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5k - the no-man's land between 20min and 25min...

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aussiescall Mar 2023 11:34pm, 11 Mar 2023 80 posts	0 aussiescall tipsku I read that as 22.13 for a 10k thus obliterating the world record by about 4mins!
Derby Tup Mar 2023 2:08am, 12 Mar 2023 58,756 posts	0 Derby Tup It's good to be ambitious
tipsku Mar 2023 2:11am, 12 Mar 2023 2,657 posts	0 tipsku aussiescall I meant the first half of the 10k - no record breaking from me
mr d Apr 2023 10:28am, 23 Apr 2023 6,203 posts	0 mr d 25:00 yesterday, 50 seconds faster than three weeks previous, but the conditions underfoot have improved a lot.
Fenland Flier Apr 2023 11:22am, 23 Apr 2023 8,832 posts	0 Fenland Flier Welcome to no man's land mr d. 21.31 for me yesterday.
tipsku Apr 2023 6:56pm, 23 Apr 2023 2,930 posts	0 tipsku Welcome mr d! Great improvement! Well done, FF, I hope I'll get there in the next 3-4 months. Last weekend, I did a muddy parkrun in 24:19, was only 3.06 miles at the finish, so after scanning the token, I ran a bit further to get to 5k in 24:43 - 7:57 min/mi pace. Not really impressive but I felt a bit sluggish and conditions didn't help. Today, I ran Leipzig marathon at 7:55 pace so I have some speed reserve that I will develop once I've recovered from this. Hoping to get under 23 soon and then under 22 before my 42nd birthday in August.
mr d Apr 2023 10:17pm, 23 Apr 2023 6,204 posts	0 mr d Back again. I have escaped before, but only to over 25. Nearly the 10th anniversary of my first parkrun which was 20:28, and still not bettered. Managed 20:21 3 years ago.
tipsku Apr 2023 10:24pm, 23 Apr 2023 2,936 posts	0 tipsku Wow, that's pretty speedy and welcome back, since that's more accurate. My best 5k is a 20:33, also a long time ago (2015 or 2016?) and I'm far away from that. I've got the endurance but speed is still elusive.
Fenland Flier Apr 2023 11:30pm, 23 Apr 2023 8,846 posts	0 Fenland Flier Nearly the 10th anniversary of my first parkrun which was 20:28, and still not bettered. Managed 20:21 3 years ago. I assume the 2nd time should be 21.21! mr d. My PB is 20.29 from 2019, the best since then is 21.29 at the end of January. My current aim is 21.00.
Homer Apr 2023 8:08am, 24 Apr 2023 14,196 posts	0 Homer Welcome back mr d I used to run much, much faster over 5k, but it was 14 years ago. I managed an 18:57 for a WAVA of 68.9. The fun I have is that to get the same WAVA now, I would need a 21:02 5k! So I expect the only way out of this group for me is back to +25. But hey.... I like the challenge of trying for a 21ish 5k!