I am 43 years old. I am Ethiopian and lived at altitude (9000ft) for the first 17 years of my life. I think I have some good genes based on longevity in my family and also have a cousin that has run a 2:12 marathon. I run very little at this time. I have ran a mile in 6:26 off of minimal training (20-25miles/wk) 10 years ago. 20 lbs overweight now. How fast can I expect to run a 5k/10k in a year and what training should I do to get there?
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I once saw an Italian running club recruit an Ethiopian immigrant off the streets to see if they could turn him into a decent runner. He looked old (reminded me of Yifter), perhaps in his mid 30s and I'm not exactly sure if he had run previously, but with several weeks of training he ran 14.29 for 5k, on the track. I remember people laughing at him for not liking running shoes.
italy90 wrote:
I once saw an Italian running club recruit an Ethiopian immigrant off the streets to see if they could turn him into a decent runner. He looked old (reminded me of Yifter), perhaps in his mid 30s and I'm not exactly sure if he had run previously, but with several weeks of training he ran 14.29 for 5k, on the track. I remember people laughing at him for not liking running shoes.
14:29 from scratch in few weeks for a mid-late 30's guy? Sounds miraculous. That's approaching women's WR. I wonder if the guy didn't like his shoes because he got injured from the training. I'd be happy if I could figure out how to run around 20:00.
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