I don’t think someone completely untrained can do 10’ / mile.

Depends on what you mean by untrained. I think most men who exercise regularly and don't carry a ton of extra bodyweight, even with zero running, could bang out 1.5 miles at 9:40 pace. Couch potatoes, no.

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ofrzeta 2 hours ago | parent [-]

"most men who exercise regularly and don't carry a ton of extra bodyweight, even with zero running" - what's that supposed to mean? How do they exercise then when they are not running?

I don't think many people who don't exercise running can do 1.5 miles in 9:40.

	▲	loeg an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		> what's that supposed to mean? How do they exercise then when they are not running? Any other sport? Cycling, swimming, rowing, ball sports, team sports, weightlifting, ... > I don't think many people who don't exercise running can do 1.5 miles in 9:40. It's 1.5 miles at 9:40 mile pace; 14.5 minutes total. Much easier than 6:30 pace (what you're imagining).
	▲	sampullman 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		It's 1.5 miles in 14:25, I think most people can handle that. There are plenty of ways to exercise that aren't plain running. Biking, skating, swimming, Tai chi...

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