How much faster is a 5K on a track than on an average cross country course? I know every cross country course is different, but how much faster would you say a runner usually runs a 5K on a track?
How much faster is a 5K on a track than on an average cross country course? I know every cross country course is different, but how much faster would you say a runner usually runs a 5K on a track?
:30 to 1:20
Id say between 10 sec to 3:12
25secs to 40secs?
for a road race probably 10-15secs
canadian runner wrote:
How much faster is a 5K on a track than on an average cross country course? I know every cross country course is different, but how much faster would you say a runner usually runs a 5K on a track?
Fast-ish courses are probably 20-30 seconds slower than a track.
Most courses (at least in the US) seem to be about 30-50 seconds slower than a track.