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Georgia422016

is 7 miles in 66minuets a good time? (18 year old woman)

BrianSharpe

Running pace is a highly personal and subjective thing. There are a great many people (in all age groups) who could not maintain sub 10min miles over 7 miles.

The real question is whether or not you are satisfied with the result and, ultimately, what your goals are. If you're running purely for fitness and enjoyment then you needn't worry about pace too much, if you aspire to the Olympics you have some work to do!

peleroja

BrianSharpe wrote: »

Running pace is a highly personal and subjective thing. There are a great many people (in all age groups) who could not maintain sub 10min miles over 7 miles.

The real question is whether or not you are satisfied with the result and, ultimately, what your goals are. If you're running purely for fitness and enjoyment then you needn't worry about pace too much, if you aspire to the Olympics you have some work to do!

This.

I'm a 29-year-old hobby runner and I run approximately 9 min/miles (that'd be 7 miles in 63 minutes.) That places me in the top 25% - 50% of women at most of the races I do, and usually about the same in my age division (obviously not elite or even really competitive races, just local stuff.) I'm never going to win anything but neither are they going to be packing up the course behind me, so I'm happy with that as a non-competitive person who enters races just to have some training accountability.

I'm slowly trying to increase my pace with some speedwork and increased mileage, but honestly, I'll be happy to make my next half marathon under 2 hours.

So I guess the short answer is "yes, if that suits your goals; no, if you want to be competitive/win races."

blues4miles

It's solid outside competition. If you are only 18 and just started running there's a really good chance you could improve a lot by consistently running over the next year. But unless you are competing, I don't think it's healthy to compare yourself too much to others. We all start from different places and have different advantages/disadvantages. The best part of running is you can just compete with yourself and try to get better than you were rather than always being held up to other people's standards.

scorpio516

Define good...

Is a bear chasing you? Then nope.
Is a bear chasing you and someone who does 7 miles in 75 minutes? Then it's great!

Are you trying to run cross country in college? Then nope.
Are you trying to run local 5ks? You'll beat more people than you thought you would.

_Waffle_

Georgia422016 wrote: »

is 7 miles in 66minuets a good time? (18 year old woman)

It is if you had fun running it.

lorrpb

peleroja wrote: »

BrianSharpe wrote: »

Running pace is a highly personal and subjective thing. There are a great many people (in all age groups) who could not maintain sub 10min miles over 7 miles.

The real question is whether or not you are satisfied with the result and, ultimately, what your goals are. If you're running purely for fitness and enjoyment then you needn't worry about pace too much, if you aspire to the Olympics you have some work to do!

This.

I'm a 29-year-old hobby runner and I run approximately 9 min/miles (that'd be 7 miles in 63 minutes.) That places me in the top 25% - 50% of women at most of the races I do, and usually about the same in my age division (obviously not elite or even really competitive races, just local stuff.) I'm never going to win anything but neither are they going to be packing up the course behind me, so I'm happy with that as a non-competitive person who enters races just to have some training accountability.

I'm slowly trying to increase my pace with some speedwork and increased mileage, but honestly, I'll be happy to make my next half marathon under 2 hours.

So I guess the short answer is "yes, if that suits your goals; no, if you want to be competitive/win races."

There's nothing to be ashamed of having them pack up the course behind you. I've been there. Friends have been there. It takes more grit and determination than running the winning time IMO.

peleroja

lorrpb wrote: »

peleroja wrote: »

BrianSharpe wrote: »

Running pace is a highly personal and subjective thing. There are a great many people (in all age groups) who could not maintain sub 10min miles over 7 miles.

The real question is whether or not you are satisfied with the result and, ultimately, what your goals are. If you're running purely for fitness and enjoyment then you needn't worry about pace too much, if you aspire to the Olympics you have some work to do!

This.

I'm a 29-year-old hobby runner and I run approximately 9 min/miles (that'd be 7 miles in 63 minutes.) That places me in the top 25% - 50% of women at most of the races I do, and usually about the same in my age division (obviously not elite or even really competitive races, just local stuff.) I'm never going to win anything but neither are they going to be packing up the course behind me, so I'm happy with that as a non-competitive person who enters races just to have some training accountability.

I'm slowly trying to increase my pace with some speedwork and increased mileage, but honestly, I'll be happy to make my next half marathon under 2 hours.

So I guess the short answer is "yes, if that suits your goals; no, if you want to be competitive/win races."

There's nothing to be ashamed of having them pack up the course behind you. I've been there. Friends have been there. It takes more grit and determination than running the winning time IMO.

The only point I was trying to make with that is that I'm more like the middle of the pack than at the very back at that pace, not making a judgement call on those who are at the back.