Where do you guys put the line for where good is and bad is? Is it running a sub 6 pace for 3 miles for boys, and maybe sub 7 for girls? Or is it closer to 5:40 for boys? Or 5:20? 5:00? I live in the south and I'd say for the 3 mile where being a good runners is is under 17 for the 3 mile, or like 17:40 for the 5k. Would you all agree, or would you say that people that run 17 are tr-ashh
Well I'm a 16:30 5k guy and here in new jersey that isn't really that good. The top guy at one of my races got a 15:13 but that course had like 7 hills, and another got 14:58 at a flat course. But there are way more guys running over 20 than under 20 so I would say that 20 is about average, but for more serious runners "average" is about in the mid 17s, while I would consider "good" to be sub 16:45. At least according to me.
so id say "good" to be sub 17 5k for guys. for girls sub 19:30 maybe? not as sure with girls. if you are in the 17:xx's for guys then you arent bad but just mediocre.
Anyone who can run under 5:40 pace for a 5K is good. After that, it's just a question of good-better-best, and how you compare to others your age.
4:45 is really really fast?
I mean, I live in Washington, which I guess has more runners, but 4:30 would be considered very good, while under 4:20 is considered the "local" elite.
I agree. Most decent HS runners can get under 4:50 in the 1600. Getting down to 4:30 is a lot harder.