What’s your 5k time?

I just got my PB of 35:40 and I’m chuffed. Previous was just under 39 but usually 40-43. I started In January with Couch 25k.
Can just about manage a 10k currently. 36 years old and overweight but have lost nearly 2 stone since I started running.

This year it is 25.34 and am aiming for 25.00 when I do my 50th Parkrun ! I have done 45 to date.
I am 54 and didn’t start running until I was in my 40s
I prefer running a longer distance and find the Parkrun a bit of a slog and I don’t chat in the way round !
What I enjoy from running, is the chat I have with friends.

The average for a woman is something like 38min

But the average woman doesn't run 5k, let's be really proud that we're out there doing it regardless of how long it takes us!

My PR 26 something.
Today 40:26, which was due to weather, been steadily bringing it back down for the last couple months.
The average for a woman is something like 38min

Around about 35 minutes give or take. At the minute I'm training for distance rather than speed although I'm hoping that the more distance I can cover the quicker I can get for a 5K.

In middle age ... 24:02 ( age 57)

In my youth ..... 19:56 (age 28).

Edited ... typo gave me a superhuman time!

Average between 28-30 . I'm 60 in November but have run since school only breaking for pregnancy/ birth and ill health when needed . Getting slower each year now but still out there .

I'm delighted if my time is under 40 minutes

About 3 weeks!

I'm 56. Best 5k was 30:02. Would love to get under 30. I don't do well with heat or pollen at the moment.

5Ks weren't really a popular distance when I was young enough to have done an amazing time.
For anyone interested, you can get an age graded score (or WAVA).
At 53 I'm not up there with the gazelles, but for my age I'm not bad.
I like that with running.

I’m also mid-50s, health issues, overweight. I can run (jog) 5km in a little under 45 minutes but that’s hard work. I can walk faster but I am trying to run more for health and cardio reasons. My goal would be to achieve sub 40!

Last time anyone saw me jog they mocked me for my (lack of) speed, so now I try to jog where I can’t be seen.

All-time 18:32 at 20 years old, but that was with structured, hard, consistent training over a significant period. Best in my 30s is 18:55. But today at 17 weeks pregnant, 24:58 (which probably felt much harder, running feels like I'm dragging round a sack of potatoes right now!).

30 minutes is a big barrier, but it's an achievable one for most with consistent training. What running are you currently doing over the course of the week?

Now, swimming I'm getting better at - I've gone from 3.30 minutes per 100m to 2.14 in about a year. Still not one of the billy big bollocks crawlers in the other lanes, but sedately elderly and happy breaststroking away..

2km in an hour and fifteen minutes. But that was swimming. I am not built for speed.

Best time was 29:15, but I was really cross

Love this @dinodiva 😂

No official 5k time, but I did manage to xover 5k in a longer race at 21:44 this time last year.

Recent parkrun 22:38 but I want to get closer to 21:30. I mostly train for half marathons, and I'm more of a long distance runner.

I am 45 this year.

As you've only started your running, you have potential to improve quickly with more consistent training.

I did a half marathon last year in 3 hours and cried with joy 😊

Fastest has been 37, but I am 60 and only started running about 10 years ago!!
I used to get really jealous and cross about all the sub 25 runners until I relates that most of them are in their 20s and 30s and have been running for years !

Don't predetermine your limit, who knows where you will end up! I did Couch to 5k in 2016 and I honestly thought my target of being able to run 5k without stopping was as much as I would ever want to do and be capable of. I've discovered that I (like all of us) am capable of so much more than I ever thought!

My 5k time is comfortably around 31 minutes, I can go under 30 mins but it depends on the day and I have to work fairly hard for it. If I have the choice of running further or faster I will always pick further!

47, my PB is 22:19 from earlier this year and I would love to get sub 22. Strength training really helps to get just that little bit more distance each stride which adds up to a faster time.

Same!! I'm 53 and just returned to running but never been below 30. I have started using Nike running club app. It's free and has a mix of runs which I've never done before so fingers crossed 🤞

I'm 51 and struggling with a knee issue at the minute but I usually manage 32 minutes. My best was 29 but I really really want a sub 60 10km, that's my goal for the next 6 months!

Helen Hall is great! Some really good podcasts too https://open.spotify.com/episode/2x4KCOFw32WscO6bnb3SVC?si=7kNzFUlUR0af5tRX21KPcg
She talks about head position; paying attention to this has made a massive difference to my running

26 mins for a 5km post children, I'm mid 30s. I was never mega speedy pre children but definitely in the early 20s. Half marathon/longer distances are more of my thing.