How long does it take you to run a 5k?

My first 48min, second 46 min and my latest 45min as im loosing im gaining time LOL I can never see me getting in to the 20' though age is against me i think, but as long as im moving and getting healthier im happy :bigsmile:

My first 48min, second 46 min and my latest 45min as im loosing im gaining time LOL I can never see me getting in to the 20' though age is against me i think, but as long as im moving and getting healthier im happy :bigsmile:

You're only 49. I'm 47 and run it in 24. And, I think I can improve that. Age is in your head. You can do it.

If I manage to get down to 200lb or lower I certainly hope I can get in to the 20's It wont be from a lack of trying I can assure you
I should have said when I get to 200lb :bigsmile: Its just ive been so big for so long that I cant visualise it, having said that if anyone would have told me this time last year that I would be running a 10K race next month I would have said " F##* ~~f and dream on" :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

I've never run a 5k race, so I don't know how fast I would go over that distance in a race situation.
I ran 10km race (on a dead flat course) earlier this year in 65 minutes, so theoretically I should be able to do 5k in around 32 mins.
On a regular weekday run at home (with hills!) I'd usually do it in about 32 -35 mins or less (I aim for under 7min/km but if I'm faster or slower that's OK, I've had a few injuries and don't push any more than I need to).

I've been running nearly 18 months now, I started from nothing so I'm pretty pleased to be able to run distances, I'm not too fussed about time.
My best advice: don't try to meet a time goal too soon, build up your strength and fitness first, or you are putting yourself at risk of injury.

I just ran my first 5k on the 26th. I ran it in 50:09. I walked some and I'm ok with that. I've only been running since the end of March.

My current PR is 18:38. I'm aiming for a sub 18:30 time at my next race though! My parents first put me in track when I was 8 so about 14 years.

28mins 32s for me. I've been trying to go under 60mins for 10K for two weeks but the best I have done is 60mins exactly. Which was very frustrating! I use an useful free app called Endomondo. This is a GPS tracker that calculates your distance, times and splits on route. It will report your best 5K sector on a longer run.

I think that anyone who can even run 5K at any time is doing well! I know for sure that the majority of people I know could not do it.

My first was just over 32 minutes. Sadly, I forgot to start my HRM until I was around the first corner so I don't have a more accurate time. I'll be doing at least three 5k's (and one 10k) in the next 4 months and my first goal is to crack 30 minutes.

I am still in the 24s, started running Aug/2011 (30s) - and ran in the 24s in Mar/2012. I did mostly cross training until February of this year.

I'm in the 24s too. I haven't run in a long time due to injuries. Haven't seriously run since November (that makes me a sad panda). I was running for less than a year before that.

I just ran one last Sunday. My time was 30 minutes and 52 seconds.

I'm 34 years old, starting running at 31 years of age. My 1st 5K was 2 months after I started running and I got a 29:54. Just ran my 2nd timed 5K and got 28:53. So, in three years I shaved off a minute and a second. Oh well, I hate speed work, so it's to be expected since I'd rather run 5-10 miles at a slow pace rather than 3 miles at a fast pace. Hey, but who cares about time? (ugh, we all do :smooched: