What do you consider a respectable 5k race time?

rude boy · 02-09-2008, 01:25 PM

(3 miles)

richieman123 · 02-09-2008, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by rude boy

(3 miles)

anything under 22 is decent

DontTreadOnMe · 02-09-2008, 01:26 PM

perfect score in USMC is 18 minutes

i would consider that very good

anything sub 20 is good

USAviator · 02-09-2008, 01:27 PM

i can do it in 9 minutes

(this are not my serious face)

astral week · 02-09-2008, 01:29 PM

sub 20 isn't too hard for a young guy and it's like the first milestone for a 5k.

I ran a 17:30 in highschool, and even though I don't run nearly as much now, a sub 20 5k seems decent for a non-competitive runner

MattyH7688 · 02-09-2008, 01:30 PM

4 hours

-SLASH- · 02-09-2008, 01:30 PM

3.4 actually. (no smartass)

If you can keep a pace of 7:30 mins or under/Mile for 3.4 miles...that's pretty good, IMO. So, I'm going with ~22 or under.

cupra16 · 02-09-2008, 01:31 PM

20mins

astral week · 02-09-2008, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by AHS_balla81

3.4 actually. (no smartass)

If you can keep a pace of 7:30 mins or under/Mile for 3.4 miles...that's pretty good, IMO. So, I'm going with ~22 or under.

actually 5k is 3.1 miles

Immith · 02-09-2008, 01:32 PM

I ran about 21s my freshman year, this year im doin on average ~16, majority of our 5k runners in cross country finish with 20-25 minutes.

rude boy · 02-09-2008, 01:32 PM

3.2

Nitric Oxide · 02-09-2008, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by AHS_balla81

3.4 actually. (no smartass)

If you can keep a pace of 7:30 mins or under/Mile for 3.4 miles...that's pretty good, IMO. So, I'm going with ~22 or under.

it's 3.12 miles

i ran 17:44 4 months ago before I got out of the Marine Corps in 3 miles.

Also when I was in high school I ran against dathan ritzenhein in a regional high school meet. He's got the fastest american high school 5k time ever 13:44. he beat 2nd place by over 2 minutes (13:43 is actually the fastest ever but it was done on a much easier course. The course we ran on had a lot of hills.)

astral week · 02-09-2008, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Immith

I ran about 21s my freshman year, this year im doin on average ~16, majority of our 5k runners in cross country finish with 20-25 minutes.

that's a great time for a sophomore, how many miles a week are you running?

just don't burn out and peak before senior year!

-SLASH- · 02-09-2008, 01:36 PM

I stand corrected.

It's been middle school since I ran one...could have swore it was 3.4. Meh...years add on.

Boricua118 · 02-09-2008, 01:40 PM

[QUOTE=MIH-XTC;127065821]it's 3.12 miles

i ran 17:44 4 months ago before I got out of the Marine Corps in 3 miles.

I ran against dathan ritzenhein in a regional high school meet. He's got the fastest american high school 5k time ever 13:44.

Dathan was ridiculously fast in high school. I used to be hardcore XC, and my teammates and I would average 16:30, but dathan was sooo far ahead of all us.

As for a non-competitive runner, like people said before, sub-20 is good. If you go sub-20, you are in good shape. sub-18 is very good, especially for a non-competitive runner.

smlmusclebighrt · 02-09-2008, 01:44 PM

5k = 5000m
1 mile = 1609.34m

5k = 3.106863 miles

Anything under 20 is respectable, under 18 is indicative of talent, under 16 is impressive and under 14 means you should consider becoming a professional runner.

Immith · 02-10-2008, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by astral week

that's a great time for a sophomore, how many miles a week are you running?

just don't burn out and peak before senior year!

Well, during cross country season, we run about 7 miles a day, and sometimes do sprints afterwards, depending on how long until our next meet, during track season, we only run about 3 miles a day, then we go and lift mainly leg and core exercises, intensity depends on how long until next meet again.
I plan to be running maybe 14s my senior year, and be placing top 10 every race i hope. :]

CleanSlateScott · 02-10-2008, 08:48 PM

I ran a 5k (my first ever race and prolly only) earlier this year to help support my friend and i came in 5th with a time of 24:50 . I weighed 220 at 6 ft so that was an ok time for me (no runner). Anything for a under 22 mins for a bodybuilder size would be good i think. If you are more along the lines of an actual runner, i think the winner in my race was 19:30 and he looked like a gazelle.

Alfz · 02-10-2008, 08:50 PM

Dam and i'm still struggling with 10minute/mile

Riceboi · 02-10-2008, 08:50 PM

damn that would take me like 45 minutes (no cardio)

skinnyboipgh · 02-10-2008, 08:53 PM

4 distance running, 6-minute miles or better r good IMO if ur a natural runner.

I do 10-km in 36-38 minutes as a rule, 5 km a bit less than half that.

Nitric Oxide · 02-10-2008, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Immith

I ran about 21s my freshman year, this year im doin on average ~16, majority of our 5k runners in cross country finish with 20-25 minutes.

no offense dude but i just have to say this.

There was a guy who won the county meet as a sophmore in low 16's and finished his senior year well.... in low 16's. I remember this because when he was a sophmore my coach told me he would never get faster and I didn't understand why. It's because he burnt out too fast. Of course that doesn't happen to everyone. Just weird how he knew he was going to be stuck at low 16's

Malodrax · 02-10-2008, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by rude boy

(3 miles)

under 20 is pretty decent.

MillerDecaXC · 02-10-2008, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by rude boy

(3 miles)

depends who your talking about, for an olympian... a 15 minute 5k is horrible! for an average non-xc athelete, 20 is pretty good. for an average joe whos not fat, but doesnt train at all, under 22-23 is good.

Immith · 02-11-2008, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by MIH-XTC

no offense dude but i just have to say this.

There was a guy who won the county meet as a sophmore in low 16's and finished his senior year well.... in low 16's. I remember this because when he was a sophmore my coach told me he would never get faster and I didn't understand why. It's because he burnt out too fast. Of course that doesn't happen to everyone. Just weird how he knew he was going to be stuck at low 16's

My whole freshman year i beat my time every meet consecutively by a little, i pushed myself harder to accomplish this, but i guess only time will tell.

cupra16 · 02-11-2008, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Alfz

Dam and i'm still struggling with 10minute/mile

You could walk it in that

Like It Or Not · 02-11-2008, 11:48 AM

Obviously, it depends on their age.

o0o0Ooo0o0Oo · 03-10-2009, 03:52 PM

19:59 is the goal I'm shooting for. Right now I'm just above 22:00

mjwarburton · 06-23-2009, 01:58 PM

My wife decided that we should run a 5k on Saturday for our neighbor cities town celebration.
I usually do hiit for my cardio, bout 20 min worth, 3x a week to keep some gains coming, anymore and I shrivle up fast. Anyhow, we did a practice run last night... had to push our ****ty stroller with my beautiful daughter, I made a couple wrong turns, probably adding a half a mile or so, and finished 26:20. I ran XC in HS as a freshman. PR was 17:09. Crazy how age sneaks up on you...but what would be an acceptable time you think. I'm gonna shoot for anything under 23:00, considering I haven't trained. What you think?

o0o0Ooo0o0Oo · 06-23-2009, 02:05 PM

23:00 is a good time pushing a stroller.
< 20:00 would put you in the top 25 in most local races
< 19:00 would put you in the top 10 in most local races
< 18:00 would put you in the top 5 in most local races