15:02 5k now done with real of 31 degrees. I'm at 15 flat, still delusional, i will run 14 flat and i will make money doing it. Through picking my races well and racking up a few sponsors ive made around 2500 euro this last year. I am still 20, still a student and I will keep coming back to this feed to prove you all wrong. "Delusional 2022" I know you're seeing this and this deserves a response.
I'm going to do it and I'm keeping receipts. I'll be in the 14s very soon then 14 flat! If you have the guts don't post anonymously. They also said I wouldn't run 15 flat and only might break 16. I'm still 20 and ill work hard till I'm 40+ if needs be to run that time.
Zach Miller college pb at 5000 was like 15:30 and he's a full time athlete for The North Face. If you just don't got the wheels but can grind out massive mileage/vert and can run all day. You can definitely make decent money from that talent level at 5k into ultras.
As others have mentioned, there really aren’t that many 5k races with prize money. If you can run 1:05-1:07 for a half marathon (a bit slower than the equivalent of 14 flat for 5k) then you can definitely make some money if you chose your races well. But we’re talking smaller races where $500 or if you’re lucky $1,000 is first prize. But even if you find one, get comped entry, and win every other weekend, that’s not enough to live off. In fact, you barely break even after travel expenses are considered. I know because I tried “living the dream” for a year or so before I realized I’d rather have a job that actually paid me real money, and even working that full time job I still ran faster by actually training for 3-4 goal races per year instead of trying to race as often as possible.
Lmao this post made me laugh. Our sport is cooked!
I’ve considered starting a thread on a similar subject, but this is close enough.
How many American runners can truly call themselves professional? By that I mean, you make enough solely from running to support the median American lifestyle.
Started running last year and ive done a 16.43 5k on 30 mpw with hard work i feel like i can get to that level rn in about 16.15 5k shape. I feel like I have a good chance to break 14 eventually im 17. Considering my chances.
The absolute max prize money for events where you’ll win a 5km in 14 minutes would most likely be $500-1K. Running one of those per week, every week for a year (almost impossible to find one per week) is $25-50K and once you factor in travel expenses to get to all those events around the country you’d barely be breaking even.
My son runs for Iowa State. Hus PR is under 13:40 and he gets 40%. He has some walkons on his team at 14:00 and he knows sub 14 guys on other teams who are getting less than 25%. Some of these guys transferred which they are in the know.
Started running last year and ive done a 16.43 5k on 30 mpw with hard work i feel like i can get to that level rn in about 16.15 5k shape. I feel like I have a good chance to break 14 eventually im 17. Considering my chances.
The absolute max prize money for events where you’ll win a 5km in 14 minutes would most likely be $500-1K. Running one of those per week, every week for a year (almost impossible to find one per week) is $25-50K and once you factor in travel expenses to get to all those events around the country you’d barely be breaking even.
Solid analysis but you’re being generous. The 1st place prize for the NYRR JP Morgan 4M was $800 and that’s an 8,000 runner race.
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