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The 9:59 mile thread. How hard can it be?

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totalbeginner Apr 2017 4:52pm, 8 Apr 2017 237 posts	0 totalbeginner Thanks grast_girl, sure you will get there soon
Dvorak Mar 2019 3:01pm, 1 Mar 2019 17,295 posts	0 Dvorak Did Sharkie ever run her easy 9:59? (I've not read back through the whole thread) Not sure I have run a sub-10 mile in the last few months. Parkrun averages (the only "faster" running I have done) suggest not, although with a net downhill last mile and a final burst, maybe just.
Grast_girl Mar 2019 3:16pm, 1 Mar 2019 590 posts	0 Grast_girl I probably manage a sub-10 on shorter training runs (in between walking breaks). I did manage 8.XX at two of the miles last year.
Dvorak Mar 2019 10:58am, 2 Mar 2019 17,301 posts	0 Dvorak I seem to have disqualified myself from this already by banging out three sub 9:59s at parkrun today. I am considerably surprised. The key seems to be to do hardly any running and indeed not much of anything activity, never mind exercise, -wise. It's a bit odd, I must admit. (Choosing a flat parkrun and having reasonable conditions certainly helped.)
Sharkie Mar 2019 11:01am, 2 Mar 2019 14,429 posts	0 Sharkie I haven't done any distance running or run walking at all this winter. Longest rep probably 600m if that. Even running a mile doesn't help my fitness at all - I'm faster this year and running better without it!
Sharkie Mar 2019 11:02am, 2 Mar 2019 14,430 posts	0 Sharkie I DID run loads of 8 min miling and 9 min miling in my early 50s - just need to make that clear!
MazH Mar 2019 12:18pm, 4 Mar 2019 10,185 posts	0 MazH Since Dv resurrected the thread, I'll jump on the bandwagon and blow my own trumpet. 10 mile road race yesterday, splits as follows: 1) 9:55 2) 10:10 3) 10:49 water station and fierce hill 4) 10:16 still climbing 5) 10:32 water station 6) 9:16 7) 9:11 8) 10:00 water station 9) 9:34 10) 9:05 Ave pace 9:53 Never say never!
Dvorak Mar 2019 1:08pm, 4 Mar 2019 17,308 posts	0 Dvorak Toot toot! Very good, Maz Would that average sub 9:59ing happen to be a PB as well? Actually, I make that a 9:59 average over the first nine miles and a feisty final frolic
GimmeMedals Dec 2019 11:34pm, 31 Dec 2019 16,184 posts	0 GimmeMedals I’m interested in working towards this. I need to be sub 9:40 for the Westminster mike in May 😃
GimmeMedals Dec 2019 11:35pm, 31 Dec 2019 16,185 posts	0 GimmeMedals Nothing to do with Mike, of course. mile