What's your 5k time (running)?

25.17 in February. I was thrilled as it's my fastest time since 1999 when I was 31. My fastest ever was only 25.00 so I'm hoping for personal best.

My DD has done park runs and I've been the cheering squad! She's an "elite" runner though by PR standards (sub 19mins) so if I ran too she' d be waiting for another 25 minutes or so (thats my excuse and I'm sticking to it!!)

The term " easy " is all relative. And surely if you are not out of breath / hot and sweaty you are not doing it right?

I look like a beetroot after every single run, easy or otherwise . Sometimes the marshals at parkrun ask me if I'm ok as I jog past. I always wondered why until I saw some photos of myself and realised that I look like I'm dying .

I'm lurking on there! There isn't an excuse I've not thought of not to do it - wrong trainers, need a gait analysis, too unfit to even start, cba to put my sports bra on, have to wait til ds is asleep...... Etc etc

The 5k I did was nearly six years ago; I'm now probably two stone heavier due to early meno = hrt AND mirena. I really do need to start shifting some weight....

It's just the thought of being so out of breath and feeling like shit after what should be an easy session.

See??! More excuses!! And yet I can feel SO close to starting .... I will .... I will!

Yellow -why don't you join a c25k thread on Mumsnet? It really motivates you when you know you need to report back !!! Just like the ante natal threads, you get to moan about how hard it is with people who really understand and you know won't do

And you don't feel stupid having to confess that the thought of running for 1.5 minutes is really scary. I distinctly remember thinking how much longer 1.5 mins is than 1min and looking frantically at my watch willing the guy to say " well done " so I could stop

Thank you Kristina

42 mins is jog/walk pace , so you will be absolutely fine with the c25k. It's very gentle and slow.

42m - I was going to say first and last attempt! But I am psyching myself up to start c25k - just scared of being too unfit to even manage the first day!

Well it depends on your age, sex, fitness level and circumstances. If you are 20yo guy, then generally 34 mins is quite slow. But if you are a 20yo guy who has just lost 6 stone and previously could barely walk a mile, then 34 mins is bloody marvellous. Or if you are a 50yo who's recovering from major surgery or cancer. Or a woman who had a baby a few months ago.

If you want to compare your time ,you can google to find an age grading calculator. It allows you to compare yourself against other runners of different ages and sexes. But the person you should really be competing against is yourself .

Did you watch the London marathon on Sunday ? Even if you are mo Farrah , there is always someone faster than you. So there's no point in getting discouraged because lots of people here are 10 mins faster than you. You are still, as they say, beating all the people on the sofa.

Over the last 6 years have done 8 PRs and have gone from 34 to a PB of 32.26 last week (also the first time running the whole distance without stopping for a breather.) Would love to go under 30 minutes but not getting any easier as I get older.

24.45 as part of a longer run (which turned into a 10k PB). Also makes a difference if you're on road or trail. Or it does with me anyway.

My PB is just under 30 mins, but that was pre-children! Now I aim for anytime under 35 mins which I often don't make

Agreed 5k is an achievement no matter what time.

Only completed c25k a couple of weeks ago so my usual is about 28.50-something so far. I'm working on slowly increasing my distance using the 10% per week rule rather than speed atm.

Every 5k anyone runs is an achievement I think!

My PB is 24.53, but I like to plod along for longer distances at a slower pace.

TinyTear sorry to hear

Bloody well done for getting out there!

YY EauRouge core strength makes a huge difference - I'm also doing the odd day of 30DS in between running and strength training at gym, it's all helping enormously.

my PB is 33:03 - last summer
but lately (as i had 2 miscarriages in 5 months) have been slower and doing it around 40 minutes

28.10. Really must start going to PR though as its hard to try and do faster by myself. Am more of an endurance person though.

Intervals will help you get faster - try running flat out between lampposts, then run steadily between the next two and repeat

My first and last was 41 mins. I was last

Being able to run for 5k is respectable no matter how quickly you do it

My first ever 5k time was about 34 mins. I've got it down to 27.30 now, I found that upping my distance and working on my core strength really helped. Sub-30 mins is what a lot of people aim for; some people manage it very easily and some have to work harder.

But sod what everyone else is doing, if you're improving then you're doing well. There's always going to be someone faster or slower.

Yep - any time is 'respectable' - it's a bloody achievement just getting out there and having me time away from my darlings

37!

Some would say that's walking pace. I say fuck off - this is running :)

33 here, so we're about the same!

Degustibus and pootlebug both fantastic achievements. I'd o so agree that any time is 'respectable' - 3 years ago I was one of those who could not run for more than a minute and I think that getting from zero to 5k is absolutely the hardest.