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MelvinTScupper
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Pay attention to the thread. I didn't say there was anything wrong with any time. I merely stated times and some goals. Should I have told him he was an elite runner if he finished in an hour?Don't hyper-extend your elbow patting yourself on the back, big guy. Finishing time is an individual thing unless you're competing for first, which 99% of runners aren't doing. You go out and do it for yourself - whether it's just finishing the race, setting a personal best, or whatever. I figure if I finish a race - 5k, marathon, it doesn't matter - it's more than most people are capable of doing. I enjoy it, I feel good about the accomplishment, and I'm healthier for the effort. Who cares if it gets done in 6:30's, 8:30's, or 10:30's?!?You think 6:30 is hard? Christ, I'm a 6'0" 200 lb runner, and my training runs are 8:30 miles. I ran my first 10k ever in under 50 minutes.WTF?!These are not goals for a non-runner. 40 mins equates to something less than 6:30 per mile and that equals "ok"?, 30 mins = 4:50/mile is very good?... I'm sorry, unless you're a friggin wilderbeast from the sub-continent, this aint happening.Yes40 mins is on ok goal, 35 mins is a good goal, 30 minutes is a very good goal.I am almost not a runner. Do I not need a training program? Should I just eat a lot of pasta the night before and cruise my way to a 1 hour 10k?50 is a good goal. 10 minute miles is almost not running.
Elite runners would go sub 25 pretty easily.
The advice coming in so far has been great sounding to me. Get some consistent miles in early and then start doing some speed work later.
FWIW- go to a 10k race and see what types of folk come rolling in at the hour mark- look in mirror afterwards and feel confident.