5K in 13m 17secs

[AlMorr]

Anyone want to challenge this time at next Saturday's Parkrun. Just watched the European 5000 metres (5K) men's race from Berlin on TV, the winning time was by Norwegen 17-year-old Jakob Ingebritsen in 13 minutes 17.06 seconds. If anyone can beat that time next Saturday morning, well done, but I very much doubt it. He is the same and youngest person who ran a sub-4 minute mile in a time of 3.58.07 when he was 16 years of age, however, in that race in Eugene, Oregon, he only came 11th.

[Bandit14 Graduate]

Crikey and I thought winning time on our local parkrun today was fast at just over 17 mins - and she was motoring 😁

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Bandit14]

Very nice to see that a lady won that park run in a great time of 17 minutes

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Tracks help you go fast... the 5000m record is less than the 5k record, which is less than any trail record. Stretford parkrun does include a track section and the rest of it is very flat if anybody fancies a crack though 😂

Edit: I looked it up, an Olympic finalist did a parkrun in 13:48... 5k is 12:59.5, 5000m is 12:37.35

[theoldfellow]

That'll drop the Age Weighted numbers for the 15-20 age group!

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to theoldfellow]

Sadly not, they’re based on 5k road world records, so that one won’t count. There is hope though, the record age rated is over 180% 😂

[Tasha99 Graduate]

Ha ha! I watched that too. With his brother second. Reminded me of the brownlee brothers 💪🏽

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Tasha99]

Yes, but the Brownlee brothers this year have not been winning all the triathlons.

[Tasha99 Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Alistair’s injured. Love a triathlon.

[SANDI_runs Graduate]

Haha! That's just over how long it's taking me to do a mile!!! There's definitely no chance of me getting anywhere close to that!

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to SANDI_runs]

Don't worry about that time Sandi, your times will get quicker soon.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

No... no challenges for me...I did my speed running when I was 18 Fastest 880 yds...running for my county, Staffordshire... ! Yep.. that old.. yards

Built for distance now...not speed

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Oldfloss]

Yes indeed Floss, I ran very fast "100-yard dashes" and won them when I was at Primary School way back in the 1950's. After I left Primary School I took up cycling, gave up running until quite recently to do C25K, I hope you have recovered from your recent injuries on the IC.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

I loved the 100 yards.. and the Hurdles too ! Happy days

I am still none the wiser, over my injury..( which I did not know I had:)) as the results form my MRI are still not with the consultant !! So.. on Friday I ran..just 1K... I had to!

Thanks for asking

[Ang33333 Graduate]

How can they run so fast.........?🤪🤪

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to Ang33333]

Never had a beer in their lives... gotta feel sorry for them really 😂

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to UnfitNoMore]

As I said somewhere else on this form, the winning time for men in the 5000 metres (5K) on Saturday evening was 13m 17.6secs, just watched the womens 5000 metres race in Berlin on Sunday evening, the winning time was 14m46.12 seconds, if any of the ladies on this form can beat that at this Saturday morning's park-run, wow.

PS, some of the runners who can run a sub 15 minute 5k might have a little beer to celebrate, I don't think they are all teetotal.

[UnfitNoMore Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

Hehe... I was thinking about when I say to the Mrs “I’m popping for a beer on the way home” more than the singular... can’t remember doing the singular ever lol

Those are some fast times. Not seen any of the championships and now the football has started and I have to fein interest in that for a few weeks.

Not too many times that elite athletes do 5k road races, I think I’m right in recalling that almost all of the top times are from one event.

Mo did 15:06 (I think) in his only official parkrun and then 23 something on his second where he didn’t cross the line (he was running with his wife in her first ever 5k)

[mrrun Graduate in reply to Ang33333]

Summink about great lung and heart capacity, lower gravity and fast leg movement. Oh, and next to zero body fat. Today l managed to run 10k in (for me) crazy 57 minutes whereas those guys bash it out in less than 27, haha. Oh dear....

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to Ang33333]

Practice, practice, all and every day they run at least 100 miles a week, in the gym practically all the time when not out running, they do all the exercises and weightlifting under the sun and when a race comes, they can run in those fantastic times.

[cheekychipmunks Graduate]

I watched him race too - I’ve been paying so much more attention to running style etc since starting the programme! And yes, he was seriously impressive! He’d lap me more times than I’d be able to count! 😅😅😅

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate in reply to cheekychipmunks]

I just hope he would say "hi" to you when he lapped you for the 3rd time in a 5k park run.

[cheekychipmunks Graduate in reply to AlMorr]

😅😅😅😅

[Dexy5 Graduate]

It’s been a great championship - a brilliant idea to do it all at the same time. 👏