Forums >Racing>2014 Sub-18 5K
Just checking in. Ran an unofficial 18:48 give or take a couple seconds on Saturday. Flat, fast course, perfect weather.
Current Goals: Run and stuff
17:55 (my watch), 17:56 official, 5/3/14
Nice to see another sub 18. Good running.
Nice progress.
some call me Tim
Nice running Trackrat!
And yes, I'm checking in as well. I ran this a race this AM that had the course changed at the last minute. Maybe 50 ft of total climbing, out and back. 18:43. Around mile 2 it became clear I have not been doing enough LT work... just couldn't hold it. S'ok. After the marathon in 2 weeks there'll be plenty of time.
ME WEBLARG
Anyone have updates of their progress? Hasn't been a post in a while.
2016 Goals:
It's prime time folks! We need to fill in that big gap between A & X.
Because this place needs another goal thread... 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) captainsaver 29 No chriskrycho 26 No ctingyu08 28 No Diamond J 36 Oh yeah. flatfooter 40 No gitgantraining 31 No Hipfan 40 No huskerrunner 38 Yes (Oct 2012) 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 montag 27 No mnyce 32 No Mpls Laker 41 No NaderAlfie 36 No PotemkinDogs 21 Kinda, but not really Quint 45 No Rick_Stone 43 No roots 42 Yes (2011) setantae 37 No stadjak 41 No Tweeeked 26 No 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
Because this place needs another goal thread...
I've been racing a bit the past few weeks. Currently, running mid 18 at best on a good day with a super fast course. Probably high 18 to low 19 on the other end.
It's getting hot and running fast 5Ks is only going to get harder. Stay the course through the sucky summer runs folks. You can cash your chips in the Fall. There will be reward after all the slow summer slogs. Trust me.
That was me last year. I came damn close during the summer, but it took the cooler temps of fall to seal the deal.
You'll get there, Quint.
I had a nice marathon result a few weeks back, and still slowly working at getting back to 100% before starting LT work. I've got a 5k coming up that's run by an old friend, but I'd be surprised if I've got sub 18 in there yet.
I haven't really run a honest 5K yet but my first will be July 26th on the track. That might really be my only 5K of the summer but I might sneak one or two in during August/September. When I ran my only sub18 it was in late August after racing probably 5 5K's (road and track) and getting as close as 18:05 but it took a great weather day on a flat, fast course to get it. I might have to go back to that race this year but I'm putting a lot of marbles in that track 5,000 in July.
In the meantime, I'm racing a whole bunch of mile races this summer - probably 5 or 6 (with a mix of road and track thrown in), so my training will focus on that for now. Hopefully that'll wake up the legs some.
I've been shut down for most of the spring with runner's knee, but I'm about a week or two away from picking the training back up. My primary goal is the BQ (3:04:59), but I'm fairly confident that 17:59 5K will fall out of the training on the way.
Was getting close late April, blew up my hip, 6-7 weeks of no training, little running and i'm probably close to sub 19 shape again...alas. I've got a 5k coming mid July but it's and evening, hilly race so sub 19 (let alone sub 18) would be a miracle if it's hot. If I can stay healthly I fell this is realistic goal for the fall though.
I've got a 5000m on June 28th - I don't think I'm ready for sub-18 yet, but I might ask someone to pace me for it. If not I'll go for low-18 and if I'm feeling good pick it up with a couple laps to go.
I kind of lost about 10 weeks of training due to ignoring an injury and have just about finished rebuilding what I consider a good base, but haven't done any hard training and threshold work for a looong time.
Ran 18:34 on a warm evening yesterday but there wasn't much left in there, should come back as I start incorporating some more hard days. Six months to go, well done to the successful few!
Do what you want, just how you like. Nobody has to know.
The Limping Jogger
Can I put my name in the hat as I need some motivation to suffer through a 5k?
Age: 43
Sub 18: Yes. Last time was April 2014 (17:55)
That 17:55 was the only 5k I ran last year. The only 5k this year was a last minute decision to run a local race in mid May and I stunk it up with an 18:29. Hopefully by the Fall I'll have gotten some speed back.
"Only a few more laps to go and then the action will begin, unless this is the action, which it is."