Can I run a 27:00 8k?

a bit over 27:30 my guess

A 27 8K is a quite fast for a 37 10k guy. I think you need to be in low 16 5k and low 34 10k shape to run a 27 8K. If you can get down to 28:30 that would be great based on what you have done.

I agree. I ran 15:39 5k and 34:22 10k with a 5 mile best of 27:05 so just under 27 for 8k. You need to average 5:25 per mile for 27:00 8k and right now you best is about 5:40 a mile. You need to be able to do (for example) repeat miles around 5:00 (3x1 mile/400jog) or (5:10-5:15/400jog) for 5-6x1 mile to be able to run the 8k you want to. Assuming you are pretty young, keep at it. With smart training, you should improve.

Times don't matter in XC

alright, thanks for the feedback. cc camp starts in 2 days so "the hay is in the barn" so to speak.

Good luck, OP. If your summer training was mostly/all slow stuff, it could take a few weeks for the added training mileage to show through; but you should make steady progress and really come into your own in the latter part of the schedule.

lease wrote:

Good luck, OP. If your summer training was mostly/all slow stuff, it could take a few weeks for the added training mileage to show through; but you should make steady progress and really come into your own in the latter part of the schedule.

ditto this.

I ran a bunch last summer and could only muster a 18:30 5k in august. Two months later/midseason, I ran a 14:50. Let the training catch up. Don't stress over it.

Definitely. I was in a similar situation last season (I'm primarily a 800/1500 runner though) - I had run 2820 my freshman year and over the summer going into soph year I increased my summer mileage significantly (ran somwhere around 600 miles) and started doing striders more often (which I think helped with transitioning into more intense training later in the season). I ran about 1715 for 5k and 28:55 for 5miles that summer. I ended up running 26:40 8k my soph year without changing much else besides mileage (55 mpw to 70 mpw). So basically, keep rolling with the punches - stick with the increased mileage and add more striders to maintain some turnover and hopefully you'll feel strong and pop that 27:00 8k.

Good luck!

drinker wrote:

a bit over 27:30 my guess

What off a 18:08 5k? Especially if the 8km is xc. By the way I thought you American worked on miles why not make it 5 miles?

To the op do a 5 mile time trial and add 30 seconds. It won't kill you!