Sub 30 10k isn't impressive

Just under 72 second quarters for 25 laps. For most a very decent level. Stop trolling guy. Go for a run.

The average adult male who exercises regularly can sprint a lap in about 71.

Holding that for 25 laps is impressive. Not elite, but definitely good.

I always think I've ticked the "running posts only" box for this board, but then someone posts some retarded troll take and ruins it for everyone again.

What is wrong with you people?

This is a good troll thread (assuming it’s not a clueless collegiate). It’s not political, got responses, and got some training discussion as well

Depends on who is running the sub-30. Some examples:

Not impressive: D1 upper classman on good distance oriented team on the track. Kiplimo on the road or track.

Impressive: Any US woman. Ryan Hall, Nick Symmonds, or Alan Webb 6 months from now. Any US guy that didn't run on a team in college.

Sub 30 is not elite and has not been for a long time...

But a Sub 30 guy is a top 5 athlete for all but a few of the 360+ DI XC teams.

To compare with basketball, a sub 30 guy is leading a lot of DI teams, and would get minutes at virtually any program.

I agree. 72s laps are slow enough that it's a relatively easy "goal" to hit. I broke 30 the first time as a glorified tempo run with a strong finish - clicking off 4:48s and then closing under 4:20.

OP must have hit the Letsrun trifecta: Sub 14 for 5k; >= $250,000/year; and model wife.

Things that never happened for $500.

0/10. At most local running clubs if you are a sub 30 runner you are a running god!

It's impressive to me.

My college team was 4th in the NCAA D1 Cross Country Championship. Only 4 of that top 7 ever ran under 30 minutes for 10K on the track, road or CC. I guess the other 3 guys were total chumps despite 2 of them being All American in other events.

Ratio

Yeah, I know you’re trolling, but untrue. I mean, it’s true for the most talented of the talented, yes, but not the merely talented. I ran not-quite-60 mpw in high school & could break 9 but not 30 for 10k. Never happened. Most guys need 80+.

However, it’s certainly less impressive in the super shoe era, both because recovery in training is faster and the races themselves are faster. So, actually, maybe 60 mpw is all it takes. Still aggressive.

A sub 30:00 10k guy is going to win nearly any local road race from 5k to a Half Marathon...

It's good enough to make a national championships in most countries.

The Australian national qualifying standard for men is 29:45.

In my state, there's a few guys that run about that. They get elite starts in road races, and pick up a few thousand dollars each year in prize money.

If you ran that time at the start of a marathon you would be nearly 400m behind Bekele at 10k and he would have another 20 miles to run

Yes, but you'd likely finish, and he wouldn't.

This was posted under "college running".

For a non-freshman, it's not a good time.