2014 Sub-18 5K (Read 544 times)

xhristopher


    Because this place needs another goal thread...

     

    Sub 18 has been on my mind for a while. I got there once in 2011 and thought I had it figured out. Alas, it's been a while. I ran 18:10 at the beginning of the year and thought I'd be there soon but never bettered that time.

     

    As it often is with running, big goals aren't necessarily met in the short term, thus the 2014 thread. Who's in?

     

    Name  
    Age Been sub-18  Date  
     Race  
     Result  
     Notes
    Aged Trackrat 56 Yes (July 2013)  5/3/14  Random Race  17:56  official
    AmoresPerros M Yes        
    alizuk   Yes (2011)        
    austin18 18 Yes        
    blargendarg 38 Yes (Sept 2013)        Ran Long instead
    captainsaver 29 No        
    chriskrycho 26 No        
    ctingyu08 28 No        Runner's Knee
    Diamond J 36 Oh yeah.        
    flatfooter 40 No        
    gitgantraining 31 No        
    Hipfan 40 No        
    huskerrunner 38 Yes (Oct 2012)  9/13    17:31  
    Josh Sutcliffe 38 Yes (June 2012)        
    jEfFgObLuE 43 'No'        
    JWhit 39 No        
    Kcoates1223 26 No        
    kencamet 52 Yes (Aug 2012)        
    kmark 30 No        
    Lagwagen 42 No        
    Mendeldave 37 No        
    michaelmarty     9/20   17:46 Wants to go faster
    montag 27 No        
    mnyce 32 No        
    Mpls Laker 41 No        
    NaderAlfie 36 No        
    PotemkinDogs 21 Kinda, but not really        
    Quint 45 No        Ran out of time
    Rick_Stone 43 No        
    roots 42 Yes (2011)        
    setantae 37 No        
    stadjak 41 No        
    Tweeeked 26 No        Ran out of time
    vercingetorix 33 No        
    wheatfeet 38 No        
    xhristopher 40 Yes (Mar 2011)  3/30/14  An Ras Mor (Cambridge, MA)  17:49.06  USATF NE GP Race = Fast Field

     

    People who should run some track workouts until they can string three 5:48 miles together.

    bhearn - Ran longer stuff instead

    jpdeaux - Audited the class then asked for a refund

    Runner100


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      Mpls Laker


      Northstar Running

        I'll be 41 on May 1st. I have not been sub 18 since high school. My best this year was 18:53 at the Viking's Back to Football 5k on 9-21.

          Haven't run sub 18 yet. Closest was summer of 2011 with an 18:10 and a handful of mid 18's. Nothing close since then, and nowhere close to there at the moment. Count me in and working on it. Oh yeah, 45 yrs.

          Current Goals: Run and stuff

          kcam


            Thought you had it figured out, huh?  Me, too but it ain't quite that easy is it?!  52, ran 17:54 August, 2012 when I was 51 but have come no closer than 18:23 since then.  I'm hoping that things come together for a shot at a 17:XX this coming year.  Maybe in the spring, though Summer is my real 5K season.


            some call me Tim

              Awesome. Thank you. This will definitely be a focus next season... I made it under (17:54) recently in what *may* be my final 5k effort this season (Sept 2013) and would like to get back there, potentially with fewer horrible feelings Smile I'll be 38 by the first of the year.

              stadjak


              Interval Junkie --Nobby

                Well, I never thought I'd even be a candidate for a thread like this.  But with 18:03 as my last race, I guess 17:59 isn't far fetched.

                 

                Age: 41

                Below 18: never

                2021 Goals: 50mpw 'cause there's nothing else to do

                Hipfan


                Proud Calgarian

                  It'd be fun to try in 2014, why not?

                   

                  Age: 40

                  PR: 18:17

                  Never have done it yet, but then again I've only been running for 3 years.

                  2015 Goals and PRs:

                  5k - 17:59 (18:05);  10k - 35:59 (36:42);   HM - 1:19:19 (1:19:59);   FM - 2:49:59 (3:05:46)

                  xhristopher


                    Thought you had it figured out, huh?  Me, too but it ain't quite that easy is it?! 

                     

                    Yeah, some of the basic differences are obvious. I did it with higher mileage and speedwork. I also got injured soon after and have come back from that injury with a much more sustainable approach to running. I've been able to PR or just about equal PRs from that level of fitness in all distances but the 5K. I haven't been within over a half minute near that time. It's annoying. I don't expect I'll be running 70 mile weeks so I'll have to figure it out in other ways.

                      Have a free weeknight? Want to meet up at the track near the Malden/Melrose line on Main Street for a weekly track workout?

                        Oh hell.

                         

                        I managed a sub-18 once: 17:38 in June of 2012. Had a long layoff soon after that, haven't been anywhere close to that time since.

                         

                        I'm 38, DOB in March.

                          I'm in for 2014.  Just ran 18:55 PR last week.  I'm 38, b-day in May.

                          Eric

                           

                          PRs:  5k - (20:42) 3/9/2013 18:55 (9/28/13)

                                     10k - (42:42) 3/23/2013 39:11 (10/26/13) course was short @ 6.0 mi :)

                                     10 mi - (1:12:10) 4/6/2013

                                     HM - (1:34:38) 4/27/2013

                          xhristopher


                            Have a free weeknight? Want to meet up at the track near the Malden/Melrose line on Main Street for a weekly track workout?

                             

                            That's part of the puzzle. I'll send you a message.

                              Finally broke 18 minutes today coming in at 17:48. Might have been able to go a little faster but I was afraid of blowing up. Will try another 5k around Christmas to see if I can get under 17:40

                              xhristopher


                                Finally broke 18 minutes today coming in at 17:48. Might have been able to go a little faster but I was afraid of blowing up. Will try another 5k around Christmas to see if I can get under 17:40

                                 

                                Well, that was quick huskerrunner! Now keep it rolling into the new year.

                                 

                                As for me, I just ran a half that indicates about a 17:50 5K but I don't see myself taking a shot at it anytime soon and don't feel trained for that level of intensity. I've got long race in a couple weeks, then recovery, then probably an XC race in December, then a marathon in the first half of January, then recovery, then looking to actually train for a marathon. Despite all this, I can find a 5K any weekend if I wanted to...