Comments on: Hicham El Guerrouj -1 Mile World Record 3:43:13 https://www.rnningfool.com/16480/hicham-el-guerrouj-1-mile-world-record-34313 Burning Money Fri, 29 May 2015 19:30:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 By: Mark https://www.rnningfool.com/16480/hicham-el-guerrouj-1-mile-world-record-34313#comment-7455 Fri, 29 May 2015 19:30:24 +0000 http://www.rnningfool.com/?p=16480#comment-7455 In my experience for the non-runner the mile is the only frame of reference when talking about times. But this also doesn’t mean much, most people are very impressed when you tell them you run sub 6 min/mi in a race.

People go bonkers when you tell them elite men marathoners run sub 5 for 26.2 mile.

]]> By: Sam https://www.rnningfool.com/16480/hicham-el-guerrouj-1-mile-world-record-34313#comment-7454 Thu, 28 May 2015 19:30:42 +0000 http://www.rnningfool.com/?p=16480#comment-7454 You knew I would comment on this. 3/3 today!

Competition plays a part, but to answer your question, NO, the world record can be set without competition. El Gs world record in the 1500m is 3:26.00 (converts to about a 3:42.5 mile) and was not contested. He won by 5 seconds, but he did have a rabbit.

The three that answered that question, Willis, Leer, and Walker, are all biased. They’re not only “milers”, but they’re from countries where the mile is still run. Ask the three best “milers” in the world today, Kiprop, Kiplagat (both Kenya), and Souleiman (Djibouti) what they think of the mile. The mile is fading and has been for a while. It probably won’t ever “die”, but it will never be relevant like the 1500m is.

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