Is winning a medal first in your age group division for a 5K an achievement if there is a few thousand runners?
Is winning a medal first in your age group division for a 5K an achievement if there is a few thousand runners?
Yes! You achieved first place for your age group. Good job!
In all seriousness, in some big races the age group times are...OK for old people, I guess? And in other races, they're frighteningly competitive. For my goal HM next year, probably the best I can hope for is top 3 in my age group, and you'd better believe I'll be running for age group glory 10-15 minutes behind the overall winner.