How much did you weigh when you PR’d?

Givetallugot wrote:

Height—5 foot 8

Weight at PR—130

Distance—Marathon

Time—2:27

Gender—Male

The reason I’m starting this thread is because I’m thinking about dropping to 120 prior to my next marathon. I don’t want advice on whether I should or should not do it. I’m simply interested in height/weight ratio for other people.

Just list your stats if you care to participate. Not looking for the commentary about how everyone is built differently. Yes, I realize weight is just one variable.

Same height weighted 120 but my distance was 5K & 10K.

What age are you now?

All of my PRs (440 to marathon) were when I was ~6-3 and 148lbs, 19 and 20 years old.

10km, 31:52, 5’10”, 140

Half marathon, 1:12:05, 5’10”, 138

I’m still 5’10” and back down to 154 from an all time high of 164.

Female, 5'5" with a very narrow frame. I ran all of my PRs (5K = 18:10, 10K = 36:44, HM = 1:18:59, marathon = 2:42:50) in the space of 6 months at a weight of 103-105. I looked awful at that weight.

I’m 29 now (same age as PR). I have heard this two pounds per inch of height rule thrown around for males. Seems like the male pros are 10-15 pounds below this ratio. I appreciate others willing to share their info.

height 6 ft 4.5

best racing weight ~175 lbs

explosive power middle distance athlete

if I had concentrated on pure distance running (5 k to marathon) would have tried to weigh 5-10 lbs less, and due to heigh mileage this would have been not much of an issue.

About 142-145 lbs at 5'7"

About 5'9 135 for most pr's

although workouts and hilly road courses indicated I was actually in better shape more recently when I was 5'9 140. Unfortunately, I got injured (poor shoe choice led to foot injury) before I had a chance to run any fast times.

6' 138 15:40 5000

I was up to 175 about a year ago, 165 before stay-at-home, 158 right now

Way back when I set PRs, I was 6'1" and 155.

Mostly doing triathlons at the time, so perhaps a bit heavier than someone who just ran

5' 8", 150lbs, 14:26 5K, 3:54 1500.

5’11” 152 lbs

4:10 1500

16:03 5k

6' 4"

got down to 220 lbs when I ran 21:30 for the 5k.

Givetallugot wrote:

I’m 29 now (same age as PR). I have heard this two pounds per inch of height rule thrown around for males. Seems like the male pros are 10-15 pounds below this ratio. I appreciate others willing to share their info.

I met that 2 lbs/in rule in HS, but have been running at 10 lbs over that for the last 11 years. Ran nearly all of my PRs 3 years ago at 33. Can't imagine getting back down to that weight again.

Height - 5’11”

Weight - 149 lbs

Marathon - 2:25:17 (Oct ‘18)

While the 2:25:17 is my best result, I did run 2:30:39 when I weighed 142 in May ‘17. Given what my training was then, that was probably a bigger success. I was 105-110 mpw for the 2:25. I averaged around 70 for the 2:30 and rarely if ever went above 80. I’m thinking when I roll into my next marathon I want the miles AND the 142. Should be sweet.

5'8" & weighed all of 110 lbs dripping wet when i ran my pr's...

ran a lot of miles and never worried about what i ate or tried to lose weight....

i don't run nearly as much now and weigh about 20 lbs more.... i don't need to eat as much and don't want to...

pretty sure if you can lose weight without compromising your health then it's better for PRs...

unfortunately, there are many people out there who compromise their health by not eating and losing weight to run fast --- that's a bad idea

I ran all my best times at about 168. About 5' 11"

My weight never seemed to budge much. I don't drop muscle mass even when I avoid weights or calisthenics.

big boi wrote:

5' 8", 150lbs, 14:26 5K, 3:54 1500.

Really? Or are you trolling?

Givetallugot wrote:

big boi wrote:

5' 8", 150lbs, 14:26 5K, 3:54 1500.

Really? Or are you trolling?

Why would this trigger your trollometer?