Some people just don’t get running on here.

 

[lotsofletters]

@diamonddolljeanette And here I am trying to hit an 8 minute mile lol

 

[ozlogos]

@diamonddolljeanette Didn’t Austin Malleolo (sic) do a huge deadlift or squat and then run a sub 3 hour marathon to prove the CF methodology works

 

[elshae]

@ozlogos No, he deadlifted 600# and then ran like a 4:30 marathon.

 

[ironside]

@ozlogos The lift is impressive. The marathon is not at all haha.

 

[abel1337]

@diamonddolljeanette I’m in the 1000 club and ran 5:12 mile the other day (I think I could bring it down to sub 5 if I just made it hurt a little more). I also missed quarters (I can’t do double unders very well). Surely there are people who are much fitter than I am that could do this tomorrow. Both are pretty accomplishable numbers.

 

[yodes]

@diamonddolljeanette Powerlifitng totals are really only impressive when you take bodyweight into consideration… especially(IMO) if the total is 1100 pounds or less.

I am guessing a 4:30 miler would be a lighter athlete? Maybe 150-160 pounds? If that’s the case, the 1000# total is pretty good.

Interesting challenge either way… and not many people could do it.

 

[marieeeee]

@diamonddolljeanette These two metrics aren’t even comparable.

I can lift 1300+ but my fastest mile EVER was a 5:50.

A 4:30 mile is more comparable to a 1600+ lift total.

 

[inkwiring]

@diamonddolljeanette Last time I tested I was at 975lbs total, I’m guessing I’d be over 1000lbs now. On the other hand my mile PB is 5:24 I couldn’t imagine running a 4:30 and I’m a long distance runner who does some strength training to supplement it!

 

[mrjobosco]

@diamonddolljeanette I’m 5’8” 155lbs and despite not benching for years, could bench 225 in 4 months if I did some training.

I could spend the next 2 yrs focusing on my mile and be lucky to get under 5:15.

When I was 32 (now 41) I was 5’8”, 155lbs, had a total of 975 and ran a 5:45 mile. That extra 25 lbs would have been WAY easier than 1:15 off my mile, by a…country mile. At that time I was working out 10-12 times a week and had about 7% body fat. Sure, I’m of mediocre athletic ability but I was as fit as I could be, and the mile you ask for is simply unattainable except for those gifted with running ability.

 

[chickenlittle]

@diamonddolljeanette Yeah. It’s possible.