I ran 2.1 miles in 13:17 on Friday. Today I'm going to try for a 5k. How fast should a 15yo male do that? Judging by my 2 miles in 13 minutes, I might be able to pull off a 19-minute 3 miles. Is this plausible?
Also, where should I do this? I ran my two miles on sidewalks, but it wasn't the best.
As a highschool freshman (14 years old) I ran 2 miles in about 12 flat and the best I could do for a 5k back then was around 19:30 ish, so I'd say you could aim for around 20 flat or just under 20 minutes for 5k
You ran around a 12:40 2 mile you should be able to do a sub 20 5k right now. I ran around 14:00 for 2 miles during track last spring as an 8th grader and then ran a 19:06 5k on a muddy xc course four months later as a freshman with not very good summer training. What really maters is how much you want it and how much you are willing to work for it.
I had a pr of 12:42 for the 3200 last spring, and then for the following xc season got a 19:13 5k, should've gotten sub 19 tho. So yeah its rather plausible if you keep improving.