How fast do YOU run?
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And I have to call <cough cough bull**** cough cough> on the girl running 5:30 mile AVERAGES. As in this is her everyday training pace......umm no. Straight up no.
Ignore that OP. That is crazier than Tom Cruise on a couch.
Or Jeptoo passing a train
That's what 5:18 min/mile for 26.2 miles looks like.
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I just checked and my average running pace is about a 9:30 mile.
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I'm working on the couch to 5K program. In week 5 it tells you to run 3/4 mile in 8 minutes. I finished 8 minutes and knew I was no were close to 3/4 mile. So I started to using map my run to see how far I run and how fast I am going. It is usually around 14 min mile but yesterday I finished that first mile in 12:45. I guess I am getting faster and maybe I will go that 3/4 mile in 8 minutes... one day!0
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I run anywhere between 6 and 15 minute miles depending on my goals (and if my dog's with me!). I probably average 8-10 minute miles depending on the season. I run faster if I'm seriously training for an event; I run slower when I'm just getting some exercise & clearing my mind.
Right now I'm focused on running a faster 5K, so I'm working on maintaining speed over distance. My goal is to run 5K under 20 minutes, but my training is not good enough yet to see those results (current best is just over 23 min). I find that I get faster when I mix up my speed instead of falling into a steady pace. One block is 11 min mile, one block is 7 min mile, one block is 12 min mile, one block is 6:30 min mile, two blocks are 8 min miles, etc. If I was focused on more endurance, I'd pick one of my slower paces & try to maintain it for longer.0 -
I average a 5-6 minute mile!
One time I ran a 5:35 mile. I nearly collapsed after. I was coughing up a storm for 12 hours after.
I wish I could average 5-6 min miles
Hell, I wish I could run ONE 5-6 minute mile....
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Doesn't matter what anybody else runs, and as others have said, pace varies depending on what your doing. Race pace and recovery pace are two totally different things. My recovery pace is about 6 minutes per mile slower than my mile race pace.
Just go out there and run, build slowly, be consistent, and you'll see you pace improve.Faster than yesterday, and not as fast as tomorrow.
Best answer.
It's a cute answer, but unfortunately not true in running. Improvement is not linear.
If only! I find that my PB is getting slower as the years roll by. That's probably partially added distance and partially age, but it is the sad truth. My fastest average used to be right around a 10mm, and now I'm about 12:30.0 -
I year ago, I was gasping for breaths after stretching a single into a double (about 120 feet) in rec softball. I was running full miles November at 11 min. I'm just under 8 min now for a mile run, which I attribute to running hills. I pace 8:30 for a 5K.
25 years ago, I ran a mile in 6:30 in PE. Got to get my youth back.0 -
5.0 mph / 12 min mi0
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I'm not sure yet. I use a treadmill and it's in kilometres, and I'm currently on week 5 of C25K. So it's 15 minutes running at 7kph and 15 minutes walking at 6kph. So my end distance is about 3.25.
I'll have to see how far I go after running half an hour straight
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My pace when I first started was around 9 minutes. Now it is about 7-7:30 depending on the distance. The longer I go, the faster I get; my first mile is like 8:30 minutes and then every mile after gets a little faster until I plateau and the pace I'll keep for the rest of the run.0
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You'll get a lot of different backgrounds here,
When I was in track in high school, well, i don't remember my times, but fast I guess.
When I decided to run a marathon? 9-10 min miles
When I decided to get serious about the ball game? Paces split depending on workouts. About 8:10-8:20 for long runs, 8:30-9 for recovery runs, 6:45-7 for tempo runs, 6ish for intervals.
All time PRs are different than what I could run on the average day. Plus, times will vary based on what I'm training for. Ultra training? Totally different from 5ks. Hell, my technical PR for 5k is in the 16s, but no way I could run that on my current training.
So anyways, a lot of people will say different things based on their background and goals.
I call BS on the girl who is consistently training at 5:30 though. For 400s? Maybe. Either that or she's going to Rio.0 -
Just finished C25K. My first 'official' 5K run (by which I mean a GPS-tracked, no walk regular exercise run) averaged 9.5-9.8 min/mile. I was neither pushing myself, nor putzing around. Seems to be my natural 'easy run' pace.
That was outside in 90+% humidity and 80+F temps. I probably would've been a tad faster if I hadn't been so damn hot.
Wish I could have compared to today's run, which would have been 0.5-1 mile farther, but I ran on an indoor track that completely foxes my tracking apps.0 -
My fastest ever 5K was 7min/mile pace.
I try to do 8-9 min/mile normally. Good balance between cardio and wanting to burn enough calories.0 -
*sigh* not as fast as I used to
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I'm a big guy, at just under 300lbs, and 6'3". I started to jog/walk a 2.4 mile park, with hills, about 3 weeks ago. At first, I could barely walk it at about 18 min per mile. After every other day practice, I am now down to 13:18 per mile, with the first mile being a little under 13. It only gets easier for sure. I am hoping to get to a point that I can jog the whole thing and get below 12min before middle of September....I want to attempt a 5K before the summer is up.
One word of advice, make sure you have the right running shoes, they make the world of a difference:)0 -
I only do 5K trail races, up and down mountains at about 5,000 feet elevation. My last time was 9:55 ish mile. I don't run flat races so I can't really translate.0
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When I started out 15 min mile was my best. After a few years you learn to relax and enjoy yourself. It takes the pressure off. Just remember it is not how fast you run but that you are running. Do not compare yourself to others -- there is always someone out there that is faster. Just keep going at whatever pace you are reaching for0
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Hi, I used to run back in 2010 and got lazy and picked it back up this past March. On my first run I did a 3 miler on a wintery cold day and it took me about 38 minutes. So I was doing 12-13 minutes per mile.
Right now on a good day I do 10:30 minutes per mile. On slower days I do 11:30 minutes per mile.
I am training for a marathon. I, too, focus on endurance and distance rather than speed. I'd like to get to 10 minutes per mile or 9:30. My longest run is now 18 miles.0 -
I only do 5K trail races, up and down mountains at about 5,000 feet elevation. My last time was 9:55 ish mile. I don't run flat races so I can't really translate.
D.A.M.N.0 -
I started running in January through a local running store. When we did the 5k in late April I was at 50 minutes for 3.1 miles at 285 pounds. Most races in the months following were between 50 and 53 min. (roughly 17mm)
I am in my second session with the running store and most days I am averaging between 15:30 and 16mm at 273 pounds
I am also training for my first half in mid September which will be run/walk intervals just to have the race and associated distance under my belt.
My current training is a long run/walk on Sunday, 3-4 miles on Tuesdays with a pretty decent hill, intervals on Wed, 3-4 miles mostly flat on Thurs and intervals on Sat. I have found the hills and the longer distance are helping my shorter run pace. My long run pace is still about 17mm but again that has walking in it
Good luck and keep running. You will get where you want to be. I'd like to get there too and I know as I continue to run and lose weight I will get to 10mm. That's my end goal.0 -
I only do 5K trail races, up and down mountains at about 5,000 feet elevation. My last time was 9:55 ish mile. I don't run flat races so I can't really translate.
D.A.M.N.
I second that. Very impressive0 -
Ran my first 5k race in 41 mins so that is almost 14 mins miles. That was a few years ago. I took running back up this January and have been running 3 to 4 times a week for the last 7 months. I run during the week around a 12 min mile...because I don't push my speed on training runs... But was able to do a 5k in May in 26:31.
Speed will eventually come later but it really doesn't matter to me. If I finish 3 miles in a 10 min pace or in a 12 min pace.. I still ran 3 miles. 0 -
Currently not very fast when doing distance. When i trained for my marathons, my easy pace was down around 8:00, 5K time 20:xx, but now I'm ok just holding a 9-9:30 pace for a 3-4 mile run. I've always been a sprinter at heart, and have gotten back into sprint sessions of 50-75 yds.0
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My current average pace is 10:30-11:30 per mile. So far my fastest ever mile was 8:54. My fastest 3 miles had an average pace of 9:20. When I started my average pace was at least 13-14 minutes per mile. I was so happy when I started running at an average pace of 12:00, the slowest running speed MFP lists. :happy:0
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How fast I run depends on how far I'm going or what my aim for that session is- some I run at recovery pace (which is 11min mile), so I run at threshold (which is 8min mile) and sometimes I'm somewhere between.
I run 5k at 8min miles, 10k at 830min miles, half marathon at 9.09 min miles and marathon is a whopping 11 min miles- I run that distance easy pace to reduce the stress on my arthritis.0 -
Currently 9:10ish - but that includes 5 min warming up at 6mph. I have done a 23+ min 5K in the last few years, but that was gravity assisted, so it gets an asterisk :bigsmile:0
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I only do 5K trail races, up and down mountains at about 5,000 feet elevation. My last time was 9:55 ish mile. I don't run flat races so I can't really translate.
D.A.M.N.
I second that. Very impressive
As a trail nut myself, I'm third in line for being impressed.0 -
I'm just starting out, so at the moment I run about a 16:30 minute mile. My goal is to one day make it to a 12 or even 10 minute mile, but I know that's farther down the road. I'm focusing more on endurance than speed.
If you put in the work, try to consistently improve, and continue to put one foot in front of the other, you will get there. Just try to avoid injury and enjoy the process.But what are your run times? I'm curious as to the different speeds people are at and why/how they got there.
Please don't think or worry about other runner's times.. it's irrelevant and would not be an accurate comparison. Just try to compete against yourself and run each race better ("better" often times means "smarter") than your previous race.0 -
Before I forget.. I also call BS on the runner who *averages* a 5' 30"/mile..0
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I've been running since April. I currently average 7:30/km0
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