| 100% | NOONE | 5 | Who so far has run a three-minute mile |
| 38% | BANNISTER | 9 | Roger —, first man to run a sub-four minute mile |
| 38% | BANNISTER | 9 | First to run a mile in under 4 minutes: Roger __ |
| 35% | YOUNG | 5 | Clayton ___, US Olympic marathon runner who has a Masters in Mechanical Engineering |
| 35% | CONNER | 6 | ___ Mantz, US Olympic marathon runner who has a degree in mechanical engineering |
| 35% | STAHL | 5 | Lesley who has been a "60 Minutes" correspondent since 1991 |
| 35% | LANDY | 5 | John —, Governor of Victoria, Australia, from 2001-06; second man to run a sub-four minute mile |
| 34% | BANNISTER | 9 | Roger, first athlete to run a 4-minute mile |
| 34% | FORD | 4 | Harrison ___, "Blade Runner 2049" actor who has a species of ant named after him |
| 34% | SOSA | 4 | Baseball player Sammy who had a home run rivalry with Mark McGwire in 1998 |
| 34% | ACHIER | 6 | More sore, like someone who has run a marathon |
| 33% | LATISH | 6 | Running a few minutes behind |
| 32% | MIRANDA | 7 | ___ Sings, popular YouTube channel run by Colleen Ballinger who has a Netflix series based on her life |
| 32% | TYPIST | 6 | Pro who has a high words-per-minute rate |
| 31% | ANGELINAJOLIE | 13 | "A Mighty Heart" actress who has three adopted children: 2 wds. |
| 31% | RECORD | 6 | 3 minutes 43 seconds for running a mile, e.g. |
| 31% | YTD | 3 | So far, on a pay stub: Abbr. |
| 31% | SIXTY | 5 | A mile a minute |
| 31% | SIDES | 5 | A triangle has three |
| 31% | FEET | 4 | A yard has three |
| 30% | UNIT | 4 | Mile or a minute, say |
| 30% | ATOMS | 5 | A water molecule has three |
| 30% | PTS | 3 | A trilogy has three: Abbr. |
| 30% | BAD | 3 | Have a run of ___ luck |
| 30% | SEEDY | 5 | Having a run-down appearance |
| 30% | MEALS | 5 | Have three square ___ a day |
| 30% | RATE | 4 | A mile a minute, e.g. |
| 30% | UNIT | 4 | Mile or a minute, e.g. |
| 30% | LEGS | 4 | A tripod has three of them |
| 30% | SORE | 4 | Having had a good run, maybe |