5k

[paul1960]

i know this is not about speed .but i was thinking if running at 5mph so it says you can do 1 mile in 12 mins so am i right to say about 36 mins to do 5k is this about right only asking as i so much want to do 5k and again i know its not about speed at the momenet am on w8r2

[SnailRunner71 Graduate]

Yes I think so. It's just a general guide anyway, being able to run 5K is the best thing I think 👍😁

[paul1960 Graduate in reply to SnailRunner71]

thanks at the moment am doing it all on tredmill so i have yet to try outside and i know it seems to be abit harder outside but just going to finish c25k first then outside i go

[Julielongdon Graduate]

I did my first 5k last week in 34 mins but I’m sure as I do more we will come faster

[paul1960 Graduate in reply to Julielongdon]

nice one i would be happy with that time and well done

[steviej99 Graduate]

Well 1 mile is 1.6k so 5 miles an hour is 8k per hour, that means 1k in 7.5 minutes and so 5k in 37.5 minutes,. I'm faster at maths than I am at running

[paul1960 Graduate in reply to steviej99]

thats great i will be happy to do it in that time i was just wondering thats all as i so much want too do 5k am on w8r2 at the moment and thanks for advice mate

[UnfitNoMore Graduate]

Yes... well, very close, 3miles and a few hundreds feet 😂

[MarkyD Graduate]

Many people report a big difference between running on a treadmill and running outside. Speed/pace indication on treadmills are notoriously inaccurate. Just because the treadmill says you are running at 5mph, that doesn’t mean that you will run at that speed outside. When you transition outdoors, spend 4 weeks just enjoying the running, before spoiling it with data and targets and objectives.

[paul1960 Graduate in reply to MarkyD]

i understand but that means i could be running faster than 5mph then if not inaccurate