What's a respectable 5K goal for this year, my 1st 5K year? I ran 36 minutes my 1st try...?

Hi. I used to be a track star back in the late 80's. Now I'm determined to resume running for the rest of my life. So far, so good. I run 2 miles daily now, sometimes a little more. I go somewhat slowly, but my fitness level is pretty decent.





On June 3, having trained only about a week (registered late, wasn't serious before...) in the POURING BUCKETS rain and a shoe lace that kept untying, I ran a 5K in 36 minutes.





I'm running my 2nd on August 26 and my goal is 28 - 30 minutes. I think it is very doable. What should my goal be for a race I'll run say in October? I plan to train about 5 days per week.





Thanks!





(more details if needed: I'm a 36 year old female, 5'10, pretty muscular, about 190 pounds ... )

What's a respectable 5K goal for this year, my 1st 5K year? I ran 36 minutes my 1st try...?
Well depends, you say your a 36 year old female who is 190 pounds-thats allot of weight for a runner especially for a woman. If you cut down some on the weight say to about 170 and train hard a 8 minute mile (a little over 24 minutes) should be a good goal
Reply:Try 25 minutes. That's 8:00 per mile pace.
Reply:Considering your age and height, I definitely believe you should be able to run sub 24 minutes, maintining the weekly training sessions. As a former runner, it will all come back, like they say, "just like 'riding a bike'. Good luck!
Reply:a good goal by october should be 24 minutes. you should be able to do it.
Reply:When I was in my late 20's I ran 10k's in about 40 minutes. That is a bit over 6 minutes a mile but under 7 minute miles. Your time is not comparable to that, but neither are our workouts. I was in great shape and ran alot. Just try to keep the events spread out so you are not always in training mode. Time to relax after each, then winding up for the next one is the best. Your times will decrease as you train more. Do NOT try to outrun the best in the World!!!! It is not possible, they can run circles around most of us!!!! Just try to do better each time until you feel like that is all you want to do. Your body will tell you when that comes. Good luck and happy running!



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