Is a 20 minute 5k really that great

davemunger

just for reference. The Carlesbad 5000, the "fastest 5k" as it is billed was run yesterday. People from all over the world come to race. The elite mens winner from Kenya ran a 13:13 The elite womens was 15:06. The masters men (40+) was 15:19 and the masters women was 19:55 I dont know where some of you people run, but you run with some pretty elite runners. A 20 minute 5k for a woman who is not a professional runner is elite.

19:55 is not really world class for Masters woman. 16:30 to 17:00 is world class for that group.

Maybe so. But if that's the case, there were no world class runners there because 19:55 won it.

According to the race results site the masters women winner ran a 17:08 and the top 10 masters women were under 19 minutes.

CarsonRuns

just for reference. The Carlesbad 5000, the "fastest 5k" as it is billed was run yesterday. People from all over the world come to race. The elite mens winner from Kenya ran a 13:13 The elite womens was 15:06. The masters men (40+) was 15:19 and the masters women was 19:55 I dont know where some of you people run, but you run with some pretty elite runners. A 20 minute 5k for a woman who is not a professional runner is elite.

19:55 is not really world class for Masters woman. 16:30 to 17:00 is world class for that group.

Maybe so. But if that's the case, there were no world class runners there because 19:55 won it.

According to the race results site the masters women winner ran a 17:08 and the top 10 masters women were under 19 minutes.

That's more in line with the other finish times.

prattiger65

Yep, I was wrong. Funnier, I can't even find where I got that number. Elite times were correct, the others completely wrong. Go figure.

likitisplit

Yep, I was wrong. Funnier, I can't even find where I got that number. Elite times were correct, the others completely wrong. Go figure.

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