A 30 year old man 5"9, 152 pounds running a 10k 46 minutes.
Is he fit or still unfit?
A 30 year old man 5"9, 152 pounds running a 10k 46 minutes.
Is he fit or still unfit?
Barto lo me wrote:
A 30 year old man 5"9, 152 pounds running a 10k 46 minutes.
Is he fit or still unfit?
Yes. At first I thought you were talking about a 5K time of 46 minutes which is walking pace. 46 minutes is actually running. Not great but not dismal.
Barto lo me wrote:
A 30 year old man 5"9, 152 pounds running a 10k 46 minutes.
Is he fit or still unfit?
I'd say pretty fit. Not like you're at an athletic peak or would be winning your age group. Compared to a runner you are average but compared to a regular person, 7:25 pace for a 10k is fit
Where did you come up with that metric? There is no absolute threshold of fitness where one becomes "fit". I think the armed forces have tried to define certain criteria, but even then, it's pretty arbitrary.
Pics please.
Ok.
Fit isn't a defined metric but for me it means being in good shape, not being underdevelopped for cardio and being reasonnably decent at the pratiqued activity.
It's not embarrassing. It would put you in the top 5% of male finishers at the biggest local 10K, and around 13th place in your age division. When I see you out running, I'd wave, and wonder how good you could me if you'd get serious about training.
Barto lo me wrote:
A 30 year old man 5"9, 152 pounds running a 10k 46 minutes.
Is he fit or still unfit?
46 minutes is nothing to write home about but in Obese America your are considered a fit person.
Would a 45 min 10k really put you in the top 5-10% of a local 10k??
bluecolla wrote:
Would a 45 min 10k really put you in the top 5-10% of a local 10k??
Looking at the results of a 10k I ran last summer, it looks like 46 flat would place 21st out of 265 total, so within the 10% figure. That includes 17 men and 3 women (and not quite placing in the 30-34 age group, but close).
Not sure if that is exactly typical (it was a moderately tough course) but I'd at least expect 46 minutes to consistently be in the top 20%, if you are counting all finishers.
Dang, that makes me feel a lot better. I feel like a slowpoke at 45 mins but I’ve only been running for a year and just started splitting 45 min 10ks in some of my runs. I jumped straight into ultramarathons so I’ve never had the chance to see how fast I could run a flat out 10k but I figured I’d get smoked. Maybe I’ll give it a shot someday.
bluecolla wrote:
Dang, that makes me feel a lot better. I feel like a slowpoke at 45 mins but I’ve only been running for a year and just started splitting 45 min 10ks in some of my runs. I jumped straight into ultramarathons so I’ve never had the chance to see how fast I could run a flat out 10k but I figured I’d get smoked. Maybe I’ll give it a shot someday.
Haha, if you are splitting 45 minutes for a 10k on training runs, there are probably 10k races you could WIN. Once you get under 40 minutes, you'd often find you are contending for top 3 at a lot of small town races.
You feel silly doing that if you used to be a lot faster, but for someone in the process of lowering their PR, I bet it would be pretty fun doing that. But if you are winning little races in 38-40 minutes often, you would be doing yourself a disservice to not look for a bigger race from time to time.
runthecountry wrote:
bluecolla wrote:
Dang, that makes me feel a lot better. I feel like a slowpoke at 45 mins but I’ve only been running for a year and just started splitting 45 min 10ks in some of my runs. I jumped straight into ultramarathons so I’ve never had the chance to see how fast I could run a flat out 10k but I figured I’d get smoked. Maybe I’ll give it a shot someday.
Haha, if you are splitting 45 minutes for a 10k on training runs, there are probably 10k races you could WIN. Once you get under 40 minutes, you'd often find you are contending for top 3 at a lot of small town races.
You feel silly doing that if you used to be a lot faster, but for someone in the process of lowering their PR, I bet it would be pretty fun doing that. But if you are winning little races in 38-40 minutes often, you would be doing yourself a disservice to not look for a bigger race from time to time.
Thank you for the advice. I have made a lot of progress this year off of 40-50 mpw. I’m hoping I can keep getting faster like I have been. I think all of it is a lot of fun. I have very low expectations as I just started a year ago, so finishing some local races up front would be an amazing experience for me.
Barto lo me wrote:
A 30 year old man 5"9, 152 pounds running a 10k 46 minutes.
Is he fit or still unfit?
ten years older; four inches shorter; 32 pounds lighter; and ten minutes faster.
you tell me if you're "fit."
I asked a similar question after having a heart attack. June, 2019. 59-year-old man, 5'10", 178 pounds. 10K in 54 minutes. Beat 70% of the people younger than me. Had the heart attack 4 weeks later. 90% blockage of the widow maker. Planning on a 5K comeback race 10 weeks from now.
Are you fit ? Am I fit ? Seems to be a matter of perspective. You can be in great shape one day and croak the next day - or, as in my case, almost croak.
Keep at it. What good is being alive if you can't run down the street.
i'm faster wrote:
ten years older; four inches shorter; 32 pounds lighter; and ten minutes faster.
you tell me if you're "fit."
Hmm. Well, how much can you deadlift? Squat? Overhead Press?
Yeah that's what I thought. Enjoy your heart attack, buddy. It's coming. 120 pounds. LOL
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Definitely in shape and fit. More fit than 99% of Americans.
Faster than 95% of runners.
Faster than 90% of runners who race 10k’s.
Obviously slower than talented and/or hard working competitive racers, but I won’t say this person is less fit. Might be way stronger and have a different fitness profile than a typical weak skinny fast racer.
Barto lo me wrote:
A 30 year old man 5"9, 152 pounds running a 10k 46 minutes.
Is he fit or still unfit?
Can he be fit? Of course. You can't necessarily determine just by those numbers though. If the guy was a 29:00 10k runner in college, then perhaps not. Inherent talent has a say here too. Also, there are many different measures that can be used for the fitness label. If you are on American Ninja Warrior, or whatever that show is called, you are fit. You might not be able to run a 10k in 46 minutes, but those people are fit.