Is a 20 minute 5k really that great
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A 20 minute 5K is amazing. I'm pretty sure you would place in the top 3 of your age group in most local races. My PB is 28 minutes.
This is completely false
Around here it isn't. I placed 4th in my age group with the 28 minutes I ran.
Well, there's too many variables for anyone to really say what an effective placing time is. A 28min 5K where I live means you have to click on "page 4" of the official results list to find your name. Page one is all 17min and below, and mostly male.
20 minutes on pavement will generally give a woman a placement in a smaller race. It is impressive. Elliptical is a completely different exercise than running on pavement. It's still a great pace, though.0 -
Wait a minute...I just realized she said she ran that on an elliptical (I automatically read treadmill). That's not the same at all.0
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On the elliptical? I'm not even sure what "mileage" means. The elliptical isn't going anywhere and the mileage has no relationship to reality. You can't even compare two different brands of ellipticals. It's possible that it's *harder* to do a 20-minute 5K on your elliptical than it is to run one.
You've said an injury prevents you from running long distances, but to get a sense of what it's like to run at the pace required to do that, just hop on the treadmill for 30 seconds or so at 9.3 miles per hour and a 1% incline. If you feel like you could sustain that for another 19.5 minutes, then you might be able to run a 20-minute 5K.0 -
Not gonna lie, but these things look like a lot of fun. I just wouldn't want to be seen riding one by anybody on this planet.
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A 20 minute 5K is amazing. I'm pretty sure you would place in the top 3 of your age group in most local races. My PB is 28 minutes.
This is completely false
Around here it isn't. I placed 4th in my age group with the 28 minutes I ran.
Well, there's too many variables for anyone to really say what an effective placing time is. A 28min 5K where I live means you have to click on "page 4" of the official results list to find your name. Page one is all 17min and below, and mostly male.
Sure. And in my defense, I did say "in your age group"
No need to defend
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Agreed with everyone who says it's not really like running a 5k. Still good though. Keep up the good work. 0
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Not gonna lie, but these things look like a lot of fun. I just wouldn't want to be seen riding one by anybody on this planet.
I'd want EVERYONE to see me if I had one of those. Now I know what I want for my birthday.0 -
A 20 minute 5K is amazing. I'm pretty sure you would place in the top 3 of your age group in most local races. My PB is 28 minutes.
This is completely false
Around here it isn't. I placed 4th in my age group with the 28 minutes I ran.
Well, there's too many variables for anyone to really say what an effective placing time is. A 28min 5K where I live means you have to click on "page 4" of the official results list to find your name. Page one is all 17min and below, and mostly male.
Sure. And in my defense, I did say "in your age group"
And the OP is 28, according to profile, so at peak lifetime athletic performance age group. Mistaken identity there me thinks.0 -
Not gonna lie, but these things look like a lot of fun. I just wouldn't want to be seen riding one by anybody on this planet.
I'd want EVERYONE to see me if I had one of those. Now I know what I want for my birthday.
Ahh haha. That's very awkward looking. I'm sure those will be flying off the shelves.0 -
Not gonna lie, but these things look like a lot of fun. I just wouldn't want to be seen riding one by anybody on this planet.
I'd want EVERYONE to see me if I had one of those. Now I know what I want for my birthday.
Ahh haha. That's very awkward looking. I'm sure those will be flying off the shelves.
I'd rather do a century ride on a tandem bicycle with my ex-wife0 -
A 20 minute 5k is a great time (regardless of age, gender, etc), IMO. My PR is 22:56, 7:24 pace, which I was proud of... I'd love to get down to 20 minutes at some point.
That being said... the elliptical is totally different compared to running, especially if on a low resistance level, etc. There are also no conditions such as hills.
Whenever I do use the elliptical, I make sure to use high resistance levels, so it's a more grueling workout for me. I have found that doing intervals on the elliptical is a great workout for me - 1 minute of very high resistance followed by 2 minutes of moderate resistance and keep repeating 0 -
A 20 minute 5K is amazing. I'm pretty sure you would place in the top 3 of your age group in most local races. My PB is 28 minutes.
This is completely false
Around here it isn't. I placed 4th in my age group with the 28 minutes I ran.
Well, there's too many variables for anyone to really say what an effective placing time is. A 28min 5K where I live means you have to click on "page 4" of the official results list to find your name. Page one is all 17min and below, and mostly male.
Sure. And in my defense, I did say "in your age group"
Depends on the age group. I'm a 42 year old woman... The OP is 28, and that would still be pretty fast.0 -
A 20 minute 5K is amazing. I'm pretty sure you would place in the top 3 of your age group in most local races. My PB is 28 minutes.
This is completely false
Around here it isn't. I placed 4th in my age group with the 28 minutes I ran.
Well, there's too many variables for anyone to really say what an effective placing time is. A 28min 5K where I live means you have to click on "page 4" of the official results list to find your name. Page one is all 17min and below, and mostly male.
Sure. And in my defense, I did say "in your age group"
No need to defend
Are we just ignoring the guy who put quotes around "runner"?0 -
A 20min 5k outside is heading towards elite runners times, hell I would be happy with running a 35min 5k outside (I don't even look at distances on the cross trainers, the only time I use them is PT when I'm doing either tabbata or fartlek)!!
Try running outside to get a comparison??
There is a calculator that will give you an age grading where you put your distance, age and sex in and it shows where you sit within your peer group (gives you a better idea but still not an exact marker)0 -
A 20 minute 5K is amazing. I'm pretty sure you would place in the top 3 of your age group in most local races. My PB is 28 minutes.
This is completely false
Around here it isn't. I placed 4th in my age group with the 28 minutes I ran.
Well, there's too many variables for anyone to really say what an effective placing time is. A 28min 5K where I live means you have to click on "page 4" of the official results list to find your name. Page one is all 17min and below, and mostly male.
20 minutes on pavement will generally give a woman a placement in a smaller race. It is impressive. Elliptical is a completely different exercise than running on pavement. It's still a great pace, though.
20:00 would be the top woman in most local 5ks.
For comparison, at my last 5k, the top woman ran a 20:32, 2nd was 20:40. 3rd was 21:20
At my next race, last year the winning woman ran a 15:16... That was almost 2:00 slower than the winning man too. 10th was 16:28. The BAA 5k, 2 days before the marathon, attracts world class racers.0 -
A 20min 5k outside is heading towards elite runners times, hell I would be happy with running a 35min 5k outside (I don't even look at distances on the cross trainers, the only time I use them is PT when I'm doing either tabbata or fartlek)!!
Try running outside to get a comparison??
There is a calculator that will give you an age grading where you put your distance, age and sex in and it shows where you sit within your peer group (gives you a better idea but still not an exact marker)
20 minutes is not even close to elite.
Its impressive for your basic runner in the hometown 5K, but not elite.0 -
Well, it takes me 40 minutes so it would certainly be enough to impress me. LOL0
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5k walking at a fast pace takes me about 50 minutes...so yes great job!0
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Hell, I can drive 5K in less than 2 minutes.0
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A 20 minute 5K is amazing. I'm pretty sure you would place in the top 3 of your age group in most local races. My PB is 28 minutes.
This is completely false
Around here it isn't. I placed 4th in my age group with the 28 minutes I ran.
I think it also depends on how many people have signed up for the 5K and how popular is the race
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I have no idea but you can be sure I am going to find out tomorrow what my time is.. I would imagine it'll be 45 mins ish (that was what it was last time I was going to the gym)0
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I do a 5k on the elliptical in 40 mins (middle resistance) but have run a 29 minute 5k... the two are completely different0
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I'm slower on the elliptical than running on treadmill or on pavement, so I applaud you. I'm impressed!0
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Hell, I can drive 5K in less than 2 minutes.
My jetpack can do it under one.0 -
Totally different exercises...I have been running for years and can't get under 27 minutes for a 5k. Just not built for speed I guess.
Still, good job working out on the elliptical. I'm not sure if 5k is a good distance in 20 minutes (as I suspect that would greatly depend on resistance level) but either way, if you're working out and making progress then I say you're doing great!0 -
Hell, I can drive 5K in less than 2 minutes.
My jetpack can do it under one.
My Elliptigo does it in 12 parsecs0 -
A 20 minute 5K is amazing. I'm pretty sure you would place in the top 3 of your age group in most local races. My PB is 28 minutes.
This is completely false
Not really sure what point you are trying to make? Perhaps you could post up some results from your "local" races to make your point. But I can unequivocally say that you are completely wrong. While it "may" be false in some cases, it is certainly not false "completely", I only looked at the most recent race that would be "local" for me and the overall female winners time was 21:35.0 -
Mo Farah, the world's fastest man, can run 5km in 13 minutes.
But the elliptical isn't running.
Going to have to disagree, he may be the fastest competing man over 10,000m, however Bolt can run the 100m faster, there are athletes that can run a marathon faster, he's the fastest competing man over a specific distance.0 -
I agree with the others - your 5K time using an elliptical or treadmill is not the same as running a 5K on the road. The elliptical and treadmill both "push" you along and do a lot of the work for you 0
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Speaking of Mo Farah, if you all haven't seen this yet, you should
http://www.runnersworld.com/fun/awful-mo-farah-interview-complete-transcript
Here are a few highlights of the interview about the Rock ’n Roll New Orleans Half Marathon:
NORTON: "Wow. Now, I have to say -- first of all, congratulations. Your final time, 61 minutes? Which is a course record? Congratulations!"
FARAH: "Oh, no, thank you. It's a great-- You know, it's a fast course, so it was nice to break the course record, really enjoyed it. ..."
NORTON: "Now, haven't you run before?"
FARAH: [wonderful pause] "S- sorry?"
NORTON: "Haven't you run before? This isn't your first time."
FARAH: "No. This isn't my first time. ..."
NORTON: "Wow. What does it take to prepare for a marathon like this?"
FARAH: "Uh... I haven't done a marathon yet. ... A marathon's a long way. It's completely -- it's double the distance of what I've done today."
NORTON: "Once again: The male winner of the Rock 'N' Roll Marathon, uh, Mo Farah, running 61 minutes, setting a course record."0
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