Is it possible for me to run sub 22min 5K at age 50 with 17 inch biceps?

Hobby jiggers aren't scrawny

Hilarious 10/10

Plausibly yes. You will have to shed some bulk though. Skipping and the exercycle to help get the body conditioned to fitness. Your lower limbs are just going to learn what pain is, so get a comfortable but flexible pair of shoes with some structure.

I'm 50.

I'm seriously having trouble comprehending the inability to run a 22 minute 5k (or slightly under) for any man my age, big arms or not, unless you are morbidly obese. This is over 7:00/mile pace. For slightly over 3 miles. What is wrong with you?? Just jog for a month or two, somewhat regularly. You'll be easily able to do this.

Coevett wrote:

The thing is 5K is the benchmark for every hobbyjogger

Absolute nonsense. 5k is the benchmark for every flopped out former college Letsrun poster but certainly not for the genuine hobbyjogger.

That's why you get all the nonsense "run a 1,000 miles a week to go sub 15" rubbish on here. Never on the cards for a real hobby jogger in a million years...

The genuine hobbyjogger is aiming for a half minimum before advancing to the full marathon and then the holy grail ultra when he / she realises pace is never ever going to be a humble brag option for them.

seriously.... wrote:

I'm 50.

I'm seriously having trouble comprehending the inability to run a 22 minute 5k (or slightly under) for any man my age, big arms or not, unless you are morbidly obese. This is over 7:00/mile pace. For slightly over 3 miles. What is wrong with you?? Just jog for a month or two, somewhat regularly. You'll be easily able to do this.

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Bro those are some nasty manbags!!! All you gotta do is step into the box with me and we are gonna get rid of that fat in a week guaranteed!!! J

ust jump into a WOD and go hard until you chuck on the floor. Then were gonna get sprinting to give you that ridiculous speed!!

22 minutes will be nothing, youll probablu break 18!! Then you can come to one of our friday night crossfit parties and bag some tight @ss! LETS GET IT!!1!!!1!

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Why would you post something so ridiculous under the user name of "Coevett?"

Yes, that is possible and reasonable, and will probably not take you until age 50. I did some bodybuilding when I was in a freshman/sophomore in college, then got into decathlon. When I was 27, I took up distance running. 16 inch biceps, 6'2", 185 pounds. My first 5k, after training hard for three months, was 22:39.

Two years later, I ran 1:09 for a ten-mile trail race. Three years after that, I ran 2:59 for the marathon. At age 33, I ran 1:18 for the half. Typical training was 45-70 mpw. I also lifted 2-5 times a week, nowhere near as hard as I did in college.

Now I am 38. 16 inch biceps, 185 pounds. I never got below 176. That muscle mass stuck around. Obviously, the older you get the harder it is to maintain, but you should definitely be able yo break 22 without losing much muscle at all.

he's back boys

To answer the question, posted at the beginning of the thread, as it implies doing a 5k handstand:

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/walking-on-hands-farthest-distance-in-8-hours

::::rolleyes::::

You will never amount to anything in the running world, as long as you're "hobby jogging" Do you also carry a bong in your disc golf backpack?

The older you get the harder it is. Young folks can't relate. My college warm-up times or easing jogging was about a 7:30-min/mile pace. I currently can't run a 5k at that pace but hope later this year after losing another 20-lbs. I'm 56, 6'1/2" and 195 and could probably only manage about 25 something minutes right now. I was 160 in college, that make a huge difference as well.

blamb61 wrote:

could probably only manage about 25 something minutes

lol

seriously.... wrote:

I'm 50.

I'm seriously having trouble comprehending the inability to run a 22 minute 5k (or slightly under) for any man my age, big arms or not, unless you are morbidly obese. This is over 7:00/mile pace. For slightly over 3 miles. What is wrong with you?? Just jog for a month or two, somewhat regularly. You'll be easily able to do this.

Hmmm......a 50yr old jogging for a month or 2 will be able to run 3 consecutive 7min miles with no previous running before that? Wrong.

seriously.... wrote:

I'm 50.

I'm seriously having trouble comprehending the inability to run a 22 minute 5k (or slightly under) for any man my age, big arms or not, unless you are morbidly obese. This is over 7:00/mile pace. For slightly over 3 miles. What is wrong with you?? Just jog for a month or two, somewhat regularly. You'll be easily able to do this.

You're surely trolling here?

I've been looking at the results of a lot of local amateur races in the UK and 22 minutes would generally get you into the top 1/3 (for all participants). I intend to run my first this summer and I should be able to get inside 25 minutes which would be a respectable middle of the pack finish according to the results of that race from last year.

I am by no means morbidly obese but as I said, perhaps 12 or more lbs of unnecessary fat and I maybe at least 14 lbs of upper body muscle that is of no use for a 5K but that I'd like to keep. I am also nearly 47 with a meniscus tear in one knee and pains in the other, although maybe I can get those problems treated before I turn 50.

You've likely been running for years. I think it's highly unlikely most middle-aged men starting almost from scratch could run a 22 minute 5K with a couple of months of half-hearted jogging.

According to the Runners World age conversion table, a 50 year old male running 22 mins would be better than 67% of his amateur peers :

troll hof wrote:

XFit_Guy_the_Real_One_1 wrote:

Bro those are some nasty manbags!!! All you gotta do is step into the box with me and we are gonna get rid of that fat in a week guaranteed!!! J

ust jump into a WOD and go hard until you chuck on the floor. Then were gonna get sprinting to give you that ridiculous speed!!

22 minutes will be nothing, youll probablu break 18!! Then you can come to one of our friday night crossfit parties and bag some tight @ss! LETS GET IT!!1!!!1!

he's back boys

ugh

Should be no problem. My college, rugby playing, beer drinking roommate had 18 inch pythons and ran 21:XX for a St. Paddy Day's 5K. He did this with zero endurance run training. Main thing holding him back was his 10 incher that was big around as a beer can. It would get to oscillating out of control at seven minute mile pace. Granted he was in his early 20s but you have time to train 2x per day and can still lose 14lbs. So get out there and hobby jog.

Not Lately wrote:

Should be no problem. My college, rugby playing, beer drinking roommate had 18 inch pythons and ran 21:XX for a St. Paddy Day's 5K. He did this with zero endurance run training. Main thing holding him back was his 10 incher that was big around as a beer can. It would get to oscillating out of control at seven minute mile pace. Granted he was in his early 20s but you have time to train 2x per day and can still lose 14lbs. So get out there and hobby jog.

Quite. 20s and 50 are very similar really.