Are there any female hobby joggers that can go sub 17 or sub 16 in a 5k?

No

Linked are the results for a mid-size city (Pittsburgh) and a popular race (Turkey Trot)

It appears that only a handful of male hobby-joggers even hit that criteria.

Yes. In road races, you see women going sub 17:00 in money races, when prizes go to 300-500. Sub 16:00, no. I'd say sub 16:00 results are from elites.

Often, women who were good college runners continue to train and chase road race prs. These women are also frequently coaches, whether for a team or in a personal trainer capacity.

Huh. The 1st place woman calls herself an elite runner at 18:11. Seems... generous.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ7tx1YB35o

I just checked results from a fairly large local 5k race from earlier this year. The race had separate men's and women's elite divisions in addition to the open race. The women's open winner was 16:56 and there were 5 women under 18:00.

Sub-16 ain't jogging, my friend.

Change @ Park wrote:

Sub-16 ain't jogging, my friend.

I know that.

Is that TED talk at my mom's house?

God, that brand has fallen.

There are several in my area. I think most in that range are sponsored. I dont know their terms but id imagine that get free shoes and apparel

Jo runs wrote:

That aren't high school runners, college athletes, or elite.

I don't even know what type of thraining it would take for a female to go sub 17/16. 60-70mpw+?

I imagine the training would be similar to any person that runs sub 17 or sub 16. Just a guess, though.

Also, to find the answer to your question, there is this thing called the Internet, it has many, many race results. Maybe just start by searching big races in your local area to see if any women meet your criteria.

Otherwise, carry on sounding like a complete doofus.

Jo runs wrote:

That aren't high school runners, college athletes, or elite.

I don't even know what type of thraining it would take for a female to go sub 17/16. 60-70mpw+?

Well, there's more to it than mileage because I run 60-70 mpw and am nowhere near that fast. I'd call sub-17 "sub-elite" vs. hobby jogger because they usually do get some sort of sponsorship, just not enough to make a living. Sub-16 is closer to pro level.

txRUNNERgirl wrote:

Jo runs wrote:

That aren't high school runners, college athletes, or elite.

I don't even know what type of thraining it would take for a female to go sub 17/16. 60-70mpw+?

Well, there's more to it than mileage because I run 60-70 mpw and am nowhere near that fast. I'd call sub-17 "sub-elite" vs. hobby jogger because they usually do get some sort of sponsorship, just not enough to make a living. Sub-16 is closer to pro level.

Jordan Hasay would probably have trouble going sub-16 these days. So yeah, sub-16 is definitely pro level. You're not getting lapped unless the winning time is

That's TEDx, with the x, not TED. They are different and the quality is different.

Vivalarepublica wrote:

I imagine the training would be similar to any person that runs sub 17 or sub 16. Just a guess, though.

I don't think so - this time by a woman would usually require a lot more serious training than a guy doing the same.

There are 40 year old masters women who can run near 17 minutes.

Jo runs wrote:

Change @ Park wrote:

Sub-16 ain't jogging, my friend.

I know that.

So then why start a thread inquiring if sub-16 5k female hobby joggers exist?

one of my ex's from middle school went on to a couple of 'thon OT qualifier races and had a 5K road PR of 17:30 in her mid/later 30s

she was never any faster in college.

Not sure if this is considered hobby jogger or not, but her ATF profile lists about $10k in career prize money, won a couple halves here and there [PR around 1:16 IIRC]

ummmmmmmmm wrote:

Vivalarepublica wrote:

I imagine the training would be similar to any person that runs sub 17 or sub 16. Just a guess, though.

I don't think so - this time by a woman would usually require a lot more serious training than a guy doing the same.

Prove it.

Over 15 years of racing in a big city, I cannot think of a single female runner who broke 17 in a local 5k who wasn't a former div I runner and/or pro. In fact, I would have to say the same thing about sub 18. Even a local sponsored Ironman triathlete couldn't go sub 18.