This is entirely subjective and will vary wildly depending on your age and expectations. That said, in my opinion... A sub 8 min mile gets you faster then "jogging" status. A sub 7 min mile is a nice time for runners over 40 or under 13. A sub 6 min mile is starting to get competitive as a recreational runner. A sub 5 min mile is starting to get serious for a High School runner and is very good for a runner over 40 ("all american" if you are 45+). Over 1000 individuals have broken 4 minutes in the mile, including 4 American High School runners and one person over 40.
A 'split' is the time it takes to run a portion of the race. Split times in the mile run are generally taken after 1/4 mile, 1/2 mile, and 3/4 mile and are used to determine whether the runner is on pace to finish the race in the desired time or in a record time.
The world record for swimming a mile is held by Sun Yang of China. Sun's time is 14 minutes 31 seconds, set in 2012.
The world record for the fastest mile on a bike is held by Thomas Dekker of the Netherlands, with a time of 3 minutes and 18.4 seconds, set in 2004.
The 15 year old US mile record is held by Michael Granville who ran the mile in 3:58.58 in 1995.
No woman as ever finshed a mile.
Average mile time for a 12 year old kid is 7 1/2 minutes but the record for a 12 year old is about 4 1/2 minutes
Wilma Rudolph did not participate in the mile run. She was a sprinter who specialized in the 100 meter dash and the 200 meter dash.
Hicham El Guerrouj
I believe Gaylon Smith ran a 4.04 mile in or around 1972.
Wilson Kipketer of Denmark got a time of 1:41.11.I think that's the world record 800 meter
Wilson Kipketer holds a record of 1 minute 41.11 second half mile.
Harvard1874 is earliest Ive found Progression of record 1874 :1 mile 5:41 1883 :1 mile 4:38 (beat by 1/4 mile) 1875 1/4 mile 1 min 1885 1/4 mile :50s 1886 1/4 mile :47 JohnJohnston Indian Wells California