How old are you, height/weight and what is your over 40 PR's and what are you focused on now?
I'll start with mine.
42 Years old 5-11 192 Pounds
200- 27.6
400- 60.4
800- 2.17.07
1500- 4.50.09
1600- 5.09
5K-18:02
10K- 37:57
1/2 Marathon- 1:26:25
Marathon- 3:15:24
What distance or type of training would you focus on if you were me?
800 meters
What's your mileage like? From your height/weight and 400m speed, the shorter distances might suit you better. But if you run more mileage, you should get at least the 5k time down. It just depends on what kind of training you want to do and can do. If you're asking what your best event is based on those times, I'd say the 400m and/or 800m.
OP: seems to me that your marathon time is out of line with your shorter distance performances, so you could either focus on improving that or taking some shorter distances you enjoy and seeing what more you can do with them.
as for me, i'm a 50-yr-old woman, 4'11", 93 lbs, and here are my PRs (age):
mile: 5:47 (50, flat road mile, first mile ever raced, 5 days after racing 30 miles)
5K: 19:30 (48)
10K: 41:24 (48)
10 mi: 1:08:17 (47)
HM: 1:31:51 (46)
Mar: 3:17:50 (45)
50K (HAT Run): 4:40 (45)
50 mi (Sulphur Springs): 7:55 (48)
i love trails and am currently gearing up for a 50 miler, but hope to play around with the mile this winter.
You can run a fast 400/800 meters easy
44 Years old 5-09 155 Pounds
800- 2:02
1600- 4:44
5K-16:45
10K- 36:05
1/2 Marathon- 1:22:39
Marathon- 2:54:20
I do no really focus on one event. In the summer I run track, fall x-country, winter a marathon. Like you, I seem to run better in the 800/mile.
Next year when I turn 45, I plan on concentrating on losing some weight and simply focusing on the 800/mile.
Based on the stats you gave - I think I would recommend the same. But listen, at our age...whatever you decide...Just have fun!
42 years 5 11 138 lbs
mile: 5:00
3000: 9:55
5k: 17:40
10k: 36:48
1/2 m: 1:21
mar: 2: 57
I'd say your mid-d times are better than your long d, so go for that.
43 years 6 ft. 160 lbs
5k 17:38
10k 37:18
half mar. 120:19
Mar 255:31
bulldog35 wrote:
How old are you, height/weight and what is your over 40 PR's and what are you focused on now?
I'll start with mine.
42 Years old 5-11 192 Pounds
200- 27.6
400- 60.4
800- 2.17.07
1500- 4.50.09
1600- 5.09
5K-18:02
10K- 37:57
1/2 Marathon- 1:26:25
Marathon- 3:15:24
What distance or type of training would you focus on if you were me?
400/800
Me, post 40.....
100-13.07
200-hi27
400-60.8
800-2:11
1500-4:28
3000-10:12
5km-16:55
10km-35:20
I recently got so tired of 800/1500, and I'm dedicating myself to 5km now.
46 years old; 6'-0"; 138 lbs.
Mile: 4:39 (46; track)
5K: 15:46 (44)
10K: 32:58 (45)
10M: 55:30 (45)
1/2 Mar: 1:12:40 (43)
Mar: 2:36:44 (45)
Don't really focus on any one event, but I think I have more promise as a marathoner at this point.
6' 1" , 160 lbs.
2 miles 10:38
5000 16:42
1/2 marathon 1:21:20
Marathon 2:59:31
Looking to get back under 1:20 for the half marathon
and under 2:48 for the marathon by this fall.
Dabbling in some track 1500 and 3000 races this summer just for fun.
Looks like your best events are the shorter ones.
50 now...all my pr's were at age 47....didn't start running until age 42(was 207 lbs when I started)now around 160lbs
400 in pratice...65
800 last yr at 49...2:21
at 47
mile 4:56
2 mile 10:38
5K 17:10
10K 36:12
1/2 marathon...1:21
Will be 45 next month, 145 lbs at 5'7"
800 - 2:04.83 (40)
1500 - 4:09.99 (42)
3000 - 9:08.06 (42)
5000 - 15:54 (42)
10k - 33:39 (43)
HM - 1:13:29 (43)
M - 2:42:02 (40)
Something been wrong with me the last 6+ months, docs still haven't got it figured out, but it seems my best days are likely behind me now (my suspicion is I did some heart damage while working at very high altitude, but I'm guessing/grasping at straws). Haven't raced since a fall marathon (Philly - not too bad, 2:44-high) and don't expect to race until we get things back on track, although I bailed from an indoor 5000 in March (on pace for 17:00+ after running 16:00 in the same meet 12 months prior). Running fitness is inexplicaby deteriorating in spite of relatively consistent running. Rather frustrating... could be just age, I suppose.
Pete wrote:
Will be 45 next month, 145 lbs at 5'7"
800 - 2:04.83 (40)
1500 - 4:09.99 (42)
3000 - 9:08.06 (42)
5000 - 15:54 (42)
10k - 33:39 (43)
HM - 1:13:29 (43)
M - 2:42:02 (40)
Something been wrong with me the last 6+ months, docs still haven't got it figured out, but it seems my best days are likely behind me now (my suspicion is I did some heart damage while working at very high altitude, but I'm guessing/grasping at straws). Haven't raced since a fall marathon (Philly - not too bad, 2:44-high) and don't expect to race until we get things back on track, although I bailed from an indoor 5000 in March (on pace for 17:00+ after running 16:00 in the same meet 12 months prior). Running fitness is inexplicaby deteriorating in spite of relatively consistent running. Rather frustrating... could be just age, I suppose.
you are my biggest fear...must not be pete...must not be pete...must not be pete...
42 years old. 6' 0" 160 pounds
Post 40 PRs
800 - 2:06
Mile: 4:36
5k: 16:18
1/2 marathon - 1:14:38
Marathon - 2:43:19
My focus varies over the course of the year. I just ran Boston. At the moment I'm doing a few triathlons as a break from pure running. In the next few weeks I'm switching over to base building for the Berlin Marathon. After Berlin I'll switch over to indoor track. I like mixing it up. Keeps you fresh, I think
49 years old 5'9" 154lbs
400 - 68.0 (2010)
800 - 2:31 (2009) Going after this one soon!
1500 - 5:04 (2010)
1mile - 5:26 (2010)
2mile - 11:53 (2009) Another one that's gonna go down
5K - 18:26 (2009)
10K - 37:47 (2010)
12K - 46:43 (2010)
10mile - 62:53 (2010)
1/2Mar - 1:23:14 (2009)
30K - 2:02:39 (2009)
Mar - 2:55:36 (2008) This one's going down this year, too
44 Years old
50 ~ 5.8
100 ~ 10.9 ht
150 ~ 16.6 ht
200 ~ 22.5 ht
300 ~ 35.7 ht
350 ~ 43.5 ht
400 ~ 49.4 ht
500 ~ 1:06. ht
700 ~ 1:40.5 ht
800 ~ 1:56.1 ht indoors
1000 ~ 2:30.5 ht
1100 ~ 2:51 ht
1200 ~ 3:08.1 last year on a race
1500 ~ 3:58.1
Mile ~ indoors
2000 ~ 5:25 on the road
1.5 miles 6:51 on the road
2 miles ~ 9:26 on the road
3000 ~ 8:59 on the track and 8:45 on the road
2.5 ~ 12:15 on the road
3 miles ~ 14:30 road race
4 miles ~ 20:12 TT last summer
5 miles ~ 25:40 TT last summer
6 miles ~ 30:55 TT Last summer
10k 33:30 ~ I ran that 10k a day after a hard 400/800 workout.
The Half Marathon ~ 1:16, it's something I have to work on as a master runner. I only have about ten weeks to train for this race. The next week, it's back to training for track.
My goal is to help develop as many runners from high school to master on the track and the road. I am also training for some fast times in the 400, 800, 1500, mile, 3000, and 5000 in 2011.
Last year I ran a (3:08.1) 1200 and came back with a 1:57.4)800 win. I think I could have run 1:53 that day if I didn't run that 1200. I ran a (50.9) three weeks before that race at the end of a 5000 workout.
This year I never got serious about racing after Feb and the year just went by. I only ran one race in Feb, a 600 at a college all comers. I went looking for a fast race, but the kids weren't looking to run hard that day.
So, I rabbit the first 400 meters in (51.6) and call it a day. I think speed and speed endurance is the key for masters runners as you get older.
Bulldog35, the first thing you need to do is drop the weight. I think you can run uner 2 minutes in the 800 easy after that.
Genesis Man
Genesis Man
In 2009 you'd have been ranked 1st in 100, 5th in 200, 1st in 400, 3rd in 800, 4th in 1500m in the world leading times for the 40-44 age group.
Incredible range - and particularly so because you're barely still in the age group.
What is your name if you don't mind me asking?
43, 6'3" 75 kg
My pbs
400- 52.9 (40) officially but quicker as I crossed the line with a guy who ran 52.7
800- 1.56.4 (40) 1.54.1 (39+10 months)
1500- 3.58.1 (40) 3.57.1 (39+10 months)
3000 - 8.50
1/2 Marathon- 1:12.28 (42) 1.11.36 (39)
I am not sure what you should focus on as I don't know the training you did to get your pbs.
It looks like you are evenly performed over a few distances.
If I were you I would focus on the longer distances, but it depends what your goals are and why you run.
bulldog,
What kind of mileage/workouts are you running? I'm your ht/wt and 44 and can't come near your times. Then again I only run 30mpw so maybe doubling my work load will chase down the times.