<24 min 5k training

5 minutes in 5 weeks is going to be hard. I wouldn't say impossible, cause I don't know your base point - maybe you ran 15:00 5000m in college. For some people, that takes years. For other, it is impossible (I don't think I could ever cut 5:00 off my 5k cause 15:30 is FAST)

I started running at 35, had always been a basketball player could play 3 or 4 hours everyday and lifted regularly but never ran for distance. When I did start running I trained for about 6 weeks and was running a 5k in about 29 minutes under 30 was my goal. Ran my first 5k in 27 minutes and was pretty happy but after the run felt like I still had allot of energy signed up and ran another run 3 weeks later and my time was 24:37 felt like I was going to throw up at the finish but knew I had nothing left. After another knee surgery im now 37 and ran a 5k about 3 weeks ago and did it in 23:30. It was very easy going from 27 to under 25 but over the last year I have only been able to cut about a minute off my time. So I think its possible but since its your first 5k its way different then training. My second 5k was way different and better than my first and they have gotten better since and if you increase your higher runs 10k, half those will be different too . The key is learning your body and how to listen to it as you run during a race .
Good luck and I think you can do it under 25.

Tagging in cause I want to know if you make it. That is an awesome goal! I was just happy getting mine under 45 minutes. :laugh: