Looking at the details of the 100 miles under 11 hours feat

Sania Sorokin became the first human to run 100 miles in under 11 hours. Here is how his record setting performance translates to some popular race distances.

Approximate stats running for 12 hours: 

6 minutes 30.99 seconds per mile

4 minutes 2.95 seconds per kilometer

9.21 miles/hour

14.82 kilometers/hour

246.97 meters/minute

4.12 meters/second

At this pace, here are the times for popular race distances:

1K 4:03          1 mile 6:31

3K 12:09        3 miles 19:33

5K 20:15        5 miles 32:35

10K 40:29     10 miles 1:05:10

Marathon 2:50:51     ½ Marathon 1:25:26

400 meters 1:37        800 meters 3:14

Sorokin also holds the 24 Hour World Record with 192.2 miles (309.4 kilometers) set at UltraPark Weekend 24 Hour event in Poland on August 28 and 29, 2021. 

Data complied by Ron Romano 

Photo: Noora Honkala

posted Friday January 7th