All this talk about one mile times had me running to my handy copy of "The
Ultimate Fit or Fat" by Covert Bailey.

On page 70 he has a great table called "How Fit Are You".  (I'm a sucker
for these generic judgments by people who don't know me!)

Your Aerobic Pace is defined as "how fast you run, jog or walk consecutive
miles at a comfortable pace that doesn't get you out of breath."  He
highlights that it's "not how fast you can run a mile, it's the speed at
which you walk, jog, or run mile after mile after mile."  That raises the
bar a bit over me (I typically run a mile for warm-up) but here's the
chart:

Aerobic           Fitness Level
Pace            -45 yrs   +45 yrs
-----------    --------   ---------
6 min/mile     Olympic
7-8 min/mile   High       Very High
9-10 min/mile  Above Avg  High
11-13 min      Avg        Above Avg
14-17 min      Below Avg  Avg
18-20          Poor       Below Avg
21+ min        Very Poor  Poor

Okay, so having just blatently copied from his book, I'll mention that it
is really worth buying and reading and re-reading.  I also like the
articles on his website.  He turns exercise and nutrition lectures into
great stories!  http://www.covertbailey.com/index.html

Wendy
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