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vmclach
vmclach Posts: 670 Member
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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
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  • runfatmanrun
    runfatmanrun Posts: 1,090 Member
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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
    21:11
  • _Josee_
    _Josee_ Posts: 625 Member
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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
    23:00
  • Carrieendar
    Carrieendar Posts: 493 Member
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    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.
  • SonicDeathMonkey80
    SonicDeathMonkey80 Posts: 4,489 Member
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    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: 4:27:29
  • RedHotRunner
    RedHotRunner Posts: 850 Member
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    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.
  • CarsonRuns
    CarsonRuns Posts: 3,039 Member
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    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.
  • greypilgrimess
    greypilgrimess Posts: 353 Member
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    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.
  • davemunger
    davemunger Posts: 1,139 Member
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    47, 6'2". I've noticed a huge difference with my weight.

    17:49 @177
    1:26 @180
    3:22 @185
  • TheBrolympus
    TheBrolympus Posts: 586 Member
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    47, 6'2". I've noticed a huge difference with my weight.

    17:49 @177
    1:26 @180
    3:22 @185
    You give me hope! All I was seeing was little bitty people running super fast times.

    6'2" and 200lbs.

    26:49 @ 200
    2:13 @ 225 <-- Pretty sure I can get this close to 2 hours if my bad knee would heal up.
  • Linli_Anne
    Linli_Anne Posts: 1,360 Member
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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.
  • TriLifter
    TriLifter Posts: 1,283 Member
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    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.
  • ATT949
    ATT949 Posts: 1,245 Member
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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

    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.
  • davemunger
    davemunger Posts: 1,139 Member
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    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!
  • nicruns
    nicruns Posts: 201 Member
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    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.
  • julie_emma1
    julie_emma1 Posts: 146
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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.

    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
    5K - 24:29
  • RunFarLiveHappy
    RunFarLiveHappy Posts: 805 Member
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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).
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
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    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.
  • davemunger
    davemunger Posts: 1,139 Member
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    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.
  • CarsonRuns
    CarsonRuns Posts: 3,039 Member
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    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.
  • davemunger
    davemunger Posts: 1,139 Member
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    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?

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