What's your 10k goal time?

thedreamhazer
thedreamhazer Posts: 1,156 Member
edited September 27 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm running my first 10k in a few weeks, and I'm curious! What's your best 10k time or your goal time for an upcoming 10k?

I'm shooting for under 50 minutes, around 48 if I can!
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  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    My first 10k took me 64 minutes. After 9 months of training I am now down to 52 minutes, but struggling to get faster. I would LOVE to hit under 50, but that is pretty fast.
  • runlaugheatpie
    runlaugheatpie Posts: 376 Member
    My best 10K was 1:05. I would love to get it down to 1 hour but I'm a little stuck at the moment because of the extra kilos.
  • jeffrodgers1
    jeffrodgers1 Posts: 991 Member
    My personal best was 55:13. I normally aim for an hour. Not fast, but constant.
  • thedreamhazer
    thedreamhazer Posts: 1,156 Member
    I can't help but think I'm actually going to be more like 55 minutes! My boyfriend will be running with me.... hopefully he'll be able to push me a little!
  • laddyboy
    laddyboy Posts: 1,565 Member
    My best is 48, my next goal is 42 minutes. That's sub 7 for 6+ miles. We will see. Gotta find a 10K.
    I just finished Insanity: The Asylum so now is the best time for my fastest 10K time.
  • bhb301
    bhb301 Posts: 338 Member
    I did one in April, 1:15.. With little training, walked most of it. I plan to do it next year hopefully about 1 hr
  • themyriadthings
    themyriadthings Posts: 225 Member
    Wow, you guys are speedy! My best so far has been 79 minutes. Getting to 60 would be freaking spectacular!!!
  • thedreamhazer
    thedreamhazer Posts: 1,156 Member
    My best is 48, my next goal is 42 minutes. That's sub 7 for 6+ miles. We will see. Gotta find a 10K.
    I just finished Insanity: The Asylum so now is the best time for my fastest 10K time.

    Wow, that's a great time and an impressive goal!
  • arc918
    arc918 Posts: 2,037 Member
    I haven't run one in 3 or 4 years, as it is one of my least favorite distances to race.

    Last one was 42:36 (6:51 pace). I rather either blast a 5k or race a half marathon. 10K is like a 5K (painful when raced), but twice as long...
  • laddyboy
    laddyboy Posts: 1,565 Member
    My best is 48, my next goal is 42 minutes. That's sub 7 for 6+ miles. We will see. Gotta find a 10K.
    I just finished Insanity: The Asylum so now is the best time for my fastest 10K time.

    Wow, that's a great time and an impressive goal!

    Thanks so much. My 1st goal is to run a sub 6 minutes mile. If I can just get the time to go to the High School Track. I've gotta do is soon or wait until I do another round of Insanity or some other type of retraining.
  • brendansmom1
    brendansmom1 Posts: 526 Member
    You all impress me to no end. LOL

    I hear numbers in the 40 min range for a 10K...that is just flippin' awesome. I can barely do the 5K in 45!! I still have a long way to go as I am still a "newbie"....but for me, the endurance is more important right now then the speed. If I can run a whole mile without stopping, I feel AWESOME!!

    WTG all of you!!
  • brendansmom1
    brendansmom1 Posts: 526 Member
    oops duplicate post. Sry
  • runlaugheatpie
    runlaugheatpie Posts: 376 Member
    I haven't run one in 3 or 4 years, as it is one of my least favorite distances to race.

    Last one was 42:36 (6:51 pace). I rather either blast a 5k or race a half marathon. 10K is like a 5K (painful when raced), but twice as long...


    huh. that's funny as 10K is one of my personal favourite distances :) 5K to me seems too short! Like all that effort to get ready, get to the race, get in the corral, wait, etc., takes way longer than the actual run!
  • Cletc
    Cletc Posts: 352
    My goal 10K pace is my BQ pace

    I don't expect to come near to it for three years though.

    But I'll keep at it anyway
  • Cletc
    Cletc Posts: 352
    . I can barely do the 5K in 45!!

    This is more my style and goal.

    Eventually I'd like to improve to BQ pace
    It's gonna take at least a few years I think

    http://www.baa.org/Races/Boston-Marathon/Participant-Information/Qualifying.aspx

    :laugh: :laugh:
  • LonelyPilgrim
    LonelyPilgrim Posts: 255 Member
    my "Goal" would probably be to hit under 53 min.. but it can vary so much depending on the course that it can be hard to set a goal unless you know the race is pretty flat.

    my best 5K time is 8:08 pace

    I've run an 8 mi race at 8:28 pace

    so I'm guessing I'd be somewhere in between for a 6.2mi (10K).
  • h_mills
    h_mills Posts: 6 Member
    How did it go? I am running a 10k in September and trying to assess a good goal pace/time.
  • DallasEl
    DallasEl Posts: 54
    Next chipped 10k is in 8 days. I'm hoping to hit 52 minutes. I can do a easy paced 10 in about 58 min regularly so I will turn it up a bit and hopefully hit my goal.
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    My best 10k time is 54 mins. I am aiming for 52 in my next race.
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    I've just realise I've posted twice with different answers! My 52 min 10k turned out not to be 10k, my foot pod was off by about 5%. 54 mins is my best time.
  • thebiggreenmachine
    thebiggreenmachine Posts: 66 Member
    34:21 (5:31 pace), Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta in 1998. Hoping to break that next year.
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    I've never run a 10K, but if given a decently flat course I would aim for 43:00.
  • BerryH
    BerryH Posts: 4,698 Member
    Another slowbie here. I've been running FOREVER and never beaten 1:10, which I'm hoping to match next month on a super-hilly cross-country course.
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Wow, you guys are speedy! My best so far has been 79 minutes. Getting to 60 would be freaking spectacular!!!

    Yup, this is about my pace too, I'm glad to see there are a few of us here.
    I haven't timed a 10k run but based on my 12k practice pace it would come in around 78 mins.
    My first race (12k) is next weekend so then I'll have an official time to beat :smile:
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I'm hoping for under 60 minutes. If I can keep up the pace I did a 5-miler in May, I should be around 50 minutes, which would make me do a happy dance!
  • maemiller
    maemiller Posts: 439 Member
    My first 10K 2 yrs ago was 1:17, now my PR is 56:35 and i keep pushing myself to go faster at my next race.

    10K's are my favorite runs to do!

    Good luck!!
  • Debs1971
    Debs1971 Posts: 41
    I was a complete non-runner at the start of this year, and a friend challenged me to be able to run 10k in 10 weeks time, i did train and completed it in 1 hour 11 mins.. chuffed to pieces that i actually finished! Today without training much at all (doing lots of zumba, kettlebells etc but not running) i completed an exceptionally hilly 10k in 1 hour 12! (slower but as i was a much more demanding course im very pleased!)

    still very slow compared to most of you guys.. but working on it .... Got a 10 miles to run in October, will definately train for that!
  • Lanfear
    Lanfear Posts: 524
    34:21 (5:31 pace)

    Holy moly! That's amazingly quick - takes me nearly that long to do 5k!!! How on earth do you get to those sorts of speeds?
  • gibbonm
    gibbonm Posts: 26 Member
    My best in training is just over 43 minutes, (7.1min/ml)
    i have never ran before, and have only been running for 10 weeks, so i am really pleased with my time

    I do my first 10k race on Sunday, so hopefully i will get in or around that figure.:happy:
  • maemiller
    maemiller Posts: 439 Member
    My PR is 56:41, would like to do a sub 54
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