Question on 5k run..

Are you talking about a race time or just running 5K for a workout?

There are many factors to take into account here. Everyone is different. You have to factor in age, amount of training mileage, natural ability, the course, the weather, etc.

All that being said, 25 mins is highly respectable for a female runner, but it's not local class. It translates to just over an 8:00 mile.

If I read your post correctly, you are covering 5K in 44 minutes right now. That's a 14:10 pace. That's at 2:00 per mile difference from a month ago. This is good progress, but the performance curve is not linear. The faster you get, the more difficult it is and the more time and work it takes to get faster still. If you were to race a 5K, based on that activity, I would say you may be able to manage something in the 11:00 to 12:00 minute range. You may even surprise yourself.

Regardless of your time, go out there and have fun. Keep being consistent and the improvements will come.

My first goal was to finish one without walking. From there I like to just try and finish faster than I did before. I am a slow runner (my fastest so far is 30:50 and would love to break 30) so a 9 minute mile is pretty impressive to me! I have now done 2 10K's at a faster pace than my first 5K and am pretty happy with that. I understand that adding distance during your training runs will build your endurance and help you run faster at the shorter distances.

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Plus, an additional question. I currently run/walk a 5K in about 40 minutes. My goal is to get to 35 minutes this summer. I try really hard not to compare myself to those who are running them in under 30 minutes as a starting point, as we're all different, but I think some advice from someone who started like me would be great. I don't know how to get faster! My legs could go on forever and ever, but my heartrate goes nuts and I have to slow down and walk. Anyone know breathing techniques I can practice or a way to condition my heart and lungs (does that sound nuts?)?

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Plus, an additional question. I currently run/walk a 5K in about 40 minutes. My goal is to get to 35 minutes this summer. I try really hard not to compare myself to those who are running them in under 30 minutes as a starting point, as we're all different, but I think some advice from someone who started like me would be great. I don't know how to get faster! My legs could go on forever and ever, but my heartrate goes nuts and I have to slow down and walk. Anyone know breathing techniques I can practice or a way to condition my heart and lungs (does that sound nuts?)?

The only way is to continue to run. There are no magic breathing patterns that are going to give you a higher level of fitness. Just breathe like you need to breathe. Continue what you are doing, while gradually increasing the amount of time you are running and decreasing the amount of time you are walking until you get to the point where you aren't walking at all. Then, start to bump up the distance a little bit at a time. Don't try to run faster right now, just work on being able to run for a longer period of time. As you running fitness improves and your body becomes more efficient, your time will come down on it's own. The key is to just be consistent.

I used to run practice 5ks at about 11-12 min/mil, but now I run at about 10. I finished an actual 5k race in 28 min, that's a little over 9 (i think race environment helps improve timing) . i'm no expert, but I think in my case it was because of reduction in weight (almost 12 pounds lighter) and some practice. Also, went to a specialty shop and got running shoes from there... it all helps.

Agree with one of the other posters, endurance first, speed later....enjoy running....

Thank you all. It's so easy to get caught up on times, especially when I'm often at the back of the pack, but I'll take the advice and start focusing more on endurance. I do want to be able to run the whole thing without walking. I'll make that my goal for the summer, rather than the 35 minutes. The 35 minutes will come.

..what is a good time to run a 5k in? I've been working towards 25mins but I dont know if that is good or bad....someone once told me running a mile in 9mins is good going?

I'm nowhere near that yet, I run every day and plan to be able to do it by June in 25 mins. I started doing 5k a day on 1st Jan 2012, but I couldn't run it then and just about managed to walk it in 70 mins, I knocked 10mins off of that in Feb, then a further 10 mins in March and so far in April I am down to running/jogging/walking it in 44 mins....So I'm thining that 25 mins is totally manageable?

It's better than most people can do but I really wouldn't say 9min mile is fast.

However I would work to your own goals, as long as you are improving its all good. There will always be people faster than you.

I run 5k in about 27/28 mins. Is that any good for a novice runner on a treadmil or do i need to up my pace. I run about 6.3 -6.6 mph

Saying a certain pace is fast/not fast always hits a nerve with me (not at you personally). Everyone is so different. I've been running since 1996, at all different paces across the spectrum depending on my fitness, whether I was injured, and what I was doing. I get many offers as a running partner, but my main rule is if you are going to run with me to check your patronizing at the door. If I had a dollar for every time someone told me I was damaging my knees, acting as food police, telling me how slow/fast I was, or giving me running advice (when they know nothing about running). It can be such a fun activity if you let it be. Set goals, but let it be based on how you are running now.

But that's not what you asked here. You want to be faster. You can incorporate speed drills into your training plan. You can do that once a week, or at the end of one or two of your runs. You can Google for some, I know that Runner's World has plenty of speed drills. Working on your core will give you better stability and will make you less injury prone. Injury increases during strenous activity your body is not used to such as speed drills or hill repeats, so you want to do some core workouts so you don't have to stop running. Good luck!

I started running 5k distance last Friday since then have completed several more times and im averaging 27:59 average min/mi is 9.00