TO BE A 5-MINUTE MILER Coach Ed Dear Coach Ed, What is considered a 5-minute mile? If I ran a mile in 5:36 is that considered a 5-minute mile? Thank you, Tony Hi Tony, Generally speaking a 5-minute mile is just that; the mile in in 5 minutes exactly. When talking about runners, I sometimes would refer to a runner who runs 5:36 as running in the mid 5-minute range. If that is you, Tony, now you have a good goal for the summer season to become that 5-minute miler! Good luck, Coach Ed Ed Poirier, "Coach Ed", recently was invited by the United States Olympic committee to attend a workshop and training seminar at the Olympic training center in California.