Why do 15 minute 5k Guys think they're elite?

I run a 19:20 but I smoke blunts and drink every night. So fuk you and your friends, if you had any.

sike wrote:

I run a 19:20 but I smoke blunts and drink every night. So fuk you and your friends, if you had any.

These are my favorite guys. The people who don't look like they know how to put one foot in front of the other because they're too fukked up, and then they run a decent time out of nowhere. They're also often the least arrogant, and most personable runners around, unlike the 16:20 guy who shows up to a fun run wearing split shorts and a singlet.

Emptiness in other aspects of life. One can't be an elite if he can't even keep up with Kipchoge for 5K during his marathon.

What's the difference between a 14 minute 5k guy and a 15 minute 5k guy? The 14 minute 5k guy knows he's not elite.

george oscar bluth wrote:

What's the difference between a 14 minute 5k guy and a 15 minute 5k guy? The 14 minute 5k guy knows he's not elite.

Whoa. That pretty well hits the nail on the head.

French Dawg wrote:

sike wrote:

I run a 19:20 but I smoke blunts and drink every night. So fuk you and your friends, if you had any.

These are my favorite guys. The people who don't look like they know how to put one foot in front of the other because they're too fukked up, and then they run a decent time out of nowhere. They're also often the least arrogant, and most personable runners around, unlike the 16:20 guy who shows up to a fun run wearing split shorts and a singlet.

God forbid someone wear a singlet and split shorts! I can't think of anything more arrogant than wearing running clothes at a running race.

French Dawg wrote:

sike wrote:

I run a 19:20 but I smoke blunts and drink every night. So fuk you and your friends, if you had any.

These are my favorite guys. The people who don't look like they know how to put one foot in front of the other because they're too fukked up, and then they run a decent time out of nowhere. They're also often the least arrogant, and most personable runners around, unlike the 16:20 guy who shows up to a fun run wearing split shorts and a singlet.

They tend have sweet c*cks and eat pu$$y like a champ, whatever is called for.

My Drunk Dad Got His Ass Beat! wrote:

They do. Anonymity is the main reason this board exists in its present useless form. If I could hunt down every one of those slow, jealous motherf***ers ripping the top guys and line them up in a row, I would take them all on at once and knock their chattering teeth out of their rocklike heads.

You're a mean one! 😯

Not Elite wrote:

Here's the truth:

19 min. guys don't know this board exists.

17 min. guys envy the thought of conversing with 13 min. on this board?

15 min. guys think they're 13 min. guys.

13 min. guys look on this board for their name.

12 min. guys are on drugs and will soon have their records wiped

george oscar bluth wrote:

What's the difference between a 14 minute 5k guy and a 15 minute 5k guy? The 14 minute 5k guy knows he's not elite.

One of the best posts in a long time.

I was a sub 14 guy and never once felt like I was anything other than the fastest guy my family knew.

It's hard to stand on the starting line with guys who are 40-50 seconds faster than you and tell yourself YOU are hot stuff.

I used to drink heavy and smoke when I was running 5k in under 13 minutes. (Treadmill) under 13 min 30 on straight road. The first 3k just over 7 minutes average. Now I don't smoke or drink, I only just do 5k in about 18 minutes on treadmill. Haven't started running circuits yet. And only started running 3 months ago.

sike wrote:

I run a 19:20 but I smoke blunts and drink every night. So fuk you and your friends, if you had any.

WOW watcher wrote:

Elite on the high level VS Elite on the collegiate level VS Elite on an international level.

Think about that

Elite is elite. If you have to say something like "HS elite" or "masters elite" you are not really elite.

LMAO wrote:

fgfg wrote:

If the 250-pound lady coming second last in the 1/2 marathon shows weakness the 300-pound lady in last place will tear her a new a$$hole.

Great image

i just came, twice. (i'm a 120-pound chick.)

Why are some people haters I'm putting everything I got into going sub 15 this spring. Sorry you're not as fast as people that eat, sleep, and run. Sounds like you're the one with the personality problem.

I bet you have never run 15:00 not even to save your life.

We in Russia have a very clear guide lines which are taught at school from young age which are pretty clear for most of the sport.

And for running 5k we have it too. And it has normative time for each category of runner.

We have

3 Juniour classes (under 14-18 kids level)

3 Senior classes (amature level)

Candidate to Master class (on a way to become a pro)

Master class

Elite class

And the time for being awarded each class in 5k run are the following

Juniour Class 3 - not awarded (not sure why, I thing the distance is too long for under 14 kids)

Junior Class 2 - 20:50 (good time for 15 year old)

Junior Class 1 - 19:10 (age between 15-18)

Senior Class 3 - 17:55

Senior Class 2 - 16:45

Senior Class 1 - 15:40

Candidate to Master - 14:40

All this classes are not considered elite or even professional by any standards - if you don't achieve this by the age of 21-22 you better find something else to do.

Master of sport (pro level) - 14:00

Master of Sport international (elite level) - 13:27

So based on this scale people who are 15:00 - are not just not elite, they are not even pro, and people here know that very clear.

I am 20 min runner would love to run 15, need to train more I guess. Altho running at 3min/k feels more like a sprint to me, just cant sustain that pace for more that 3-4minutes. But before I could say the same about 4min/km. Fastest speed I ran was 2:30min/k - ran that for about 40 seconds - I felt really bad after that.

I like how this Russian guy put it.

Hello

Just ran 16:33 last week. Do you guys think I could run 15:0X by the end of the summer? In April I ran 20:19, but from June I pretty much give all my time to training. My weekly milage is about 100-150 km depending on the week. I do speed work on track 3 times a week and a lot of other kind of training (stretching, cycling, balance exercises, strength workout)

Usually I spend about 8 hours a day on training with about 4500-5000 calories spend a day. My height is 168cm, l weight 62 kg(seems like I can drop around 5kg and get about 7% body fat)

There is probably no way to increase my training, because I feel like I am on a verge of overtraining, and when I start to feel that way, I just rest for 1 day, and get huge super compensation, which brings me to a whole new level.

Most of my milage is done at high velocity. I cant run longer than 10k. Once I ran 23k long run. I felt really bad after that, not sure I want to do it again. It was the hardest work out, even thou I ran it at 5:00min/k pace. I felt depleted at the end and on a way to my home (by train) was super-cold (on a hot day), as if something happened at 16k mark, something switched inside.

On the other hand I run 3k at maximum effort almost every day, which I love.

I can hold 3:00min/k for about 1k, 3:00min/k feels hard on my legs, as if it requires some-kind of different running mechanics compared to 3:30m/k - which feels relaxed yet hard.

My training times at max effort

400m time is 65sec

800m time is 2:20

100m time is 14,50

3000m time is 9:50sh - (training time, not racing never raced 3k)

Hope this makes sense.

Any advise is welcome.

Do you think its possible to run 15:0X in 2 months (if I don't get injured of something) or am I to naive not to understand a huge gap between 16:33 and 15:09. Yet I must say that 20:19 and 16:33 is also a big gap isn’t it? I can say that going from 20:19 to 16:33 was not that hard for me. It just takes a lot of time of your life.

Oh and I forgot to say, my age is 33, not sure if it matters but still.

Not Elite wrote:

Here's the truth:

19 min. guys don't know this board exists.

17 min. guys envy the thought of conversing with 13 min. on this board?

15 min. guys think they're 13 min. guys.

13 min. guys look on this board for their name.

12 min. guys don't speak english. (except one from the outback)

Bekele knows good English