Only on Letsrun is a 20:44 5k criticized

Also in real life

There is zero meaning in simply running a 5K nor in any particular time

I run a couple 5ks every day . I ran 19:44 last year as an old man and was not impressed with myself

Your complacency

At 35 lbs over my racing weight in my 20s, I ran 20:45 for the 5K at age 60. Thought that was decent, but I did not get too excited about it.

I don't criticize your 20:44, I criticize your lack of improvement since then. It's not about where you start, it's about where you're going. 20:44 is merely the starting point.

Coach Timo

There is meaning and purpose in your relationships, what you can contribute to others. Unless you’re a narcissist.

I was in pretty bad shape and ran like 20:30 at the last park run I did. It was a little embarrassing. I’ve been running more seriously since then and should be back to sub 19 shape. In a month or so I might do another park run and hopefully be sub 18 again. But I’m like 50 and I was never very fast.

Nothing wrong with a 20:44 5k, but starting a thread just to bash people who criticize it is just feeding the trolls. Seems like going out of your way to post this just announces that the trolls got to you when you could be using that time to do something productive

I quit running when I couldn't go under 20min for a 5k. You should too.

A 20 min 5k is a pretty decent opening split for the marathon while you're still getting warmed up

Yeah but you look like a twig with no muscle mass and wouldn’t be able to defend your wife and kids if their lives depended on it.

Get some muscle twig boy.

I ran a sub 20 5k at 235 pretty easily. Don’t need to be a stick for that bub

I knew a Jimmy Sneed back in the day but he was definitely more than 235.

You'd be more credible to identify yourself and your most recent 5km. I wonder how critical one can be when they themselves are easily scrutinized.

There is more meaning in your words when you lead by action.

I put up 215 on the bench at 171lbs. Most guys can't do that.