What times do you respect from someone 50 years old?

Age-grading is obviously fine.Colly used the word "spout off" which has nothing to do with Age Grading awareness.Spouting Off strikes me as an approach even Elite Athletes should avoid.Wonderful thing about this thread, is i have four years of training to earn some respect. That's good news.

LetsThink wrote:

colly wrote:

I respect any master who doesnt spout off about age-graded performances

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Really, so you when a 60 yo runs 39:00 for 10K in a big race and is lost in the pack back in 100th place, you see no value in age-grading that performance to get an idea of his talent?

Here it comes, that 39:00 age-grades to a 31:22. Now we can see just how exceptional that performance is among runners with age factored in.

Look, all people experience a decline in athletic performance as we age, what's wrong with measuring it?

Your stats sound right. Where did you get them?

It’s all subjective. I have just turned 50 and just ran a sub 36 - 6 mile race on a challenging course couple of hills to test your stamina. You get out what you put in. I am mid 17 for 5k at the moment. At 46 I was running 16:38 but I am working on getting back into that shape again.

I'm 47 and my recent times are 19:37, 40:31, and 1:32 for 5K, 10K, and half. I'd love to get to 18:30, 39:00, and sub 1:30 and maybe 3:15 to 3:20 for the full. I only average 40 miles per week so I could definitely do more. I don't think any of my times are that good but I still beat people 20 years younger than me. The fact that people in general are getting fatter and lazier definitely helps in my placing in races.

I coach a few who are getting to that age....50.

My self at 52 can't seem to find the time with teaching and private coaching business but on about 20 miles a week I can run 1730. Most won't ever achieve that so really if someone is 50+ I respect the following sub times;

Marathon 320

Half 130

10k 42

5k 20

3k 11

Mile 6min

My goals in 2019 at 52 sub

17 min 5k

5 min mile

For what it is worth.

On some level I respect everyone who’s training to run their best within the context of their obligations and physical limitations.

On some level my answer is 18:59, 39:15, 1:28, 3:07.

All of which are faster than I could run now, in my 20s, because I haven’t been running.

I have no self-respect.

Coahc wrote:

I coach a few who are getting to that age....50.

My self at 52 can't seem to find the time with teaching and private coaching business but on about 20 miles a week I can run 1730. Most won't ever achieve that so really if someone is 50+ I respect the following sub times;

Marathon 320

Half 130

10k 42

5k 20

3k 11

Mile 6min.

C'mon man...you've got to have great genetics to run those times at 50+. We're are talking FIFTY plus here not 20+. How many American men 50+ could run those times let alone run at all?

I ran those kind of times for the mile, 3k, 5k & 10k peaking out in my late 30s. I never had the genetics - I am short & stocky with flat feet and any mileage over 30 mpw, and more than one speed session per week, I got injured. And no amount of cross training, strength training, yoga, etc. helped. Bottom line: You're either built for distance running or you're not...period. And if you can't train optimally, you can't improve your times and be competitive. I felt extremely lucky to be able to run a 20 min 5k back in those days being Mr. 5 x 5 with bad biomechanics.

When I hit my 50's the injuries got much worse and degenerative changes in form of OA started to occur. I'd be lucky to run a 5k in 30 mins these days without having to stop and walk some because of arthritic joint pain.

High-impact activities in your older years can spell high-impact disaster for those without the good genetics.

Yep your right.

I am lucky I haven't gained 20+ lbs and still work hard at keeping fit.

On the other hand if you aren't gifted or live an easy life the times that I listed are not attainable.

The question was what times am I impressed with at 50 and those are about right.

Good luck with your running....hope you can stay fit and run fast.

At 50 years old, I think something like 9.59 for the 100m and 2:01:40 for the Marathon should get some respect. We should not forget that at this age some of your power has gone and you should not expect to be as fit as Bolt or Kipchoge.