What's your average time running a 5K?

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  • E1Diabl0
    E1Diabl0 Posts: 4
    My PR is 14:58.
  • eldamiano
    eldamiano Posts: 2,667 Member
    Still to break 19 minute mark after 2-3 months of trying. 19.21 my best time. If anyone has any speed training tips, most appreciated....
  • prium01
    prium01 Posts: 306 Member
    Hi,

    My fastest has been 33 mins....First time I ran in 35 mins..Still trying to hit the 30s mark...
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    my fastest since getting back into shape is 39:48 but i'm still doing a fair amount of walking (around 50%) so hopefully by the time i can run it completely (4 weeks hopefully) i can be around 33 minutes. i'm running on an indoor track so the surface is pretty easy and flat

    from there i'm hoping i can decrease time by 10% by beginning of august.
  • lucyloutoo
    lucyloutoo Posts: 522 Member
    This may come across as a really foolish question, and I'm really sorry if it's been covered already, I'd normally do a search but am still recovering from this morning's run :)
    When doing timings for 5k, do you include the warm up and cool down time too?
    I use map my run occasionally, and have done both ways, and have always wondered which was the set way to do it. Cheers.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    This may come across as a really foolish question, and I'm really sorry if it's been covered already, I'd normally do a search but am still recovering from this morning's run :)
    When doing timings for 5k, do you include the warm up and cool down time too?
    I use map my run occasionally, and have done both ways, and have always wondered which was the set way to do it. Cheers.

    i time it the same way i would a race. i would warm up before a race and cool down afterwards, so no i dont include that time. my 5k time is my "work" time meaning the time it takes me to get to the finish line as quickly as possible
  • crispsandwich
    crispsandwich Posts: 177 Member
    I think that is great for a first time race. My first race time was 33 minutes. I then did the Spartan Mud Run 5K ( with obstacles ) in a time of 45 minutes. Running is OK but these mud runs are amazing and so much fun!

    did you find it hard work? are you generally fit? have signed up for a similar one in 5 weeks and am to say the least bricking it!
  • lucyloutoo
    lucyloutoo Posts: 522 Member
    This may come across as a really foolish question, and I'm really sorry if it's been covered already, I'd normally do a search but am still recovering from this morning's run :)
    When doing timings for 5k, do you include the warm up and cool down time too?
    I use map my run occasionally, and have done both ways, and have always wondered which was the set way to do it. Cheers.

    i time it the same way i would a race. i would warm up before a race and cool down afterwards, so no i dont include that time. my 5k time is my "work" time meaning the time it takes me to get to the finish line as quickly as possible

    Thanks,I thought this was prob case, but just like to know.
  • Mrskkk
    Mrskkk Posts: 21 Member
    I've only really started running 5k on treadmill to start off,
    1st attempt: 37.20mins
    2nd attempt: 36.37mins
    Hoping to get it down to 35mins on treadmill then start practicing on road when
    Weather warms up slightly, one day hopefully 30mins I would be very happy with that.

    I'm 22, 5ft 2in, 152lb & not very good at running :)
  • arrseegee
    arrseegee Posts: 575 Member
    I've never run a race but have done 29:30 during a normal run. I started C25K in November.
  • GillianMcK
    GillianMcK Posts: 401 Member
    My first Spartan Run was over 1.5hrs, it hadn't been very well thought out and we queue for nearly 30min at the first obstacle (and then there were another couple where we had to queue but probably for less than 5min)!!!
    Road running PB on a 5k is 36min 33sec (timing chip), trail running (with hills and the grass at the beginning kills me) is 42min 23secs, saying that I done The Might Deerstalker run, which is billed as 5k (ish) (read over 5miles), it took me over 2hrs to do, the hills in that were brutal, done in 6inches of snow and you could only go as fast as the person in front of you on the hills because they were single track (and again there were bottle necks at 1 point of the hill where you were actually clambering up the hills).
    It does depend on the event, if you go to a small event organised by the local running club I'm normally towards the end (or last), if you go to a big event that's got thousands of runners you'll be middle of the pack.
    I always think of it as it doesn't matter if it's a 5min mile of a 25min mile, it's still a mile:)
  • imjolly
    imjolly Posts: 176 Member
    28:43 pb
  • Joseb214
    Joseb214 Posts: 1
    Hell yeah dude that's slow, I run cross country for my high school and I run 5K in 17minutes easily. Although I get killed in state and regionals /: just keep running, make sure that if you're a beginner , to start with small amounts of miles per run (without stopping) start with 2-3miles a day, find your pace! Add a mile every month.
  • ViperAlexHusband
    ViperAlexHusband Posts: 6
    23:04 is my PB. Trying to work towards breaking 20:00
  • thesupremeforce
    thesupremeforce Posts: 1,206 Member
    I ran my first 5K a week ago in 30:54.
  • TheOneandOnlyPanda
    TheOneandOnlyPanda Posts: 19 Member
    I haven't run a stand alone 5k in a long time but my last sprint tri 5k time was 25:06
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    New PB on Saturday of 25:57. And then twisted my ankle on Sunday, so no running for a while :-(
  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
    I just did a 5K trail run this weekend 30:53 (9:58/m pace). I don't really run longer than a half mile on a flat track, so I don't really know. It was just a local race and I don't consider myself a runner (more of a hiker) but this put me at 2nd in my age group for this course because it was up and down a mountain.
  • Inkratlet
    Inkratlet Posts: 613 Member
    Takes me about 40 minutes and I hate every single minute of it.
  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
    Takes me about 40 minutes and I hate every single minute of it.

    I can relate! :laugh:
  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
    Takes me about 40 minutes and I hate every single minute of it.

    I can relate! :laugh:
    And complaining about or hating it isn't going to help. I used to hate it but learned it made it worse. I'm more of sprinter to be honest.

    I think we're joking around and you're too serious.:wink: Some of us run and don't like it. I've been trying to run for several years and have continued to dislike it. However, I'm a masochist, so I do what I don't like sometimes.:smokin: Mostly I do it because it helps me with another sport. 5K's can be a fun social event whether you like running or not. I'll continue to hate running, continue to run, and continue to do 5K's.
  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
    Takes me about 40 minutes and I hate every single minute of it.

    I can relate! :laugh:
    And complaining about or hating it isn't going to help. I used to hate it but learned it made it worse. I'm more of sprinter to be honest.

    I think we're joking around and you're too serious.:wink: Some of us run and don't like it. I've been trying to run for several years and have continued to dislike it. However, I'm a masochist, so I do what I don't like sometimes.:smokin: Mostly I do it because it helps me with another sport. 5K's can be a fun social event whether you like running or not. I'll continue to hate running, continue to run, and continue to do 5K's.

    P.S. You're a 24 year old male. I'm a 41 year old woman. I'm a powerlifter. I'm not going to try to change my body or improve my running to the detriment of my overall fitness goals.
  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
    sorry i've got some technical issues and can't get rid of this post---extra post by accident
  • EmmaGutteridge83
    EmmaGutteridge83 Posts: 9
    My first 5K race I ran in 37 minutes... i was tough, but I was happy to finish it. My second was done in 34 minutes, and the most recent one I did in 29 minutes. Since my first 5K I have run a number of 10Ks as well as a couple of half marathons, longer runs definately helped me imporve my speed without really doing any speedwork. I did however recently started doing speedwork over the last few months which have enabled me to occassionally get my time down between 29 - 30 minutes.

    I think sometimes it is easy to get caught up in whether you are running too slow, but I think as long as you are challenging yourself, and it makes you feel good, it really doesn't matter...!!

    You will probably find though as you enter races, that you will want to beat your last time!! There are lots of good training plans online that incorporate speedwork if this is what you want to do... although after I finished C25K, I found I wanted to run further as opposed to faster, speed came later for me.
  • mtneerjk81
    mtneerjk81 Posts: 65 Member
    I'm not really a fan of 5K races. I'd much rather run either a half or full marathon. It usually takes a little while after the start for me to really feel like I'm in that groove with my pace. By the time I hit that point in a 5K, the race is almost over! But anyway, for a 5K race, I'm generally somewhere between 21 and 23 minutes depending on the course. Every race that I run, I try to just do a little better.
  • jasonbrad1983
    jasonbrad1983 Posts: 6
    to be honest mate didn't you say you gave up after 1 -2 months of running, and yet you chose to criticize a 41 year old lady for being honest and mention other women that can do it much better even though she stated she was a power lifter, at least she consistantley exercises and doesn't quit,she was just having a laugh with another lady anyway, and btw i'm 30 years old and my p.b. is 16mins48secs, stop trolling.
  • jasonbrad1983
    jasonbrad1983 Posts: 6
    to be honest mate didn't you say you gave up after 1 -2 months of running, and yet you chose to criticize a 41 year old lady for being honest and mention other women that can do it much better even though she stated she was a power lifter, at least she consistantley exercises and doesn't quit,she was just having a laugh with another lady anyway, and btw i'm 30 years old and my p.b. is 16mins48secs, stop trolling.
    It's funny you say you are joking and then you confirm once again you are serious about what you said.. I was mostly criticizing you for complaining about it. Too serious? I'm sorry but seriousness is what got my *kitten* going on running. I'm serious because it works and being smart is going with with whatever works. Don't ever tell I'm too serious when I'm serious about the right things. It's cool you want to do power lifting even I think upper body workouts are boring.

    Big deal you are 41 years old(look younger to me), so i have edge to you when it comes to the terms of energy but i know women your age that can easily do better. Also I don't like it when people throw the age thing as a negative thing.
  • thavoice
    thavoice Posts: 1,326 Member
    I will say this....

    ANYONE who has enough courage to sign up and run a 5K deserves props.
    No matter the time!
    I know my mom signed up for some in her late 50's and medaled in her age group...but just walking fast!!!

    My best times was 20:28. My goal is to break 20 minute at some point but that may be awhile off!
  • thavoice
    thavoice Posts: 1,326 Member
    I'm not really a fan of 5K races. I'd much rather run either a half or full marathon. It usually takes a little while after the start for me to really feel like I'm in that groove with my pace. By the time I hit that point in a 5K, the race is almost over! But anyway, for a 5K race, I'm generally somewhere between 21 and 23 minutes depending on the course. Every race that I run, I try to just do a little better.
    Ive done a couple of HM and loved them.
    I almost prefer the actual HM race over the 5K. After a 5K i am wiped out during the day and need a nap,, but after the HM's I was energized all day and evenint!
  • erinbeth85
    erinbeth85 Posts: 34
    I did my first real road race 5K last year at 40:25... it was a super slow time, but I was just happy that I finished it and that I didn't walk at all lol. I did the same road race just a couple weeks ago and finished at 35:53, which I was super happy with. To me, it's more about personal progress than comparing myself with an average or with pretty much anyone else.... although I admittedly did check my standings in the race as a whole, and was happy to see that I finished in the middle 10% or so. At 37 minutes, it would depend on the race, but that should put you in the top 2/3 would be my guess. Honestly though, just the fact that you're doing it is fantastic, and your time will only get better as you run more. I'm also planning on doing my first 10K (hopefully in the fall). Good luck, and feel free to add me if you'd like :-)

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