Dude ran a 5:3x all-out mile a few weeks ago at 200+ lbs bodyweight on the track, it’s on youtube.
He did a mile yesterday in 4:53 at 194lbs.
https://www.youtube.com/…;feature=emb_rel_end
Given how muscular he is, I think it is pretty impressive. It looks like he did it in a pair of pink Next%.
194 is not that heavy. My son ran a 4:28 1500m (~4:49 mile) at 230 lbs at the end of a decathlon without doing any distance training. I would think a guy 36 lbs lighter doing distance training could run under 5.
There is nothing remotely normal about a 230lbs guy doing ‘no distance training’ and running a 4:49 mile. The vast majority of folks on this forum and even letsrun who train exclusively for fast running can’t even do that even with maximal training and 150lbs or less body weight.