Running has been around forever, but the trend seems to have picked up massively in the last few years.
Big name celebrities like Harry Styles have gotten into the sport, with the former One Direction star having completed a sub-three-hour finish at the 2025 Berlin Marathon.
With the marathon season in full swing, an expert personal trainer has shared insight into how long it should be taking runners to cross the mile finish line, depending on their age.
Personal Trainer and nutritionist Joseph Webb told Metro UK that the healthy younger set of adults (not surprisingly) aged between 20-39 should be the fastest, and explained that the amount of oxygen your body can utilize during exercise peaks during this age.
This younger group are also likely to ‘have better joint and tendon resilience to support faster speeds.’
An expert trainer has revealed how long it should take to run a mile
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