5K Time

officiallymrswhite
officiallymrswhite Posts: 423 Member
edited September 30 in Fitness and Exercise
Hey everyone! I am training for my first 5K race that is happening in late September. Today, I ran the 5K distance straight through without walking for the first time!!! I ran it in 31 minutes. I am not sure how this time fits in with others? Is this a good time for a beginner? What time should I strive for? Thanks!!! :smile:

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  • AZTrailRunner
    AZTrailRunner Posts: 1,199 Member
    yep. You'll finish somewhere in the middle of most races.
  • DrBorkBork
    DrBorkBork Posts: 4,099 Member
    That's a great time for a beginner! I've never ran an entire 5k, but I've finished several. My fastest time is 40:07 (would have been 38 if my laces hadn't come undone at the start, and I hadn't pulled my hammy mid race)
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    31 minutes is great for a beginner. My friend who has been doing them for a couple of years got her personal best at a race in May and was at 26 minutes. That was also my first race which was 38 minutes...I didn't quite train enough, so I had to walk a lot and the hills KILLED me! So...you have until September, I don't know where you live, but expect hills in your race if you are anywhere that's not totally flat. Do some hill training! I did some this morning as I am training for my second race which is the end of September! GOOD LUCK!
  • jessbennett1986
    jessbennett1986 Posts: 243
    :smile: That's a great time starting out! I've done 3 5k's this year and my best time was only 31:28. I have very short legs though. I would just strive to finish, especially your first race. Also a word of advice, your first race will most likely be nerve racking. All the people and the excitement might affect you in a positive or negative way. Start off at a steady pace and don't take off too fast. It might wear you out if you do and you will lose momentum and energy by the end of the race and might finish at a later time than if you just started off more slow. Good luck and awesome job so far!
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    That's right at 6mph and a very good time... pretty much middle of the pack. I'm betting you'll be even faster on race day thanks to those wonderful endorphins.
  • eversits
    eversits Posts: 177 Member
    I think it is a great time for a beginner. I did my first 5K in April, but I did not train at all, and I did it in 40 minutes. In most 5Ks there are many people who are going to be walking. And your run will be better on the race because it is so much easier to run with a whole bunch of people. By the time you will get to the finish line you will ask yourself: Is this really over already? You will be great!!!
  • BobbyDaniel
    BobbyDaniel Posts: 1,459 Member
    31 minutes is great for a first 5K! You will be in the middle of the pack...you will do great!
  • Emmabella11
    Emmabella11 Posts: 52
    WOW...I havent done 5K. I have always wanna do this. so 30 mins is good for begininer? I better go kick my butt!. Cus my daughter Emma love to run and she is only 3!. I wanna run with her when she get older. How can I start do it? walk first? then jog slowly? I havent work out in while! I just finally work out yesterday. I have miss it so much!. my biggest goal is to run/jog again.
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    WOW...I havent done 5K. I have always wanna do this. so 30 mins is good for begininer? I better go kick my butt!. Cus my daughter Emma love to run and she is only 3!. I wanna run with her when she get older. How can I start do it? walk first? then jog slowly? I havent work out in while! I just finally work out yesterday. I have miss it so much!. my biggest goal is to run/jog again.

    The Couch to 5k plan is AWESOME! The site http://www.c25k.com has all kinds of different info, from podcasts to treadmill versions. It starts you off with running just one minute at a time, then walking, then running, etc, and gradually increases the amount you run each week until you're able to run 30 minutes straight in 9 weeks.
  • Black_Swan
    Black_Swan Posts: 770 Member
    Thats awesome time, I think youre faster than I am! I run 5k usually at around 33mins!
  • M_lifts
    M_lifts Posts: 2,218 Member
    yay! well done! ive jsut recently completed the couch to 5 programme and a follow on from that ive run 3 5ks. my time was 31 mins initially and now im down to 29mins 27secs! so you will def get better with time to! i bet you run it under 30 mins very soon!
  • icemaiden1964
    icemaiden1964 Posts: 2
    If you want to find out how good your 5K time is, why not try the age related calculator on RunnersWorld. A score of 50% means you took twice as long as a world champion of your age and gender would do over that distance

    http://www.runnersworld.com/cda/agegradingcalculator/0,7977,s6-238-277-415-0,00.html

    It means you can compare times by different ages and genders on the basis of WAVA rating. So 30 mins for one person might be a WAVA of 50% but for a younger person it might be 45%.
  • Emmabella11
    Emmabella11 Posts: 52
    WOW...I havent done 5K. I have always wanna do this. so 30 mins is good for begininer? I better go kick my butt!. Cus my daughter Emma love to run and she is only 3!. I wanna run with her when she get older. How can I start do it? walk first? then jog slowly? I havent work out in while! I just finally work out yesterday. I have miss it so much!. my biggest goal is to run/jog again.

    The Couch to 5k plan is AWESOME! The site http://www.c25k.com has all kinds of different info, from podcasts to treadmill versions. It starts you off with running just one minute at a time, then walking, then running, etc, and gradually increases the amount you run each week until you're able to run 30 minutes straight in 9 weeks.

    thank you soooo much! I cant wait!
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