The American record for the mile run is 3:46.91 held by Alan Webb set in July, 2007.
Galen Rupp holds the American record in the 10000 meter run. He ran 26:48.00 in Brussels on September 7, 2012.
No woman as ever finshed a mile.
The world record for the 3-mile run is 12 minutes and 51 seconds, set by Daniel Komen of Kenya in 1997.
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.
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.
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.