dpb

I don't think I'm ever going to achieve more than 8 minute mile, certainly not after mile swimming and 25 on the bike

jods

10 minute mile is about the best I can hope to maintain.

andy97

iTrader: (1)

if you can run 10k~6miles under 60 mins then you are doing ok =10min mile
10k under 50mins pretty good
10k under 40 mins good club runner
10k early 30 mins elite/professional runner

my kid could do 10k about 50mins but has had to stop due to foot problems, so cycling is going to be the preferred activity

His friend ran 10k last week 35mins!

SJ_Skyline

46m12s is my 10k pb

But then I don't muck about swimming with the fishes first!

dpb

We are threatened with double running here When the life guards say it's too rough

hodgy0_2

I though my 10k pb of 52mins was pretty good

until my friend did the final 10k leg of the London Tri in 36 mins

although he has totally fvcked his knee and now can only do cycling

dpb

53 for 10k this afternoon, strong headwinds - bit of an excuse

But this was on its on, not bricking it

romford-boy

This is my standard pace on road, usually run for 3 or 4 miles. Over 10k I would keep up this pace but no better.

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dpb

How old are you Romford boy?

When I was at school a stone lighter and more supple I guess I might managed similar, cross country I did pretty good.

Everything seems to seized up now. Haha. ( 48 )


That calorie count seems quite high

hodgy0_2

I think a definition of terms is useful here

Anything at under 7.30 min miles is running, anything over is jogging - with a grey area in the 8 min mile

dpb

I was thinking the same thing yesterday whilst ( jogging. )

dpb

I can see one step down even for this triathlon ..

Shuffling

dpb

He's going to tell us he's 67 in a minute isn't he.


At that point I'm going home

ChrisB

Would you like a tin opener for your can of worms?

hodgy0_2

lol - I speak very much as a Jogger, I struggle to get under a 9 min mile for any length of time

my PB in a half marathon is a lowly 2:03 and for a full, 4:33

anyone who doesn't not recognise the difference between jogging and running is only fooling themselves

in fact towards the end of a long "run", the term jogging is pushing it - plodding is more accurate

hodgy0_2

same age as you dpb

dpb

Are right ..

I meant Romford Boy though really

romford-boy

I'm 30.

I never know what to make of the calorie count to be honest. Getting a Garmin (which gave the print out above) really helped monitor my pace though.

dpb

As far as I could tell from Internet decent activity took about 11cals a minute off you

coupe_20vt

iTrader: (2)

I took up jogging in March this year.

Entered and completed my first 10k in Leicester last month.

Completed it in 59m 19s.

During training I was doing 10k in a under 55m but on the day of the event I was suffering from the start of a chest infection and struggled in the last 2k.

Entered in another one for the end of September and hoping to go below 50m.

I'm 49 years old and happy with my times.

SwissTony

iTrader: (19)

That is really good going for your age mate
Me I am approaching that age and in the gym I struggle to do 5k in 35 minutes so don't know how I would cope with 10K on the road. Not being doing the gym that long but it is far better than what I could achieve when I first started which was about 500 metres before falling off the treadmill

romford-boy

My advice - don't do the same distance and speed the first time you hit the road as you would have done at the gym. All the changes in surface angle and gradient, however slight/undetectable will leave your muscles really aching. Road running is a whole different ball game and needs a bit of building up to.

SwissTony

iTrader: (19)

I used to do a lot of running at school which considering it was in Sedbergh , Cumbria meant a 10 mile run was up blooming mountains, avoiding sheep and drowning in rivers so I remember how different it is

I do the occasional run along the road now , much more fun when I go out running with my wife as watching her bum as she runs along is far more entertaining

hodgy0_2

be careful, there is "gym" fit and real world fit


(I am neither btw )

SwissTony

iTrader: (19)

Just getting bedroom fit

SJ_Skyline

I'm not looking forwards to the day when the kids beat me (properly) running. I give it about 2 years from now as I've currently got 3 minutes on their 5k times

hodgy0_2

ditto - the benefits of working from home

huzzy1

iTrader: (1)

I took up running back in June 2010 after tipping the scales at 18st and struggling to run at all. By June 2011 my quickest 10km was 42.25 and 2 months later I done a 1.36.53 half marathon averaging 7.21 a mile, by that time I'd lost 4 stone.

Now a few years on and my knees are shot to bits and I've taken up cycling, turns out I'm not bad at that too!

paulr

Try running a mile in 5.03, then 5.08 then another 24 at that pace.

Then, if you are lucky, you might match Paula Radcliffe's marathon world record.

SJ_Skyline

I've now only got 2m30s on the boy's 5km time as we ran a 25m30s parkrun this morning. Not too shabby for a 6 year old!