RunningAHEAD - Topic: 2x Slower. (PR vs. WR)

Jeff CT

CT JEFF

posted: 11/12/2013 at 1:59 AM
modified: 11/12/2013 at 2:12 AM

Recently I tried to explain despite all my training where I fit in to some non-runners.

I came up with "some runners are so much faster than me, it would take me over 2x as long to complete the same race".

GOAL in 2014 PR under 2x WR

1 mile 7:26 (met)

5k 25:14

10k 52:55

HM 1:56.46

FM 4:06

Mile<small> </small>	3:43.13	Hicham El Guerrouj	Morocco	7 July 1999	Golden Gala	Rome, Italy

5000 m<small> </small>	12:37.35	Kenenisa Bekele	Ethiopia	31 May 2004	Fanny Blankers-Koen Games	Hengelo, Netherlands
10,000 m<small> </small>	26:17.53	Kenenisa Bekele	Ethiopia
Half marathon<small> </small>	58:23	Zersenay Tadese	Eritrea	21 March 2010	Lisbon Half Marathon	Lisbon, Portugal	^[9]


Marathon<small> </small>	2:03:23	Wilson Kipsang	Kenya	29 September 2013	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	^[17]
2:03:38	Patrick Makau Musyoki	Kenya	25 September 2011	Berlin Marathon	Berlin, Germany	^[18]^[19]
2:03:02 a #^{[Note 2]}	Geoffrey Mutai	Kenya	18 April 2011	Boston Marathon	Boston, United States	^[20]^[21]

RUN SAFE. Barefoot 1st: 6/9/13. PR: 5k=22:50 10k=47:46 HM 1:51. FM 4:28 Oct 2015 joined RUN 169!

scappodaqui

rather be sprinting

posted: 11/12/2013 at 9:41 AM
modified: 11/12/2013 at 9:42 AM

My mile PR is exactly the same as the American men's indoor record racewalking mile (5:38). If only I had had one foot at the ground at all times.

http://www.usatf.org/statistics/records/view.asp?division=american&location=indoor%20track%20%26%20field&age=open&sport=RW

And my dad, whose mile PR is 7:23, set out with the goal of running twice as slowly as Roger Bannister.... aka a sub-8:00 mile. He called it the 'double Bannister.'

I think your goals are very worthy! Big grin

PRs: 5k 19:25, mile 5:38, HM 1:30:56

Lifting PRs: bench press 125lb, back squat 205 lb, deadlift 245lb

Mendeldave

ultramarathon/triathlete

posted: 11/12/2013 at 10:32 AM

Quote from scappodaqui on 11/12/2013 at 9:41 AM:

He called it the 'double Bannister.'

THAT's good :-)

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awaldvogel

posted: 11/12/2013 at 10:54 AM

I've also thought in these terms. And then there are sports where a goal would be a PR = 1/2 WR.

The WR for bench press is > 1000lbs (or 722lbs depending on the rules). Let's just say my PR is a lot closer to 1/4 WR than 1/2 WR.

Jeff CT

CT JEFF

posted: 11/12/2013 at 6:46 PM
modified: 11/12/2013 at 7:26 PM

Awesome! Ok

GOAL=PR<WR/2

Quote from awaldvogel on 11/12/2013 at 10:54 AM:

I've also thought in these terms. And then there are sports where a goal would be a PR = 1/2 WR.

The WR for bench press is > 1000lbs (or 722lbs depending on the rules). Let's just say my PR is a lot closer to 1/4 WR than 1/2 WR.

RUN SAFE. Barefoot 1st: 6/9/13. PR: 5k=22:50 10k=47:46 HM 1:51. FM 4:28 Oct 2015 joined RUN 169!

bobev

Petco Run/Walk/Wag 5k

posted: 11/13/2013 at 6:24 AM

mmm for old & slow me it looks like my goals should be 2.5-3xWR! Shocked

bob e v
2014 goals: keep on running! Is there anything more than that?

Complete the last 3 races in the Austin Distance Challenge, Rogue 30k, 3M Half, Austin Full

Break the 1000 mi barrier!

History: blessed heart attack 3/15/2008; c25k july 2008 first 5k 10/26/2008 on 62nd birthday.

BillO

posted: 11/13/2013 at 6:35 AM

Quote from Jeff CT on 11/12/2013 at 6:46 PM:

Awesome! Ok

GOAL=PR<WR/2

Your formula is wrong. It should be PR<WRx2 or PR/2<WR

Jeff CT

CT JEFF

posted: 11/14/2013 at 10:14 AM

Quote from BillO on 11/13/2013 at 6:35 AM:

Your formula is wrong. It should be PR<WRx2 or PR/2<WR

i thank you. (4:05)/2<(2:03). Correct.

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