What's your average time running a 5K?

E1Diabl0 · February 2014

My PR is 14:58.

eldamiano · February 2014

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 · February 2014

Hi,

My fastest has been 33 mins....First time I ran in 35 mins..Still trying to hit the 30s mark...

meshashesha2012 · February 2014

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 · February 2014

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 · February 2014

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 · February 2014

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 · February 2014

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 · February 2014

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 · February 2014

I've never run a race but have done 29:30 during a normal run. I started C25K in November.

GillianMcK · February 2014

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 · March 2014

28:43 pb

Joseb214 · May 2014

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 · May 2014

23:04 is my PB. Trying to work towards breaking 20:00

thesupremeforce · May 2014

I ran my first 5K a week ago in 30:54.

TheOneandOnlyPanda · May 2014

I haven't run a stand alone 5k in a long time but my last sprint tri 5k time was 25:06

melaniecheeks · May 2014

New PB on Saturday of 25:57. And then twisted my ankle on Sunday, so no running for a while :-(

kelly_e_montana · May 2014

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.