Anybody ever run 5k or anything?
 

Today I entered a local 5k race. I never did any kind of running event in my life, but I do go running around my neighborhood just to keep myself in shape. I am 30 1/2 years old, 175 lbs, BMI: I have no idea.
At the start of the race, I left the line in a nice moderate jog. I noticed that in no time I was 50 yards and increasing ahead of everybody. I thought, "I think I am going way too fast and by the end, I'm going to pay for this and end up getting passed by everyone....better slow it down a notch and save it."
Right around the first mile mark, 2 guys passed me, and about 1 minute later, another guy. That guy looked like he does P90x infomercials. I maintained my hold on 4th place for the rest of the race where I crossed the finish line with a time of 17:38. I was about 20 yards behind the 3rd place finisher. The insanely ripped guy ended up getting first place and finished so far ahead of me that I never saw him cross the finish line. I asked him what he ran and he said, "15 something." I also asked what he runs the mile in. He goes, "best time ever for me was 4:40." 4 minutes and 4 seconds in the mile!!! Seriously?? That's insane!
I feel so refreshed, but I also feel like someone took a baseball bat to my calves.
Are there any fitness junkies here that do marathons or local running events?
I'm thinking for now, 5k is the farthest I want to go.

Theres all kinds of junkies man, heavy lifting junkies (me)... body builder junkies... speed and long running junkies. It gives you pleasure to succeed and you push your self harder.

I am actually glad that there were people in front of me...it made me push harder to keep up with them.
There is another local 5k next Sunday. I'm doin it. I guess you can say I'm getting possibly addicted? If I would've finished near last, I would say "F this Noise", but 4th out of 45 runners? I'm sticking with it.

I had an ex that ran like crazy, about 8 miles a day. She ran marathons though. She said running over 8 or 10 miles is supposed to be really bad for you, and when she ran her long runs her toe nails would fall off.

She said one of the huge things with running is getting the right shoes, she said apparently nikes have a funky toe box for long distance running. I think she ran in new balance or oasics

For guys long distances are not good... drops your testosterone levels quite a bit.

I heard Nike is the worst running shoe. Good think I ran in a cabelas running/ hiker!! I did hear new balance or saucony is the best.

When I was in high school I actually ran 2 tenths faster in the 40 in an old set of laceless nike shocks, then my dog ate them and they are not available anymore. Never tried anything more than a few miles though.

shuiend just did one....while drinking a PBR

thirdgen, that is a seriously good runtime. Last weekend I ran a 1.5 mile (about half of a 5k) in 12:10, I'd have ran it faster but I haven't been running for more then a month due to my ankle getting fucked up a few months ago. If you could do 100 crunches in two minutes and 20 pull-ups you could get a perfect 300 on the USMC PFT (Physical Fitness Test).

Probs IRL.

No pushups in that test?

No pushups, my buddy who joined the Army had to do pushups for his IST/PFT though.

Please go to bootcamp already.

Thirdgen, that is a very legit time. It would put you on a high school varsity level (actually some pretty wicked fast HS runners out there). If you start training for it specifically you could post some crazy times. My best run ever was 8 miles in 52:30. But that was back in my lanky ass high school days of 6'1" 145lbs. Last time I had my AF PFT I threw up all over the place after running a 9:13 1.5 mile (still 6'1", around 190 now).

I want to goddamn it. I'm a backup this weekend so I might ship monday, if I dont ship mondya ill ship next sunday i think. ---- is all fucked up at MEPS.

Way faster than me. Did my first 5k in 28:40 (in my Vibram Fivefingers, oh yeah).

Not bad at all. One thing that I do when I run is I try to catch up with whoever is in front of me and try to think that "it isn't that much longer to the finish line, why not give 100%?" Once you see the finish line SPRINT! Another thing is you should be drinking at least a gallon of watter a day 2-3 days before the run. Motovatuon and hydration are important for shuzzle, dont drink alcohol 2-3 days before the event either. You can catch thirdgen in 4 months if you really want to!

Congratulations! As part of our fitness challenge, my wife and I are signed up for our first mini-triathlon later this summer and will be doing our first 5K in the fall. She wants to do a Warrior Dash or similar event as well.

Those shoes are so creepy.

Are those shoes the ones that are like toe socks? Like gloves for your feet?

100 crunches? what's the point?

People run 5k? Seems short. I guess if I had a choice between that and something like a half marathon I'd pick that. Either way I don't run for fun.

To get a perfect 300 apparently.

My girlfriend just ran her first half marathon, 13.1 miles for those of you not in the know.

She said over 10 miles is just stupid. Her pace is 10min/mile, and she finished the marathon in 2 hours 23 minutes, cause she walked a bit.

I'm signed up for the cheapest track day ever. 5k at Portland International Raceway. Not till August though.

That point of the test is timed.

My point in saying all that is that thirdgen is in pretty good shape, better then 18-22 y/o's I know.

I tend toward the opinion that regularly running longer than 5K (or thereabouts, 5K isn't a magic number obviously) has detrimental health effects. That much cardio depresses your immune system and leads to chronic inflammation (both joint and muscle inflammation, as well as organ tissue inflammation).

I much prefer doing shorter, higher-intensity workouts, which studies are showing to just about as effective at improving performance without the huge time investment and detrimental health effects of high-endurance cardio-cased workouts.

I do kettlebells, pullups, pushups, the occasional short barefoot (or quasi-barefoot) run, cycling occasionally, and angleball on Saturdays.

The guy who placed first that ran in 15 minutes something and looked like someone who does P90x everyday was 23. I size people up by looking at then and saying to myself, "if I got in a fight with that guy, what would happen?". I can tell you, I don't think I would want to fight this guy. I mean I would just for $hits and giggles, but I'm 95% certain he would seriously injure me. I most likely have more weight on him due to my BMI, but I will also be 31. So having at least 6 years on someone and not being that far behind them? I'm happy with that.

Jesus christ that's a fast time. Were there many hills or was it an easy course? The only timed 5K I did was around 23minutes, but I never run like I want to anymore. I also prefer distance, but the best I could do two mile was 13:30

It was all flat. There was a slight incline before crossing 2 different bridges, but other than that 1/2 was flat pavement and the rest was fine stone abandoned rail road bed.

I still can't get over how fast 1st place guy was. I'm running another one next weekend, and he'll be there again. I'm anxious to see what the outcome will be.

I ran 19 today in 3 hours. It was 40 degrees and drizzling rain the whole time. Quite miserable, actually.

Running a marathon is a good test of your ability to mental through stuff. You can train for the first 20-22 miles, but it always seems like over that is just a grind, no matter how hard you train.

I've read that it's hard on the body, but I would say marathon training is far less damaging than a sedentary life style.

Yeah that's a seriously impressive time. I ran cross country in High School, our best runner was insane. Fastest time was 15:06. When we practiced on the track his "race" pace was literally my sprinting.

The fastest mile ever recorded was something like 3:43? Some guy from Morocco.
Is it racist to say that I doubt that was done by a white guy and that I doubt a white guy will ever run that fast in my lifetime?
Is it sexist to say "how come the women's mile record is like 4:20?"
I had the boys mile record in 6th grade which was like 1991? I ran in 6:19, but I lost to a girl who ran it in 6:10.

Here's an interesting factoid:

There are 80 sprinters who have a recorded a legal (ie, not wind-aided) official 100m time under 10 seconds.

Of those 80, 76 are of West African descent. Of the other 4, 2 are from other regions in Africa. Of the remaining 2, 1 is from indigenous Australian descent.

1 runner out of the 80 who has broken the 10 second barrier is Caucasian.

scott and I run a half mile after we lift. every once in a while we run a mile.

You dont need to hdrate for ahiit before a wussasd 5k run. I could fo it drunk in 20 right now and i dot evern run this year

When I'm drunk I feel like I can run good too.

since we're crapping up threads:

at work we have a long hallway--maybe 80 feet?--and sometimes I sprint down it to the bathroom to make pee pee. I also sprint back. time is money!

I are sober right now.

Todd i halellegs you to a rc. I will run it barefoo troo and do five shots beforw hand. If i win then i get to modufy ur frame rail and marry ur baby. If you win i will give u a dna sample for the futur gwnerations of the peopels

Your either at least a little drunk or you suck at typing.

Og fik your poney. I just have an iphone n the jeybaird is qeakscue and IDGAF

Trying to comprehend what you type is like trying to follow what my grandma who has Alzheimer's is saying.

The longest run (more walking) I have done was 21k. I cried for about the last 10k if I remember correctly. It was during training and the only thing I really cared about was not falling behind any one girl. LOL . It was so brutal. I remember just saying "---- this, i would never chase someone for 21k on foot, will just shoot" followed by lots of "this is bs", "f this" etc..

I often ran 1.5 - 5 miles, 1.5 being the preferred. 1.5 for me was 10 min 30, seconds, around there. I think 10:17 was the fastest @ 220lbs 6'3

These days it would take me 2 hours with 1 stop at Burger King to refuel.

I became a better runner after I graduated. Suffered bad bilateral shin splints when I first started running on the road.

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That is a great time.

I really got into running after college. At my best a few years ago I was running 6:50~6:40 miles, and around 21.20' 5 k's. Also was running 1hr 40 minute halfs at around 8 minute miles.

I've gotten out of shape and am back at 7:50 miles. (Really hurt my ankle and IT band + gradschool)

Do not run in nikes. They are horrible, Bill bower must be rolling over in his grave. http://www.brooksrunning.com/ best fit and selection by far.

Also get rid of the five finger crap and get real shoes. There is a reason why very few marathoners/sprinters/etc still run barefoot.

I'm trying to get back into the swing of things. My buddy still pulls of 17~18 min 5K's like nothing.

Yeah, instead they wear racing flats. Not exactly Brooks Beasts.

Good work thridgen! I used to run cross country in high school (every race is 5k) and that would be a varsity time (top ten) on our team which was pretty good. Real close to what I would run if not the same actually. Also good call on slowing your pace at the start instead of eating it later on.

Now, try one out with lots of hills. Your time and strategy might be quite different!

Look into asics or mizuno for a good set of shoes. I've had really good luck with both. Keep in mind quality running shoes aren't cheap either. You want some cushioning but not fluffy plushy stuff either for the distance you're doing.

Me in High School (standing - middle). State champ, bad ass runner, sub 15:00 5Ks and tons of records and stuff, 125 lbs:

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1335303056

Me now (back). Huge gut, 185 lbs, no longer run (bad back, bad hips, bad knees):

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1335303056

I'm not sure if running 3X per day attributed to my joint/back pain or not. I did lose about 40 pounds at one point and was back to jogging several times per week but the pain was so bad that I quit again (and gained back all the weight). I loved running and the runner's high I would get from it. You are lucky to be able to run fast like that (or even at all).

Thats pretty cool. Gives you something to play with while your'e running.

I have somethibg you can play with.

Your bf would get jealous. How about a dyno graph instead?

Brooks mobile site is crap, can't tell what you're trying to link to.

I go barefoot or wear VFF's for short runs, and wear Saucony Grid Type A4's for longer runs.