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The 10K run is a long-distance road running competition over a distance of ten kilometres (6.2 miles). Also referred to as the 10K road race , 10 km , or simply 10K , it is one of the most common types of road running event, alongside the shorter 5K and longer half marathon and marathon .
This is not exactly a Cooper test but a reasonable practical compromise as long as the distance is of sufficient length to put a continuous load on the cardiovascular system for 10 or more minutes. For example, the British Army uses 1.5 miles, the Australian Army uses 2.4 kilometers, the US Army uses 2 miles and the US Marine Corps 3 miles.
A four-minute mile is the completion of a mile run (1.6 km) in four minutes or less. It translates to an average speed of 15 miles per hour (24 km/h). [ 1 ] It is a standard of professional middle-distance runners in several cultures.
For some workouts, Watson has his milers complete five 600-meter intervals at slightly more than a target mile pace, so times between 1:27 and 1:31 per rep. Runners get about 90 seconds to two ...
Typical long-distance track races range from 3000 metres (1.87 miles) to 10,000 metres (6.2 miles), cross country races usually cover 5 to 12 km (3 to 7 1 ⁄ 2 miles), while road races can be significantly longer, reaching 100 km (62 mi) and beyond.
The multi-stage fitness test was first described by Luc Léger [6] with the original 1-minute protocol, which starts at a speed of 8.5 km/h, and increases by 0.5 km/h each minute. Other variations of the test have also been developed, where the protocol starts at a speed of 8.0 km/h and with either 1 or 2-minute stages, but the original ...
The world record in the mile run is the fastest time set by a runner in the middle-distance track and field event. World Athletics is the official body which oversees the records. Hicham El Guerrouj is the current men's record holder with his time of 3:43.13, [ 1 ] while Faith Kipyegon has the women's record of 4:07.64. [ 2 ]
The event has a long history, with first recorded races dating back to the late 17th century. [1] The first athlete to run more than 20 kilometers in one hour was Emil Zátopek , in September 1951. Zátopek also set the 20,000 meters world record in the same race.