Been running for the last two years and done a few races but all off road – never timed a road/flat run.
So ran up the Camel Trail (flat but slightly gravelly in places) using my GPS to get to exactly 5km then ran back – so 10km and managed to break the 40 min mark – 39m30s.
Best previous time was an off road race where I got 42m18s.
Think I could do better in race conditions as I always push it harder but nice to have busted through the 40 min barrier!
Cool. Nicely done. Got a hilly 10k here, and 42 is about my fastest ever time. Did a 39.50 something a couple of weeks ago on the flat one, but it's a once-in-blue-moon-feeling-like-hurting kinda thing…
I do push a lot harder in races – "not being able to walk properly for 2-3 days" type of stuff. Was fine yesterday (the day after) and did a quick MTB blast without issues.
It was a bit tedious TBH – definitely prefer off road running!
Having recently forced myself to get back out plodding, I just broke a milestone tonight, actually ran to the summit of Ilkley Moor, not jogged, 6 mile round trip at a decent pace (I like to think). Not sure of the time, but definitely under 60 mins (I used to be able to do it in just under 50mins).
Hardly superhumans… Average-good club runners should be getting 35 on a 10k run (hills or no) and properly good national/regional times should be easily sub 30.
my 39 mins was a absolutely flat out as fast as I could, wobbly legged no running for the rest of week kinda gig…I'll not be rushing to wear my pants outside my trousers
I only managed to just sneak under the hour on Sunday for 10k but I guess with nearly 1500ft of climbing offroad and running in vff's that's not too bad…….is it 😀
So hard to judge times on off road races – I find the distance is usually over 10k too. Sometimes even 11k!
Got 5/700, 5/120, 10/170, 15/150 and other fairly good placings in off road races but times have varied from 42 mins to 50ish depending on how severe the terrain is. 49mins got me 5/120 on one race – it was like a fell run and apparently about 11.2km.
This was only a little tester just to try and break the 40m barrier. Will get working on better times now.
nick – I don't do many – done about 10 in total over threeish years. Just nice to give it a go every now and again. I always push harder in races too – but end up totalled for a few days afterwards!
Don't do any club running though – mostly run on my own with the dog.
Surf Mat… Five Milers are good to do as well, tend to be run that little bit quicker than the 10k meaning it's even easier to over cook the pace at the start if you're not too careful, especially if there's a few big hills to get up.. 🙂
Got some Salomon Speedcross 2s after having major issues with my Inov8 Roclites (sent them back). Utterly brilliant super lightweight trail running shoes that don't half cripple you.
Talking of milestones, I've got a 5 mile fun run to do in late November. It's dead flat, and I'm gonna bust a gut to beat 40 mins. Bear in mind last year was 52 mins…
Hardly superhumans… Average-good club runners should be getting 35 on a 10k run (hills or no) and properly good national/regional times should be easily sub 30.
I've done the Manchester 10k a few times, usually around an hour and I thought I wsa doing well.
So, er, bugger.
I've got a 10k coming up and will be very happy to break an hour. Doing 5k in 30 felt like a big milestone.
Did a half marathon nearly 2 years ago. Got overtaken by a guy running in costume with an enormous head – thought "I'll keep up with him no problem" but within a k or two he was gone. I ended up keeping pace with a guy who was 78 according to his t-shirt.
Used to do the 10km steeplechase at school which I loved (always been OK at enduro type stuff and rubbish at sprinting). Top 5 in that were all under 37 minutes. I was 3rd with a short 36, winner (county standard runner) did 34 something.
I tried getting back into running at uni, never got below a 37 again though. 🙁
When I was doing the 10k this year, I'd get overtaken by some slip of a girl and tell myself "well, ok, she's obviously fitter than me, built more for it, fair play" and then Pink Panther and Batman would come sprinting past. Barstewards.
