What's your 5k time?

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  • katapple
    katapple Posts: 1,108 Member
    My fastest is 28:06, but I have to really push it. I average around 29-30. I've only been running for 2.5 years, I do have a marathon under my belt, but I am by no means a professional! ;P
  • Brownski860
    Brownski860 Posts: 361 Member
    I can walka 5k in about 45 minutes. I signed up for my first 5K this sunday. My dad is going to walk with me. I know I'll be at the end of the pack, but thats ok. At least I can say I participated! LOL
    PS - I just started C25K
  • melbelle32
    melbelle32 Posts: 69 Member
    My Best was a 5k Hill run for "Make a Wish Foundation" 24:42 :smile: :smile:
  • maryjay51
    maryjay51 Posts: 742
    33 minutes for the turkey trot this past year .. and thats really fast for me compared to when i first started and couldnt even walk a 1/4 mile two years ago without wanting to die.. im pushing for a 8k in march that i was in last year and want to beat that time..was never really in to running but its challenging for me to beat my number last year so what the heck, why not?
  • chanstriste13
    chanstriste13 Posts: 3,277 Member
    first 5k last april was 35:36. second one on new year's eve was 45 minutes! i was a little bummed at that, but it was waaaay more crowded than the first one i did, and there were some pretty big hills on the trail. one of my goals this year is to get my time down to 32 minutes or better and to be able to run 5 miles without stopping - maybe a 10k, depending on how it goes.

    love seeing all of you accomplished and aspiring runners! well done to all of you!
  • therealangd
    therealangd Posts: 1,861 Member
    My best chip timed 5k was 39 minutes. I think I could probably do 35 minutes now.
  • mikeyrp
    mikeyrp Posts: 1,616 Member
    My best official time is 22:18 (Bedford 5K)

    Unofficially (Just running on my own in the park, using a GPS watch to get the distance) 21:33


    I generally do longer distance races than that so its hard to tell what I would do now... The last 10K I did was 43:53, so sub 20 minutes is a possibility on a good day.
  • AmandaB2229
    AmandaB2229 Posts: 29
    My best 5K time so far is 30:41. I just started running last spring and have done 2 5K's and 1 7.5K. looking forward to running my first 10K in the spring!
  • KimertRuns13_1
    KimertRuns13_1 Posts: 702 Member
    My first 5k was 3 years ago - 49 minutes. Woohoo. lol
    My fastest timed race is 31:05 this past summer.
    Fastest 5k now is somewhere around 29 minutes and some change.
  • ooOOooGravy
    ooOOooGravy Posts: 476 Member
    Im currently training for my first Half Marathon so havent been out on a all out 5K run in a while but so far my PB 5K is 32:11. I want a sub 30 by June :)
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    I had not run in well over 15 years but finished C25K on New Year's Day. On my run yesterday I did 3.15 miles in 30 minutes flat. I think I could have shaved a little off of that if I hadn't charged up the stairs at one point on the path and just kept a steady pace and taken the ramp. That kind of took a good bit of wind out of my sails but it sure as hell got my heart rate up. I've been averaging about 9:20 to 9:40 minutes per mile.
  • erxkeel
    erxkeel Posts: 553 Member
    30:38 so far! Only done one!
  • MarybethAltizer
    MarybethAltizer Posts: 226 Member
    Back in "the day" I ran it in 23-24 min. Wanted to shave that off last year to about 20-21 but I got a knee injury instead. :/
  • Tkhk0514
    Tkhk0514 Posts: 100 Member
    well after reading this post i am embarrased. My first 5k was 40 min and my second was 35.01. and I have no idea how I did 35.01. I think something was wrong with the chip.

    I think I suck at running ( well maybe my run is someone elses fast walk) but i am not giving us because I love it.
  • reaolliemama
    reaolliemama Posts: 483 Member
    I've been running for 15 years and I'm just incapable of speed! My best was 36 minutes, my worst was 46 - yeah, I know, I could have walked it faster! I'd die of happiness if I ever got a sub-30. And yes, I've tried all the tricks like joining a running club, intervals, hill repeats, tempo runs, sprints etc. I'm hoping getting to my goal weight will have the same effect as putting down a heavy backpack on my speed!


    Incapable of speed? Me too :ohwell: , I haven't been running quite as long, but I'm still a turtle, nonetheless, I ran my first 5K race in November at 41:17. Have been fighting the weather and respiratory infections since about a week before Christmas and haven't been getting out there (can't run with no lungs :wink: ) Anyway, I'm signed up to run another 5K tomorrow and I'm going to go (no refunds) and probably will end up walking a lot more than I run, but I'm gonna finish!:happy:
  • trud72
    trud72 Posts: 1,912 Member
    :embarassed: about 10 years lol
  • auticus
    auticus Posts: 1,051 Member
    My last 5k run was 23:50.
  • Umpire57
    Umpire57 Posts: 389 Member
    Best: 24:30

    Last: 27:30
  • sjcply
    sjcply Posts: 817 Member
    My last 5k was 29:49
  • nalia08
    nalia08 Posts: 252
    On the treadmill I average about 30 minutes because I run at a speed 6.0 on concrete, it's about 33 due to impact.
  • lauraOOOO
    lauraOOOO Posts: 103 Member
    i just did my first 5k race in december, my goal was 30mins and i finished it in 28:08! i was very proud of myself :)
  • jlmanderach
    jlmanderach Posts: 9 Member
    I actually just ran the whole 3.1 miles for the first time yesterday and was sooo proud of myself, I ran it in 34 minutes.... go me!
  • cherrieruns
    cherrieruns Posts: 342 Member
    my fastest timed race was 29:15. I've run a 5K distance anywhere from 28 to 33 minutes depending on the road I'm on and how I'm feeling that day.
  • trhops
    trhops Posts: 295 Member
    I have gone from 40 mins to 32 mins 55 seconds about a week ago. All on a treadmill as I am new to running. Have been sick so I havent ran in over a week.
  • mbatey
    mbatey Posts: 45 Member
    Just started training to do a 5K and managed 34 mins on the treadmill and have reduced this to 32.16 which I was happy with at the moment but I am aining for sub 25 mins!
  • Coltsman4ever
    Coltsman4ever Posts: 602 Member
    I actually just ran the whole 3.1 miles for the first time yesterday and was sooo proud of myself, I ran it in 34 minutes.... go me!

    SWEET!
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Haven't timed it exact in a while, but somewhere around 28 minutes on an average course (not super flat, not overly hilly).

    I have a 3.56 mile loop that I run and a good time for me is a hair under 30mins.

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  • littleali
    littleali Posts: 179 Member
    My first 5K in August I think was 37 minutes...a few days back I ran one at 31 so I'm bringing it down gradually!
  • surfrgrl1
    surfrgrl1 Posts: 1,464 Member
    I am a walker. My first 5K ever was in November, and it took me 58 minutes, 2nd one was in December at 55 minutes, and the third was on New Years day and I did it in 46 minutes. The first two I did, I walked with friends, the last one I did alone and was able to get a bit of jogging in. I never thought I would ever do a 5K, never had any desire, and for me personally, this has been quite an accomplishment. Have my doubts that I will ever run them, but never say never!
  • OneBryteSmile
    OneBryteSmile Posts: 808 Member
    I'm also curious about 3 mile times. I used the term 5k as a measurement more than an actual race or event.
    Anybody else have 5k or 3 mile times?

    My 3 mile average time at the park is about 36-37 minutes. I've only done one 5K race and I believe my time was 39 minutes but having to try to get around people constantly slowed me down a little bit. I hope to do another race this year and beat my time. But anyway, your times sound really great especially if you've only recently gotten into this.
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