What kind of 5k pace does 60 mpw *generally* merit?

Sub 19 might be aiming too low. A long continuous block of mileage can have amazing results in newer runners.

Did you run track?

What is your age? How long have u been running? What has been your mileage per week the last 6 months?

If you're a young man, then sub 18 is certainly reasonable.

I'm 29 and just recently got 18:39 off 30 miles a week plus some cycling.

I run 16:00-16:30 off of that type of mileage, but usually more like 7:20-7:50 pace with more structured tempos of 3-5 miles @5:30-6:00 pace along with interval and raw speed work.

I think sub 18:00 should be on the table.

The "*generally*" in your title makes me think that you want me to guess what the average 5k time for people running 60 mpw is, so I'll do that first: I'm guessing that most people running 60 mpw are adults who never ran until mid-adulthood and are "training to do a marathon," and that about 50% are women. The other group of people running 60 mpw are people who ran track and xc and college and still run, but most of them are men. So I'll guess that the average time among these groups would be about 20:00 which is much more heavily weighted by the "going to do a marathon" crowd.

Another way to think about it though: I would guess that almost no one who ends up with a lifetime 5k PR of ~19:00 ever ran nearly up to 60 miles in a week.

There is no relation between 5k pace and a 60 mpw training.

Hobby coach wrote:

There is no relation between 5k pace and a 60 mpw training.

Agree with this.

The OP should go run an all out mile in the track, warmed up, racing flats etc then post that time. That would reveal a lot more than 60 mpw.

This is like asking what kind of gas makes a car go the fastest. Or how delicious will my cake be if I use name-brand flour instead of store brand? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I am an untalented going on 40 late life runner. I believe a long block of 60 miles per week, with some workouts, might get me to around 18:30 give or take.

This will vary wildly by talent level. You should do it and find out though.

Somewhere between 13:00 and 25:00

Lagat ran 12:53 on 60 mpw, so that's something to aim for.

the info u provided doesn't help anyone. we need to know the speed workouts ur doing

When I was 19 it got me to 16-low. When I was 52 it got me 21-low.

Decent mileage with no workouts wont get you very far. It will depend much more on talent level.

My buddy could do that and hed get to about 19:30

If I did that, I'd get to 18:00

A lot of Kenyans could do that and get to 16:00

To answer your question of what is "average" for someone that runs 60mpw at 7:45 pace, maybe 19:30

Some workouts would be much more telling. Easy running is beneficial, but it's not a good thing to base race predictions from. Also, 3 weeks is not very long

My take, for us mortal runners, I'd aim to max out progress on the least mileage possible THEN add mileage when you plateau.

Just doing consistent 30-40 mile weeks with the correct mix of faster/slower runs will likely get you to sub 19 easily. If you find you struggle to get faster then bump things up a bit. Just adding miles onto your weeks purely for the sake of your logs isn't the right mindset imo.

And to answer your question, for 60 mile weeks I'd expect to be 16, low 17 for 5K at least. If your slower than that something elsewhere is the cause, not the mileage total.

How many miles were you running when you ran your 20:55? If it was 60 then and you're running 60 now, not much has changed. You might not go much lower.

If 60 mpw is significant increase for you then it's likely you'll be able to drive that 5K PR much lower, off that mileage.

But as other's have said. we're taking wild guesses, because there are too many other factors at play.

If you really want to know, taper a little bit, then do a 5K time trial, and you'll have a better idea what amount of progress you're making.

i ran an 18:25 5k off of 40mpw and then an 18:09 5k off of 60mpw so anything is possible

No, I did not run track. I wanted to but it interfered with my community service schedule, which I am doing for college admissions stuff.