Hi,
I'm looking for a bit of inspiration!
I recently ran 5k in 28.26 and although this is a personal best for me I would love to get a sub 25min 5k.
Just wondered how people's times have altered since they started running, e.g. when you first started running a 5k, 10k etc. what was your time then and what can you run it in now? And what timescale was that over?
My improvement seems to be relatively slow and need to know it's possible if I keep working hard I can get that time down!
Be interested to hear some stats!
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So from that you could take that you naturally speed up for a certain period of time on the same mileage as you get fitter. It will become apparent when you plateau and you need to up the mileage or speedwork etc....
Hope that helps
Maybe I've got to train harder then? Or could it possibly just be that I don't have a particularly fast 5k time in me!?
Don't really want to accept that I'm not and never will be a fast(ish) runner.
Maybe I'm just being impatient, everyone's bodies work differently I guess.
That is seriously impressive, how did you do it!
I want some of that!!!!
I accept that some of that will be down to training - is the rest down to knowing how hard to push yourself in a race?
If you applied that to a 10k that would be about 7 mins.
But like you said, those times above are really impressive and such huge differences. Why can't I be like that?!
it is true that people improve at different rates though
comparsions can lead to unrealistic expectation
first 10k 63 mins 3 years ago
Sunday 48.34
Miles makes smiles.
Progression
Neems22. Well done on your times, your improvement is very good! Out of interest have you tried any speed work yet and are you a member of a club? Both these helped me heaps.
As for speedwork, I do a little. My half marathon schedule I'm following at the moment has me alternating one week with a tempo run and the other with speedwork. Maybe this isn't enough for a 5k? I also only run 25 miles per week at the moment, I guess that has something to do with it also.
Claire14 - your 5k time is really impressive. What do you think has really worked for you in getting that time down? Speedwork or more mileage?
Don't do speedwork as such, as I run on my own and can't be doing with remembering how many reps/recovery breaks I've had. Just run a route that's roughly 10k as hard as I can a couple of times a week with a long run at weekends (normally about 16 miles) and a couple of easy runs in between.
Neems - you seem to be improving at a good rate of knots as it is. One thing I try to make sure of is that I don't get too hung up on what others are doing compared to me - I just concentrate on what I'm doing. Maybe have a go at a 10k or half marathon for a few months - if you then came back for a 5k you'd probably take a fair chunk off it.
Every now and again I have an injury or niggle that stops me running for a few days and it does help to put things in perspective. I'd be quite happy to have peaked already as long as I know I'll still be out there running in 10 years time.
dynamokev - yes that is true, I guess I shouldn't compare myself as I'm going to end up feeling inadequate compared to these times and that's not what running is about. I do always focus on my own times and I know I'm never going to be the fastest runner around. I was just interested in what sort of percentage people have taken off their previous times, whatever they might have been.
But you're right, the main thing is I'm out there and I am improving, albeit slowly, but I enjoy it!
Hopefully training for this half marathon will help out my 5k and 10k times eventually.
10km 42:10 pre-HRM, 39:01 with HRM
1/2M 1:32 pre-HRM, 1:19 with HRM
mara 3:13 pre-HRM, 2:56 with HRM
Those are improvements over three years though, and reading up on the subject and training smarter certainly made a big difference too
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Reading O2O 10k last Sunday - 1:14:07 - hhmmmm I guess not training for 3 months doesn't work then <giggle>