YOUR PR's OVER TIME?

You are in the prime of your life!

Some people who spent their HS and College years running, peak in their 30s.

The fact that you have only started training means that you have a lot of potential to improve if you work hard and stay consistent over the years to come.

Thanks!

i went from ♾ to -♾ ?

i started running at 28. i ruined it by going way too hard, everyday, and running through injuries. within a week or two i was close to 24 in a 5k, and I was running a 21 minute 5k within less than 2 months. then took me about 7 years to get any better than that, as i finally solved my chronic injuries. Still, I have only worked my way down to my 19s, though only on solo runs. i don't race. im sure ive been in sub 19 shape if i actually went out and did it enough.

JUST BE PATIENT

Started running at 37, ran a 4:08 marathon at 38 and got this down to a 2:40 by 42. Happy with that, so at 44 no longer chase PRs.

You’ve a decade of improvement ahead of you.

Started running mid 20s.

Here is my progression for 10k (years avg mileage per week)

2011 – 46:27 (avg 14 mpw)

2012 – 41:33 (avg 28 mpw)

2013 – 39:16 (avg 39 mpw)

2014 – 37:34 (avg 41 mpw)

2015 – 35:56 (avg 53 mpw)

2016 – 35:41 (avg 43 mpw)

2017 – 35:29 (avg 46 mpw)

2018 – 34:57 (avg 53 mpw)

2019 – 33:57 (avg 55 mpw)

Had a two years set back in 2016-2017 due to health issues and not able to train properly.

This is right in line with where I'm starting, and I can't get rid of shin splints.

qw wrote:

Started running mid 20s.

Here is my progression for 10k (years avg mileage per week)

2011 – 46:27 (avg 14 mpw)

2012 – 41:33 (avg 28 mpw)

2013 – 39:16 (avg 39 mpw)

2014 – 37:34 (avg 41 mpw)

2015 – 35:56 (avg 53 mpw)

2016 – 35:41 (avg 43 mpw)

2017 – 35:29 (avg 46 mpw)

2018 – 34:57 (avg 53 mpw)

2019 – 33:57 (avg 55 mpw)

Had a two years set back in 2016-2017 due to health issues and not able to train properly.

Kinda similar background, started runing around as a 23y old, now 29

kpw is an average over the year had a lot of weeks off running the first years, then had a bit of cycle training until recently too

2014 – 46:05 (avg

started in 08 my freshman yr of xc in highschool

2008 18:15

2009 16:51

2010 16:06

2011 15:51

2012 15:37

2013 16:58

2014 16:59

2015 16:34

2016 17:05

2017 17:24

2018 17:10

2019 17:50

1600m/1500c

2008 5:10

2009 4:59

2010 4:39

2011 4:33

2012 4:31

2013 4:15 1500

2014 4:40

2015 4:36

2016 4:45

2017 4:48

2018 4:50

2019 4:41 1500

10k have only run 7 in my lifetime lol

2011 35:21

2012 34:08

2013 35:00

2019 39:10 ran the peachtree for the first time ever...started in the S wave smh. NEVER again

I'll post HM times since it's my favorite distance. I started running them as a college freshman. I ran XC/track in high school and got down to the 17s for 5Ks by senior year.

2013 - DNF, didn't understand how to race it

2014 - 1:21 mid (50-60 mpw)

2015 - n/a

2016 - 1:13 low (80-90 mpw)

2017 - 1:10 mid (100 mpw)

2018 spring - 1:11 mid (80-90 mpw)

2018 fall - 1:08 mid (100 mpw)

Not sure how helpful this is but hope it's encouraging.

I ran in high school and in college (small school), mostly 5k and below. Didn't run my first half until I was 33 (and horribly out of shape at that point), but I've done nothing but improve since then.

2016 - 1:30:59

2017 - 1:28:09

2018 - 1:26:30

2019 (spring) - 1:25:27

2019 (fall) - 1:23:01

2019 (fall) - 1:21:01

Impressive times and training volume.

Appreciate all the posts.

You can improve a lot over the next 10-15 years, IF you are patient and not over train and over race. That is a major mistake a lot of beginners make.

Also you will have steep improvements in the beginning but it will get a lot more difficult once you have reached a certain level. Stay patient.

3000 meters

1983- 9.27

1984 - 8.57

1985 - 8.42

1986 - 8.36

1987 - 8-32

19.89 - 8.29

1992 - 8.15 and 8.58 Steeple

1996 - 8.07

1999 - 8.40 steeple

2000 - 8.35 Steeple

2001 - 8.32 steeple

2002 -8.37 steeple

2003 - 7.58 3k and 8.33 steeple

2004 - 8.30 steeple (35yo)

2019 - 9.01 :)

2020 ?

5k

HS (30-40mpw)

1991- 17:00

1992: 16:30

1993: 16:00

1994: 15:30

** college (60-70mpw)

1995: 15:30

1996: 15:20

1997: 15:20

1998: 15:00

**post college 20-30 yo (30-40 mpw)

ran 15:30-16:30 on the roads

**30-35 yo, started chasing marathon

Marathon 2:38-2:35 (80ish mpw)

5k stayed around 16:00-16:30, mid 15s on the track

**injured for 5 years, then a couple years to come back

running consistently now for a year, age 43, running around 17:00 for 5k (40ish mpw)

800m version:

14- 2:45

15- 2:27

16- 2:20

17- 2:15 (Senior year high school)

18- 2:06

19- 2:05

20- 2:03

21- 1:52 (senior year college)

22- 1:58 (post college)

23- 4:20 mile (didn’t run an 800)

24- 1:55

25- TBD, but hopefully fast.

Took a while/lot of running for me to ‘unlock’ my talent, and I’ve had some setbacks post college, but the work does pay off, even if it takes a while.

I started at a very similar age when I was 30.

My first 5k on the 25th August 2012 was 24:10

I ran 21:27 by the end of 2012.

19:46 in 2013.

19:17 in 2014 which is still my PR

19:24 in 2015

19:25 in 2016

Not had a solid block of training since then. I'm convinced the worst thing I did was running 4 marathons, 2 in 2013 and 2 in 2014. I ran my best times in 2014 but have never felt right since the 2nd marathon that year. Pretty sure it was too much too soon.

That's the ideal scenario for me in terms of improvement. My current 5K time is around 25-26, but I'm not able to sustain an adequate MPW due to shin splints. Anyone have any advice for that?