Hicham El Guerrouj set the record for the fastest mile with a record of 3:43.13 in July 1999 while racing in Rome. He was trying to beat Noureddine Morceli's record at 3:44.39. While he was racing the second place runner Noah Ngeny also beat Morceli's record with 3:43.40. Because they beat the former record the officials rewarded them with $50,000.
The current world record for the mile run is 3 minutes 43.13 seconds, set by Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco in 1999.
The mile run is not an event in the Olympic Games, the 1500 meter run is contested.
Moroccan runner Hicham El Guerrouj currently has the men's one mile record. He set a blistering 3:43.13 in Rome on July 7, 1999.
The mile run is not an Olympic event. The 1500 meter run is the event in the Olympics that is closest to the mile run.
Hicham el Guerouj of Morocco ran a 3:43 and he holds the record
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Wendy Trollope when she was 11
The American record for the mile run is 3:46.91 held by Alan Webb set in July, 2007.
No woman as ever finshed a mile.
The current world record for the mile is about 3:43.
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AnswerKenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia holds the world record in the 5000 meters (3.1 miles), 12:37.35. The IAAF no longer keeps track of events measured in English units with the exception of the mile run.
About 7 minutes for a 5 year old to complete a full mile.
The world record for the men's mile is 3:43.13 held by Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco.
Practice and training. The record for a mile is less than 4 minutes, so half a mile should be easy.
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Wilson Kipketer holds a record of 1 minute 41.11 second half mile.
The mile and a half run is extremely rarely, if ever contested by elite runners. However based on current world records for the mile and two mile, we can infer that the world record if it were commonly contested would probably be about 5:50.
The record for the fastest mile run the high school track is 3.53.43.