I have a best 1500m time of 4mins 28 secs and am looking to run a few 5kms on the track this year. Can anyone tell me what sort of times I should be aiming at?
I am new to track running having previously run marathons. i ran 2.45 two years ago. I also ran 2.17 for an 800m last year.
Shoot for 16:30 to start, you could go faster though. Your 1500 is a bit stronger than your 800 which is better than your full.
5km could be you distance! Good luck.
my 800 is 2:00 and my 1500 is 4:23. I have not raced a 5k in a while, but I am also shooting for sub 1630 in about 2 months when track is over.
You seem to get better as the distance increases. out of curiosity, what is your 3k/2mile pr?
eddylee,
your times are so unbalanced with such an emphasis on speed that i suspect you would benefit quite a bit from more mileage and longer intervals with limited recovery... honestly, if you're running 60/quarter for half a mile and can't even manage a sub 4:40 mile effort, there's something wrong. I run 1:59 800 and 4:03 1500... and i don't consider myself parcticularly distance oriented
to the original poster:
with so much distance running experience, i think you would adapt rather well to 5k on the track. aim for 16:30 and improve from there.
Thanks for the responses. I haven't really got that much running experience. Started jogging to keep fit in my late 20s which led into maratnon running. I'm now 33 and would like to concentrate on the shorter distances for a while.
With a view to reducing my 1500m quite a bit over the next year, are there any tables that compare equivilant times over the distances?
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There's a free computer for translating race times.
Incidentally, I can run sub-2 minutes for 800m, but only run 76 minutes for half marathon. From my perspective your strength seems to be endurance rather than speed. For 1500 and 800m running you have to do some serious intense sessions, with low volume but high lactic acid production. For example, 500m (7 mins rec) 400m (6 mins rest) 300m (5 mins rest) 200m (4 minutes) 200m, with all the efforts at flat out pace, prepares the legs for the intensity of a fast, short track race. I would agree that there is also an important place for long track reps with short recoveries in addition.