5k how long?/your time?

I am assuming that 30minutes is an average time for a 5k? 

What is a good time for a 5k?

Those who currently workout running a 5k, what is your time?

A year ago, I probably would've run a 5K in 30-35 minutes...

...currently, I run it in about 23-24 minutes.

24.3 is my best time!

I just did a 5k in 30:40.

27 Minutes for 5K...  I'm looking to run a 16k race in 75 minutes in July.

It truly depends on how fit you are, how long you have been training, all kinds of factors.  30 minutes is not too fast! =)  Try to shoot for under 30 minutes for sure.  If you were doing a longer distance run, you could go a little slower.  But a 5K isn't too much, so shoot for a little faster than 30 minutes...=)that's what I would do!  =) Good luck!  Also, track your heart rate.  That would be a good indicator.

Ugh... I ran my first (and probably last -- I'm not a runner, just wanted to say I could do it) 5k last month.  I'm a 40 yo male and just started getting back in to shape in late December...  I've lost 23 lbs (need to lose 15 more) and feel good about that.  My time -- 30:13. 

mine's betwen 26-29 depending on how much "training" I do.  Which I need to work on.

My best time is 24:40 but that was really pushing it.  If I'm just going out for a general jog then on average anywhere between 26-28 minutes normally.

well for an update:

I did 5km last sept in 48.00 @ 5'8 176lbs

Last Saturday my time was 33:47!!!!! @5'8 163lbs

Congrats, risza! I did my first (and only) 5k last September too, and I pushed myself hard to do it in 43 minutes.

Next weekend there is a race and I can't decide whether to sign up for the 5k or 10k. I currently run about 8.5 or 9 k about twice a week. It takes me ~80 minutes (long torso, short legs!). Do stragglers annoy other runners/event organisers?

Original Post by ser25:

Next weekend there is a race and I can't decide whether to sign up for the 5k or 10k. Do stragglers annoy other runners/event organisers?

 

Congrats risza!

I just ran my first race ever this weekend, it was the Susan G. Komen Philadelphia 5K Race for the Cure. I was expecting to run a 10 minute mile, so when I lined up in the starting line, I wasn't up front but not in the back either - somewhere right in the middle. I actually completed the 5k in 29:20 - a lot better than I had hoped for.

Ser25 -

I noticed that in the beginning right when the race starts, it takes time for the faster runners and slower runners to fall into place - especially if you weren't in the right starting area in the beginning.

To give you an idea how the first mile was - it took me 10:41 to complete it, but by the second mile, I was only at 19:18. So the beginning is a lot of dodging people as the crowd thins out: faster runners ahead slower runners dropping back.

As long as you can finish the 10k within the time frame given, I would say you should go for it! Also, if you think you will be slower, then when you line up, stay more towards the back of the pack - that way you won't be caught up in the initial mad dash that everyone tries to make. I think being too far forward is dangerous. And yes, it can also be difficult for faster runners to maneuver around people who are too far forward and at a slower speed.

I wish I could run 5k without stopping to walk. Right now it's takes me about 35 minutes to do 3k because I run at about 6.3 for 15 minutes and the rest I have to walk at 4.1 or so because I can't breathe.....ughhhh

That sounds pretty good.

The last time I ran a 5k, my time was 22:23, however I do run quite frequently (nearly every day) and at a pretty fast pace.

I run cross country, so I'm usually in 5K running shape, clocking in with a time of about 18:50, which puts me in the middle of the pack at races. The winners of the boys dip towards 14:00, while girls are in the upper 16:00 and lower 17:00.

Off season, I'd guess my time would be about 25:00.

yey today i did 27 mins...ive only been runing for a month so im pretty proud :D

I've been training for a marathon for about 5 months and run about 3x/week average but mostly endurance. Last week though I did 2X5k on friday and I think they took me 24mins and 23mins then today I did 25k on the bike and 5k run straight off and it took me either 22 or 25mins (can't remember if my watch said 12:01 or 12:04 when I started!) But that seems pretty fast compared to all the times above. I've been using mapmyrun and the route was actually supposed to be 5.2k but I've never done a properly organised race with a properly measured course so perhaps I'm doing it wrong. Also I have no idea yet what it will be like to run with all the other people around me in the race.

I just wanted to share my running story.  

When my little sister got to my highschool she ran cross country; and the next year after tons and tons of nagging and reasoning convinced me to join the team. I was a senior and I was sooooo bad, but no one on the team ever cared. They were so nice and each and every one of my teammates would wait for me to get done with my runs every day - no one ever went home early.  To them, it didn't matter how fast or how slow I was - I was still a runner. And that stuck with me.

So 6 years ago after we were both out of college, guess who had to do the convincing to start running again. Yep - it was me now convincing my lil sis to run.  We both run almost everyday and together whenever we can (usually 3 or 4 times a week).

Now my lil sis is moving to NYC next month.  I'm going to miss my running partner.