Is 5k in 42mins a 'brisk' walk?

[dolphinsarentcommon]

I'm so confused with pace, speed etc etc. I just want to know if this is a fair old walk cos it feels it to me!

I've tried converting from mph etc but my maths lessons are too long ago.

Any fellow walkers got any idea please?

[Neolara]

Yes, I'd say that was a very brisk walk.

[horseymum]

Yes, it's only five minutes slower than I run park run!

[dolphinsarentcommon]

Thank you @Neolara. I'd like to go a bit faster but it doesn't feel like it'll ever be possible 🥵

[Coughee]

I suppose a brisk walk will be different for different people depending on their abilities and fitness levels. Generally speaking though I'd say 5k in 42 mins is a very brisk walk - based on my regular park run visits, most people who come in at 42 minutes are jogging, albeit at a slower pace. The tail walker is generally more like 50 mins to an hour. With 50 mins looking like they are walking briskly and an hour looking like a more comfortable stroll.

[chickyellowcute]

Yep, I tend to do it in about 50 mins and that feels brisk to me (but I do have very shorty stumpy legs)

[msbevvy]

It's 4.14 mph

[yesthatisdrizzle]

That's just over 7km an hour so yes, pretty brisk. Around 4 and a half miles an hour.

[dolphinsarentcommon]

Thank you for the responses. I walk at this pace for about 8k around 4 times a week and it's reasonably comfortable. I've tried running but I don't really enjoy it and find it soooo hard. So I guess I feel like I'm not improving anywhere

[actiongirl1978]

Yes very fast. I do 3 Miles an hour roughly walking briskly.

[Coughee]

Why do you need to improve? What are you hoping to achieve - and I don't mean that in a snotty way, I mean it sounds like you're already a fast walker, is it better fitness levels or just a sense of achievement? Could you try a different type of achievement like walking a bit further or walking uphill?

[msbevvy]

According to this it is fast enough to be classed as brisk walking

www.verywellfit.com/how-fast-is-brisk-walking-3436887

[AllThatFancyPaintsAsFair]

For most people that's a very brisk walk but as this is MN I'm sure they'll be posters along to tell you that their 2 year old walks more quickly 😁

[horseymum]

I think there is a limit to how much faster at walking you can get. If you want to use it to get even fitter ( you sound quite fit already!) maybe add some hills in to get you a bit out of breath.

[megletthesecond]

Definitely.

[motogirl]

I do park run in 40 mins. Yes that's brisk

[Noisyprat]

It is brisk but is it flat/uphill/a mix? If you want to improve fitness and don't like running could you find some hills to walk up?

[dolphinsarentcommon]

@Coughee both really. Over the past year I've tried really hard to improve my health and I enjoyed getting this far (well mostly). I just would like to getting fitter, and leaner/stronger.

[dolphinsarentcommon]

A mix of hills and flat I guess. I could deliberately look for bills.

[Ifailed]

Sounds brisk to me. When I used to do long distance walking I'd aim for 6 km/h, so I could do a marathon in under 7 hours.

[NannyR]

@AllThatFancyPaintsAsFair

For most people that's a very brisk walk but as this is MN I'm sure they'll be posters along to tell you that their 2 year old walks more quickly 😁

Ha! I clicked on this thread expecting to see a string of replies saying how slow the OP was!
I would say that was a brisk walk - if you were out of breath, then you've been working hard.

[OneToThree]

I’ve just come back from a 4.2km walk in 42 mins and I’m def calling that a brisk walk so yours is definitely

[RogueBorg]

@AllThatFancyPaintsAsFair 😂😂😂😂

[OrangeBall]

That's v brisk! You must be nearly running :). I run 5km in 40 mins.

[NewbieDivergent]

Definitely,when I used to jog/run my last race was 5k in 33 mins.

[Coughee]

Well done! I think it's pretty normal for progress to plateau a bit. I found that hard after I'd been running while, it was great having a sense of achievement while I got faster and stronger and then I sort of peaked I guess. Maybe try some different goals? Could you add in some weight training or enter some sort of walking event?