Sub 17 5k possible?

Impossible. It can't be done.

Yeah I'd say as long as you race well, you can do it for sure. Based on those workouts it seems like you definitely have the fitness. Go for it!

thequad614 wrote:

Hoping to break 17 for a 5k in a couple weeks, standalone 5k PR was 18:01 a year ago but I did a 17:50 mid workout a few weeks ago, currently averaging 35-40mpw as part of a total ~15-17hr/week triathlon training. Two recent workouts were 1) 5mi tempo @ 6:10 pace, 4' rest, then 5x1k (3:20, 3:18, 3:17, 3:17, 3:13) with 2' standing rest between done last Wednesday; 2) 4x(800, 1:30 rest, 1600, 3' rest), times were 2:42, 5:24, 2:40, 5:21, 2:41, 5:25, 2:41, 5:23) today. Both workouts were also done after a hard 3-3.5k swim in the morning as well if that counts for anything, so not nearly fully rested. Based on that I think it should be possible, but would be curious what you guys think!

Based on those workouts, it’s not a question of if you can go sub-17 but by how much. I think you could definitely go 16:3x with a taper and a good race. Sub-17 should be achievable no matter what

You got it, those are good workouts

For anyone curious, ended up going 16:16 :)

thequad614 wrote:

For anyone curious, ended up going 16:16 :)

Wow, you're one hell of a racer, congrats!

You will run 16:43.6

thequad614 wrote:

For anyone curious, ended up going 16:16 :)

Wowza! Way to smash your goal!