Height, weight & PRs?
vmclach
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I'm just curious to see other peoples racing weights & PRs. Do you find that extra weight really slows you down?
5'8" 130 22y/o running for ~5 years
3:27
1:33
19:56
5'8" 130 22y/o running for ~5 years
3:27
1:33
19:56
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Not sure if it's slowed me down and it's been a while since I raced these distances but here goes:
5'9", 165, 34, running for just over 3 years
For these times I did not go to my profile to verify so if there is a disparity, the profile is correct
3:44
1:44
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I've been weighting the same since I started running. I'm looking to shed around 6lbs after my trraining cycle, so we will see. Althought it might be hard to tell if it's the weight or the training that makes a difference.
Female (dah!), 5'6'' 127lbs, 29, running for 12 months.
To be determined in 2 weeks (Eeeek)
1:45:28
23:000 -
I have been running for a few years now. I am 5 foot 5 and a half inches tall. 122 pounds. I am looking to get to 117/18% body fat (been reading "Racing Weight"- loving it!). 32 years old.
marathon: 3:33:20 - looking to beat this in November
10 miler: 1:14:00 looking to beat this in september!
10k: 43:00- this is my most recent race...feeling I can best my 10 miler time by a lot after this one!!!
5k: unsure...actually have never raced this distance. My Garmin caught a 22 min 5k during a speed session once. I know I beat this during the 10k, but it was a local race without a split breakdown. racing a 5k in July.0 -
This is tough for me because I didn't really start competing until I had hit my target weight exactly a year ago, and I don't think I'm interested in losing anymore.
Anyway for comparison purposes,
5' 10" 155lbs, 12% BF, running for 1.5 years/1642 lifetime miles as of 9 May 14
1 mile: 5:40
5K: 19:50
5 mile: 34:25
10K: 41:46
10 mile: 1:09:21
Half marathon: 1:36:19
Full marathon: 4:27:290 -
I'm almost 5'7 and weigh between 129 and 131.
When I was in the low 140's, my half time was around 2:20-2:25
Since losing over 10 pounds, my time has dropped to 2:05-2:10
So yes, for me, I'm positive the extra weight affected my race times.0 -
45 year old male. 5'4" and change. Racing weight ranges between 130 and 122.
3:10 ~126 lbs
1:28 ~124 lbs
19:18 ~124 lbs
I'm up to 128-130 right now and I can feel a difference for sure.0 -
5'3", weight hovers around 140lbs.
5K - 27:04
Half Marathon - 2:01:33
I'm really hoping I can get my weight down and see some improvements in these times, I do think the extra weight slows me down a fair bit.0 -
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I haven't really lost much weight since my first race and my most recent - I've been maintaining in the same +/-5 pound range.
5'11, 32 years, weight between 174-179
(All times are unofficial except my HM)
5KM - 37 min May/2013 186 pounds; 27 min Apr/2014 176 pounds
10KM - 1:10 Feb/2013 188 pounds; 57 min Mar/2014 176 pounds
HM - 2:17:49 Oct/2013 178 pounds; 2:07:59 May/2014 174 pounds
FM - goal is 4:30 on 6/15, probably will be around 174 pounds then too.0 -
5'6", racing weight: 118-120 lbs; currently 125 lbs (bulked during the winter)
5:something-really-slow...got injured at mile 16 (marathon)
1:49:10 (half)
21:40 (5k)
I am extremely slow now that I've put on some weight (mostly muscle), but my focus has shifted from running to lifting, so I'm okay with that. Training runs have gone from 8:00 pace to 9:15 pace.
ETA: I'm 32, and all of those races have been in my 30s.0 -
I'm just curious to see other peoples racing weights & PRs. Do you find that extra weight really slows you down?
5'8" 130 22y/o running for ~5 years
3:27
1:33
19:56
A generally accepted number (I think I read it first in Daniels) is that each pound of "excess" fat costs about 2 seconds per mile.
Fitzgerald sums it up well in his book on nutrition when he argues that runners should seek to reduce weight because running is a series of repeated jumps from one foot to the other. That's a strong enough indicator of the value of weight loss to me that I can agree with the assertion that, for the vast majority of runners, the most simple way to run faster is to lose weight.0 -
A generally accepted number (I think I read it first in Daniels) is that each pound of "excess" fat costs about 2 seconds per mile.
Yep. That works out to about 1 minute faster in a 5k per 10 pounds of excess fat lost. Obviously if you lose muscle then it probably won't help you much, but if you keep running and you have excess fat to lose, you can gain a lot of speed!0 -
It DEFINITELY slows me down over long distances (which is something I'm addressing NOW!)
5k June 2012: 29:31 [another coming up next month where I should be ok to take time off of that!]
10k May 2013: 58:30
half: May 2013 2:23
full: May 2011 5:14
(I'm 5'6 + have been basically at this weight +/- 5 lbs for the past two years!)
time for a change.0 -
I dont know if the weight "slows me down" but I do know that I'm faster now than when I was heavier ...but I train much more consistently so it's hard to say it's just the weight.
Anyway! To the PR's!
5'4", 125 lbs, 27 years old, running for about 2 1/2 years starting with C25K type of program
Half marathon - 1:56:18
10K - 50:24
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I dont know if the weight "slows me down" but I do know that I'm faster now than when I was heavier ...but I train much more consistently so it's hard to say it's just the weight.
Agree with above! I've gotten significantly more fit and dramatically increased my running volume since I began running (sort of kind of in June 2012 and really trained starting March 2013.) Since my first competitive 5k (Nov 2012) I've taken 11 minutes off my time. Half marathon (first one Sept 2013) I've taken 11 minutes off as well (April 2014).0 -
It's interesting to see the relationship between everybody's half and full marathon PRs. It seems like for most people, the full= 2 times half + 20-25 minutes formula holds pretty true.
As far as weight and speed are concerned, I also think it's hard to judge the relationship because most people will naturally get faster over time and often lose weight as well, so the cause and effect are hard to determine for sure. It is interesting to see that a few people that gained weight actually got slower though.0 -
It's interesting to see the relationship between everybody's half and full marathon PRs. It seems like for most people, the full= 2 times half + 20-25 minutes formula holds pretty true.
For me you have to add 30 minutes. I think I'm just not as good at the longer distances.0 -
It's interesting to see the relationship between everybody's half and full marathon PRs. It seems like for most people, the full= 2 times half + 20-25 minutes formula holds pretty true.
For me you have to add 30 minutes. I think I'm just not as good at the longer distances.
I think it just takes lots of volume and work between AT and LT pace.0 -
I think it just takes lots of volume and work between AT and LT pace.
That would describe 80 percent of my workouts. I think there is some natural variance between individuals -- otherwise why would it be that I can beat you by 1.5 minutes at 5k and you can beat me by 12 minutes at marathon distance?0 -
I think it just takes lots of volume and work between AT and LT pace.
That would describe 80 percent of my workouts. I think there is some natural variance between individuals -- otherwise why would it be that I can beat you by 1.5 minutes at 5k and you can beat me by 12 minutes at marathon distance?
Good question. Yeah, I'm sure there are some individual variances too. We could compare our workouts for the last 5 years, or even just total mileage. That might help tell the story, but probably not get to the bottom of it completely. I think that experience is really important in running a good, fast 5K too. I don't run them frequently, so I've not developed the feel for how much pain I should be in at mile 1, mile 2 etc. Also, I think that my 5K PR is probably a little light too. I haven't raced on in quite a while.
Definitely and interesting discussion.
ETA: Something else that is interesting is where you started vs where I started. My first 5K was almost 30 minutes, while yours was just under 24. I don't know what you were doing before that, but I was completely sedentary and about 40 pounds heavier than I am now.0 -
I think it just takes lots of volume and work between AT and LT pace.
That would describe 80 percent of my workouts. I think there is some natural variance between individuals -- otherwise why would it be that I can beat you by 1.5 minutes at 5k and you can beat me by 12 minutes at marathon distance?
Good question. Yeah, I'm sure there are some individual variances too. We could compare our workouts for the last 5 years, or even just total mileage. That might help tell the story, but probably not get to the bottom of it completely. I think that experience is really important in running a good, fast 5K too. I don't run them frequently, so I've not developed the feel for how much pain I should be in at mile 1, mile 2 etc. Also, I think that my 5K PR is probably a little light too. I haven't raced on in quite a while.
True, experience might be part of it... and also with the marathon. That is one of my frustrations with a marathon -- how long you have to train for it and then one little thing can throw off the entire race..then it's back to square one for another 18 weeks! It's possible that I've just never put it all together for a marathon. I felt like I probably had more to give when I ran my 3:22 PR/BQ, but I haven't been able to match that since.ETA: Something else that is interesting is where you started vs where I started. My first 5K was almost 30 minutes, while yours was just under 24. I don't know what you were doing before that, but I was completely sedentary and about 40 pounds heavier than I am now.
I wasn't sedentary when I started (I ran about 15 miles/week), but I was 40 pounds heavier...but for me that's just 21 percent of my current weight, versus 31 percent of your current weight.
I think you do a little more mileage than I do -- I average about 60 mpw -- so that might play into the differences as well. That said, I feel like both of us have been running our *kitten* off for four years and you have shown you're better at the longer distances while I'm better at shorter distances. I've seen you talk about how painful a 5K is. I feel the same thing at the end of a marathon, lol!
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Well I'm someone that can attest to weight definitely affects my times, as I like to bounce up and down 20 pounds a lot, and have run things heavier, then thinner, then heavier again, urgh.
5'2", in my mid-30's, started running distances beyond 3 miles 3.5 years ago.
2:19 half at 150 pounds (2012)
2:04 half at 140 pounds (2013)
2:19 half at 160ish pounds (2014) (but no training this year, just fun runs post marathon training)
4:46 marathon at 150 pounds (2013)
29ish 5k at 150 pounds (2012)
25:45 5k at 140 pounds (2013)
Part of the improvement in the 2013 times was increased fitness and better training and more experience. But I can feel it when I'm heavier, it's harder. I gained 25 pounds since last summer training for the last 2 marathons and my "easy" pace of 9:45ish at 140lbs was more like 10:30 over the last few months running at 165lbs. Now I'm back down to 155 and 10:15ish is feeling better. My goal this year is to get all the way back down to goal weight of 130ish, which I can never seem to do when marathon training, but I'm giving it my best shot this year and won't give up, fingers crossed that's what I'm racing at in October (also added cross training for the first time, yes I know I should have done it all along). Next marathon training cycle begins on Monday!0 -
Re:the Dave runner vs. the Carson runner. The two have completely different sizes, and am wondering if the reason Carson excels at long distances is that he has 50-60 lbs less to carry the distance. Dave is just bigger!0
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Re:the Dave runner vs. the Carson runner. The two have completely different sizes, and am wondering if the reason Carson excels at long distances is that he has 50-60 lbs less to carry the distance. Dave is just bigger!
I actually think that having the extra weight to carry makes it more difficult at the shorter distances, but I have nothing to back that up.0 -
5'4", currently 118, 41yo, running 2yr, 7weeks....not that I'm counting! ????
5 mile (today) 38:34
13.1 1/2013 1:49 (115)
26.2 3/2013 4:04 (114)
50 11/2013 10:25 (117)
75 5/2014 23:30 (121)
Looking to drop 10 before my 100 in August. Ten extra pounds over 100miles....no thanks!
@Carson I would have guessed that you were always a runner...can't imagine you as sedentary!0 -
I can attest that too low of a weight might not be beneficial. Since I dropped under 132 down to 125, my times have slowed. Perhaps everyone needs to find their optimal weight that balances performance and sustains strength & energy. I know at 125 & 127 (my recent races) I have felt tired.0
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@Carson I would have guessed that you were always a runner...can't imagine you as sedentary!
I sat in front of a computer, drinking unholy quantities of beer on a nightly basis. There's a "before" picture on my profile.0 -
173cm, 81kg. Started running properly March 2013.
5k 21'28
10k 45'53
HM 1'41'00
FM - we'll find out in 11 days ;-)0 -
I'd say running lean is a huge advantage. I've primarily kept lean because I find it helps tremendously in cycling (long distance & climbing). Once I started running again, it was almost seamless and I'm faster and stronger than I ever was when I was running a lot when younger.
38, 5' 10" 140lbs, <9% BF
10K: 41:46
10 mile: 1:12:52
Half marathon: 1:38:23
I'll likely come down a bit to 135-140ish while training for my Ultra in Nov.0
