Massive well done to you both on the 5k times! I'm working towards sub-20 mins... giving it a go on Monday! Tips I've used for myself: increase impact slowly, ie taking mileage, speed and surface into account.
Actually I have experience of both as I am British but now live in Canada. If you overdress in -20 it can be very hot especially if there is no wind but at least you don't get as wet and cold as you would do in England. Pbs however are not generally achievable until about April so you have to keep track of your best 'Snow time" during the winter. It is certainly too dangerous to try to run fast especially when there can be ice under fresh snow
33 minutes is my goal, and (hopefully) 31 by March since that will be when I run my first official 5K event. I'm at 37:17 right now, have only run 5K twice in my life. Should be 3rd time tomorrow, I have a 45 minute run ahead of me as part of my training plan.
I ran a 42:47 yesterday at parkrun and that's the fastest I've gone post-injury. Was so chuffed with that. It's been a long road back. Hoping to get under 40mins for the new year and then I can spend 2023 continuing my way down to my PB and beyond. Woohoo!
This year I've dropped my 5km pb from 31:18 down to 28:37. I'll keep the running going over winter and will attempt a quick time in January. My goal for next year is sub 27:30.
I have been running for approximately 8 weeks now and did my first 5 km today. You guys have been such great inspiration. By using advice from your videos and buying a Garmin watch to follow my progress and pace, I did the 5K a 26:31. Now I need to do some of the speed work, rest, strength exercises etc... Now that I have turned 40, it could be fun to see what 2 or 3 training seasons a week could do for my 5K time and feel. Great videos... Thanks...
I ran a 5K PB at the start of November. I spent several weeks doing intervals once a week, 6-8x 400m, 5-6x 1k, 4-5x 2k... managed a 17:46, down from 18:45 in April. My goal for the year was sub 20 😅
@@goodyeoman4534 Cheers. I'm actually 39 and last summer managed a sub 17. I had hoped to go even lower this year but not quite yet, despite PB's at other distances. I will caveat this all with the fact I've been running consistently since 2018 and now run around 60-65 miles per week. Good luck with your running, 26 to sub 20 in a year is very impressive!
How strange! I ran Dulwich Parkrun for the first time today. Great course for a PB attempt! I hope you both make your goals. My 5K goal is to go sub 26.
Training for Dublin and Cork marathons, meant no 'quick' parkruns for most of the year. Week after Dublin, I let the horses off the reins and ran my local Donabate PR in 24-40, my PB is 23-03. Have always wanted to hit 22-30 (which would get my age grading closer to 65%) , my quickest 5K is 22-56, so fingers crossed I'll get close. I reckon Sarah will get closer, it's been brilliant watching her progression as a 'one of us' runner and see her times come down.
I am basically doing the same challenge. This past year I just turned 50 years old, and I just got back into running. During the week of my 50th birthday I challenge myself to run 50 miles. It was difficult, butI did achieve my goal. Now I have set January to try and run a 5k under 21. I will be shaving a little more time off than these two, but I really have yet to run a 5k all out. Good luck to all, and I think Sarah will win.
This has given me motivation,to push a bit harder. I have a PB of 30.07,for a guy in mid 50 , it's ok. Under lying Health Condition,Heart Attack and a Cardiac Arrest ,got COPD and Asthma,so I do find it hard ,as breathing properly can be an issue,yet it's great that you guys give me and others motivation 👍😁. Thank you.
My current 5k PB is 18:41 about 6 weeks ago, but I've been dealing with some niggles since then. My latest parkrun was 19:06, so my goal will be to get down towards my PB again. Hoping to go close to the 18 minute mark next year!
I will be training for a wonderful five-run trail series in Denmark starting at the beginning of January (9 k runs). One race every two-three weeks during the greyest winter time is amazing motivation! Good luck to both of you, Sarah and Mo!
My Goal is to believe in myself as much as my garmin watch does. My current PB is 24:50 for the 5k, but my V02 Max reading says I can go 19:45. Let's see if I can achieve it until January!
Winter running is my nemesis. I’ve switched to indoors now that there’s a chill in the air and snow on the ground. Though I feel a bit like a wimp for doing so. Kudos to you two for not only doing it but making a challenge out of it as well. Part of me thinks I should go with Mo but I’m putting my money on Sarah.
Dulwich is the fastest 5k I've done so far. I ran a 22:19 Parkrun there last Saturday. My previous PB was 24:54 at Gloucester City Parkrun the week before. Somehow I managed to knock 2:35 of my time in one week! The wide, flat paths at Dulwich, and the long, smooth corners helped I think.
So cool, I am doing the turkey trot 5k on Thanksgiving. I was thinking of holding off running till spring after that. But if I keep hearing about your training plan maybe I will keep at it
These are the videos I come here for. Please share the actual training plan they are following as these often are different to the ones on your website. Thanks 😊
Perfect timing. I’m doing my first 5k race in four years tomorrow. Don’t think itll be a PB but it’ll certainly give me a start! Hoping for a 27min 5k. Guess we’ll see!
Negative splits have not worked yet for me. But I do hold back a bit in the earlier kms and try. I think my effort is highest in the end not the speed. Did get a sub 50 10k PB at a trail race today, faster then on road. Running since 2020 50 years old.
Well done Sarah & Mo. I have fond memories of Dulwich parkrun where I set my parkrun PB of 20.19 in November 2013. I got close to that on a couple of occasions (20.21 in April 2015 and an unofficial 20.22 in 2019 when I lost my barcode. Have suffered a number of injury niggles over past 5 years but all OK now so will be heading over to Dulwich next month to see what I can do. My Garmin predicts I'm around 21 mins shape though I think this may be a bit optimistic.
Mile pr is 5:09 (March 2022) but I’m a lot more fit now (35:42 10k 17:26 cross country 5k and a workout that tells me I should be in sub 17 shape for a 5k) my goal for late January is a sub 4:40 mile goal (or at least a 4:45) so let’s see if I can get it done.
Definitely relate to hating running in the winter. Last winter I tried to stay motivated but running in all the ice then getting covid was hard. But today I set a new 5k PB of 25:10 which is 2 minutes from last year
I set myself the challenge of completing a Garmin 10k training plan by the end of the year. It's motivating me to get out even when it's dark and rainy!
Got one sub 21 parkun last year(1st year running) but kept having horrendous achilles pain everytime i tried to go hard at 5k,figured at my age (49) i was more suited to slower longer distance.A by product of proper structured training for bath half (pb at 1hr 42) inc some speedwork seems to be that my parkrun time has got better. Have now done 5 sub 21's running including last 2 at PB. This morning at 20:20,so got to be targeting sub 20 soon,not sure about Jan but hopefully at some point next year! certainly wont be a PB next week as i make it a habit to volunteer the following week after i PB!
As a cyclist who picked up running for the winter everything I thought I knew about form was wrong. I've had no issues with distance, but trying to get my pace up with some intervals and hill runs.
Awesome idea! ... sort of... I despise winter running too, but I have to say, we have much better reason to, than you do. We get -30C weather here from January through March and the snow has already started. We'll likely be buried under snow and ice from now until then, as well; sometimes as much as 6' or more. So, I got my Parkrun PB two weeks ago, knocking another 7 seconds off my previous PB, down to 24:12, but setting time goals right now is not even remotely possible. With the extreme cold, snow, ice and pitch black weather from 4:30PM until 7:30AM, I'm lucky if I even get out to run, let alone a decent time. By comparison, my Parkrun today was 27:24. So, improving performance between now and April, or even May, is just not going to happen. What could our goal here be then? How about, getting out to run a 5K once/week. Yeah, it really is THAT bad. I hate winter.
I am aiming for a larger distance. Aiming for a trail half marathon in June, and A plan is sub 2:30. That means I also have to work on my speed and hills (that I have lots of here where I live), in addition to distance. But I wonder, how much time is it theoretical possible to shave off over time with the optimal training? I bet there must have been some studies on this?
I think Sarah will have this one. My PB from many moons ago is 21:40 and appetite for running goes up and down. Although I’ve been focusing on longer distances recently my PB on a rather hilly PR has been around 22:40… something under 22 would be good to aim at I think @ 52
Cheers from Canada! That's not winter and that challenge is nearly impossible here unless you have access to indoor tracks. It was "feels like -8C" due to the wind in negative temperatures when I was running 2 days ago. The parkrun got cancelled today. There is so much snow on the ground that the park must be barely walkable and certainly not runnable. End of January, temperatures could be in the -20C or less. That's not something my lungs can use for a PB. Essentially, I hope to be doing enough base training to go for a 5k PB as soon as spring settles in and have started cross-training on indoor rollers with my bike while watching the snow fall yesterday.
Sarah you keep getting faster :) Interval training in December, all the best with that :) What date will you be rocking up to Dulwich parkrun for your pb attempts? I think Sarah will run 20min 38sec and Mo will run 18min 10sec, good luck
This is hard because you both seem to be well trained...maybe the edge goes to Sarah because she didn't say she hates running in the cold as much ashe did??? Good luck to both!! Can't wait for Race day results 👊
Yah I don’t like winter running, but I’ve been diligent enough the last two winters. I’m thinking I’m going to actually train differently this winter by doing more strength training and group fitness classes. We’ll see how it goes because I still want to do a couple spring 5ks.😬🤷♀️
I'm a third of the way through a 15 week programme to run a sub 30min 5k. My previous PB was 30.52, but had drifted out to 34mins recently so the heat is on...
I didn't think Mo was faster than me but my 5k PB is 18:33 - it was an official first half split from a 10k and I'm not doing focused 5k work while I look at longer distance runs, but I really want 17:59 one day in the next couple of years.
I've just started running again after about 8 months off.. looking to get my 5k time to about 22 mins in Feb, but I'm a bit injury prone so take a very cautious approach
My parkrun pb is 24.38 set in April, but since having covid in June and breaking a rib in July, my fast days are mostly gone. I would love to get under 26 again!
Just started running again after breaking an ankle 🦶. My goal is to get my parkrun age grade score back up to 80% from its pitiful current percentage. So, count me in for this winter challenge. 🏃♀
@@AndreiDamian Rolled the ankle rather violently on a tree root on a country walk. Wasn't even running. That'll teach me to wear walking boots and to look where I'm going in future. It's joyous to be running again.
5 Km is still a long distance, you can do well even if you run in a popular race with lots of people around you. Take it easy for the first 1-2 Km, then start pushing harder each Km after Km 2,5 and go all out for the last 1 Km. You'll be fresh to really fly, so don''t worry if your first 2 Km are slower than you'd like. You can recover from a slow start but you cannot recover from a too fast start.
Ok my target is 9 weeks out sub 21. Ran a 5k event last week 22:12. As a 64 yo that will be a big step forward for next season. If I am really lucky I will finish with in seconds of Sarah. 😊
It feels colder than last year and I am definitely struggling for motivation to get outside. I think Sarah will get closest but Mo will shave off more than 40 seconds.
My PB is 24:56 during a 10km race. It's funny how easy It was.... But on the actual 5K race a month later I couldn't repeat it, just 25:06. :) But most of my workouts were at threshold pace so this make sense I guess. It's strange that I am able to run 1Km under 4min, but after 4min I get tired so fast .... Anyone with the same problem? I thought 4:30min/km 5K pace should be easy for me, but no, it feels like sprinting after 2km ... Running 21min 5K is very good, good job.
Firstly that's a great time, it gives you an age grading of around 56%. On average by just running regularly you'll improve for at least 2 years. Not to say you'll be faster each time and I'd encourage running mostly at an easy pace and not 'racing hard' too often, but if you can avoid injuries and consistently log the miles you'll be capable of running much faster in 2 years time.
I'm 61 and been running regularly for 2 years but with no real structure just doing my own thing really until 7 months ago. Have avoided hard intervals as don't want to risk injury, using parkrun as my speed workout and one progression run per week. Now my parkrun 5k time is 21:43. I built my mileage gradually to around 28/30 miles a week running 5 days. Every run except parkrun and progression run is at easy pace. This worked for me, hope this encourages you, being similar age, and you will progress, just be patient and enjoy your running. Just remember running a fast time won't necessarily be an entirely pleasant experience, mind over matter and all that. Good luck.
@@61js Thanks again for your encouragement. Iam pleased with my progress so far and also try a little harder on the parkruns I have done👍 So my target is 21.43....
My 5k goal is 27 minutes. Right now, I’m running it at 31 minutes but does anyone else feel like the humidity effects your running performance? I live in Florida, so I’m always looking at the humidity and feel lucky if it’s less than 75%. If the humidity is less than 70%, my time is better.
My best 5K is 32:46, I have just completed C2K while dropping 4 stone I have a stone left and I’m looking to get a sub 30min 5K by the end of January using your 5K training plan. I have just ran my first 10K this morning, I say ran swam more like, at 1:12:00 thanks to running channel tips and jokes vids keeping myself taking it not to seriously and enjoying running
I'm not sure about anyone else but I prefer running in the winter as I get hot really quickly on my runs so winter is the perfect temperature to stay comfortable during my run ❄️🏃♀️
Are you working towards a new 5k time? What are your tips or questions for 5k success?
i just ran a new parkrun pb today, in the mud??? really happy
@@_Tp__ Congratulations! That's a fabulous effort.
Massive well done to you both on the 5k times!
I'm working towards sub-20 mins... giving it a go on Monday! Tips I've used for myself: increase impact slowly, ie taking mileage, speed and surface into account.
Focus on how my legs and chest feel instead of the voice in my head telling me it's hard and to stop
Working on 5k Thursday, doing a 10k for PB end of January
As a Canadian who just came in from a run in the snow watching Sarah and Mo talk about “winter” with green grass and trees as a backdrop 😂
I hear ya. Really looking forward to those mid-February long runs when it’s -20C. That’s winter.
And t-shirts.
Lollll, same here. On go my grippers and touque, off I go!! It's actually my favorite time...
Montreal here and question is they have winter😂
Actually I have experience of both as I am British but now live in Canada. If you overdress in -20 it can be very hot especially if there is no wind but at least you don't get as wet and cold as you would do in England. Pbs however are not generally achievable until about April so you have to keep track of your best 'Snow time" during the winter. It is certainly too dangerous to try to run fast especially when there can be ice under fresh snow
33 minutes is my goal, and (hopefully) 31 by March since that will be when I run my first official 5K event. I'm at 37:17 right now, have only run 5K twice in my life. Should be 3rd time tomorrow, I have a 45 minute run ahead of me as part of my training plan.
That's very achievable, so good luck and keep enjoying the runs
This morning nailed a Park Run and 5KM PB 21:46 what a way to start a Saturday
Oh I am 21:44 but you are really fast
I ran a 42:47 yesterday at parkrun and that's the fastest I've gone post-injury. Was so chuffed with that. It's been a long road back. Hoping to get under 40mins for the new year and then I can spend 2023 continuing my way down to my PB and beyond. Woohoo!
You got this 👍🏽
This year I've dropped my 5km pb from 31:18 down to 28:37. I'll keep the running going over winter and will attempt a quick time in January.
My goal for next year is sub 27:30.
I have been running for approximately 8 weeks now and did my first 5 km today. You guys have been such great inspiration.
By using advice from your videos and buying a Garmin watch to follow my progress and pace, I did the 5K a 26:31.
Now I need to do some of the speed work, rest, strength exercises etc... Now that I have turned 40, it could be fun to see what 2 or 3 training seasons a week could do for my 5K time and feel.
Great videos... Thanks...
I ran a 5K PB at the start of November. I spent several weeks doing intervals once a week, 6-8x 400m, 5-6x 1k, 4-5x 2k... managed a 17:46, down from 18:45 in April. My goal for the year was sub 20 😅
That's an incredible improvement! Congratulations! 👏
That's epic!!
Looks like you hit your goal pretty quick!
That's amazing, especially if you were born in 1988. It took me a year to get the sub 20 after my first Parkrun of 26 mins.
@@goodyeoman4534 Cheers. I'm actually 39 and last summer managed a sub 17. I had hoped to go even lower this year but not quite yet, despite PB's at other distances. I will caveat this all with the fact I've been running consistently since 2018 and now run around 60-65 miles per week. Good luck with your running, 26 to sub 20 in a year is very impressive!
How strange! I ran Dulwich Parkrun for the first time today. Great course for a PB attempt! I hope you both make your goals. My 5K goal is to go sub 26.
Training for Dublin and Cork marathons, meant no 'quick' parkruns for most of the year. Week after Dublin, I let the horses off the reins and ran my local Donabate PR in 24-40, my PB is 23-03. Have always wanted to hit 22-30 (which would get my age grading closer to 65%) , my quickest 5K is 22-56, so fingers crossed I'll get close.
I reckon Sarah will get closer, it's been brilliant watching her progression as a 'one of us' runner and see her times come down.
I am basically doing the same challenge. This past year I just turned 50 years old, and I just got back into running. During the week of my 50th birthday I challenge myself to run 50 miles. It was difficult, butI did achieve my goal. Now I have set January to try and run a 5k under 21. I will be shaving a little more time off than these two, but I really have yet to run a 5k all out. Good luck to all, and I think Sarah will win.
Great work!! Just showing the humble runner that getting out there running really does mean something for your lifetime🙌🏻
This has given me motivation,to push a bit harder.
I have a PB of 30.07,for a guy in mid 50 , it's ok.
Under lying Health Condition,Heart Attack and a Cardiac Arrest ,got COPD and Asthma,so I do find it hard ,as breathing properly can be an issue,yet it's great that you guys give me and others motivation 👍😁. Thank you.
Motional Rod, I have heart issue and nice to hear people’s like me with the same challenges. Just please listen to your body man
My current 5k PB is 18:41 about 6 weeks ago, but I've been dealing with some niggles since then. My latest parkrun was 19:06, so my goal will be to get down towards my PB again. Hoping to go close to the 18 minute mark next year!
I will be training for a wonderful five-run trail series in Denmark starting at the beginning of January (9 k runs). One race every two-three weeks during the greyest winter time is amazing motivation! Good luck to both of you, Sarah and Mo!
My Goal is to believe in myself as much as my garmin watch does. My current PB is 24:50 for the 5k, but my V02 Max reading says I can go 19:45. Let's see if I can achieve it until January!
I've been chasing sub 19 all year and got my PR down to 19:14 yesterday on a hilly course. I'm so close!
Sarah always manages to get around the time she predicts so I am going to put all my money on her! Good luck to you both.
My goal is running 5km without walking breaks till the end of the year
You got this 💪💪💪
Did you make your goal? How close did you get?
Winter running is my nemesis. I’ve switched to indoors now that there’s a chill in the air and snow on the ground. Though I feel a bit like a wimp for doing so. Kudos to you two for not only doing it but making a challenge out of it as well. Part of me thinks I should go with Mo but I’m putting my money on Sarah.
Dulwich is the fastest 5k I've done so far.
I ran a 22:19 Parkrun there last Saturday. My previous PB was 24:54 at Gloucester City Parkrun the week before.
Somehow I managed to knock 2:35 of my time in one week!
The wide, flat paths at Dulwich, and the long, smooth corners helped I think.
My previous PB was 28:11 and I’m working to get to 25:30 but anything under 26:00 would be a huge accomplishment.
So cool, I am doing the turkey trot 5k on Thanksgiving. I was thinking of holding off running till spring after that. But if I keep hearing about your training plan maybe I will keep at it
Great challenge for winter! I also don't like running in the cold, but for this I'll join and set my goal to 22:30.
These are the videos I come here for. Please share the actual training plan they are following as these often are different to the ones on your website. Thanks 😊
I currently have an injured calf and these videos are making me jealous!!
Oh no! Sorry to hear that Freddy😥What happened?
@@runningchannel too much too soon I think… cause a calf tear! I know to build up slowly but still don’t listen!! 🤣
Great series, I'm gegging in and setting myself the same challenge, my current 5k pb is 32.41....good luck and have fun 😃
Great video! I wish you both well 🙌🏼 I have a 5k coming up in a few weeks just hoping to beat my last years time of 26:26. Let’s do this !
Perfect timing. I’m doing my first 5k race in four years tomorrow. Don’t think itll be a PB but it’ll certainly give me a start! Hoping for a 27min 5k. Guess we’ll see!
I’m coming back from a stress fracture in my fibula. Did my first parkrun in about 6 weeks this morning 😬
Negative splits have not worked yet for me. But I do hold back a bit in the earlier kms and try. I think my effort is highest in the end not the speed. Did get a sub 50 10k PB at a trail race today, faster then on road. Running since 2020 50 years old.
Well done Sarah & Mo. I have fond memories of Dulwich parkrun where I set my parkrun PB of 20.19 in November 2013. I got close to that on a couple of occasions (20.21 in April 2015 and an unofficial 20.22 in 2019 when I lost my barcode. Have suffered a number of injury niggles over past 5 years but all OK now so will be heading over to Dulwich next month to see what I can do. My Garmin predicts I'm around 21 mins shape though I think this may be a bit optimistic.
Mile pr is 5:09 (March 2022) but I’m a lot more fit now (35:42 10k 17:26 cross country 5k and a workout that tells me I should be in sub 17 shape for a 5k) my goal for late January is a sub 4:40 mile goal (or at least a 4:45) so let’s see if I can get it done.
Definitely relate to hating running in the winter. Last winter I tried to stay motivated but running in all the ice then getting covid was hard. But today I set a new 5k PB of 25:10 which is 2 minutes from last year
Good goals. I think Sarah will be closer. Good luck both of you!
I would like to go sub 40 by January - I’ve just started c5k
Last Christmas I went sub 50 so that will feel like progress
Omg I'm totally going to do this challenge too as I got my PB at Wolverhampton ParkRun yesterday (25:47) so I'm gonna aim for 25:10 in 10 weeks time
Love this! Love this duo together too! Dream Team
I set myself the challenge of completing a Garmin 10k training plan by the end of the year. It's motivating me to get out even when it's dark and rainy!
I finished Jeff Galloway 5k coaching a few days ago, and have now started Greg's 10k. Which one are you doing? Are you enjoying it?
Wow great PBs guys. Good luck to both of you, but Sarah ftw obvs.
When are you doing the next one? Surely you should have raced it by now
Great idea! An inspiration to everyone.
Started running about 5 months ago and ran a 22:26 minute 5k 2 weeks ago in my first official 'event'.
Aiming for sub 21 after the winter.
Got one sub 21 parkun last year(1st year running) but kept having horrendous achilles pain everytime i tried to go hard at 5k,figured at my age (49) i was more suited to slower longer distance.A by product of proper structured training for bath half (pb at 1hr 42) inc some speedwork seems to be that my parkrun time has got better. Have now done 5 sub 21's running including last 2 at PB. This morning at 20:20,so got to be targeting sub 20 soon,not sure about Jan but hopefully at some point next year! certainly wont be a PB next week as i make it a habit to volunteer the following week after i PB!
As a cyclist who picked up running for the winter everything I thought I knew about form was wrong.
I've had no issues with distance, but trying to get my pace up with some intervals and hill runs.
To take 40 secs or so of already speedy times is going to be challenging! As Sarah has already made such progress this year my money is on Mo.
I live in Washington State in the US and started running in January. Lowest temp I ran in was 32F/0C. Just got to layer well!
Awesome idea! ... sort of...
I despise winter running too, but I have to say, we have much better reason to, than you do.
We get -30C weather here from January through March and the snow has already started.
We'll likely be buried under snow and ice from now until then, as well; sometimes as much as 6' or more.
So, I got my Parkrun PB two weeks ago, knocking another 7 seconds off my previous PB, down to 24:12, but setting time goals right now is not even remotely possible.
With the extreme cold, snow, ice and pitch black weather from 4:30PM until 7:30AM, I'm lucky if I even get out to run, let alone a decent time.
By comparison, my Parkrun today was 27:24.
So, improving performance between now and April, or even May, is just not going to happen.
What could our goal here be then?
How about, getting out to run a 5K once/week.
Yeah, it really is THAT bad.
I hate winter.
What an awesome awesome video love it. ❤️
Running channel
I am aiming for a larger distance. Aiming for a trail half marathon in June, and A plan is sub 2:30. That means I also have to work on my speed and hills (that I have lots of here where I live), in addition to distance. But I wonder, how much time is it theoretical possible to shave off over time with the optimal training? I bet there must have been some studies on this?
I think Sarah will have this one. My PB from many moons ago is 21:40 and appetite for running goes up and down. Although I’ve been focusing on longer distances recently my PB on a rather hilly PR has been around 22:40… something under 22 would be good to aim at I think @ 52
Tomorrow I have my 5 k race and I'm so excited and even anxious about that, hope to beat my PB Tomorrow.
Both of you will smash it, trust the process... nose breathing only first km helps
Cheers from Canada! That's not winter and that challenge is nearly impossible here unless you have access to indoor tracks. It was "feels like -8C" due to the wind in negative temperatures when I was running 2 days ago. The parkrun got cancelled today. There is so much snow on the ground that the park must be barely walkable and certainly not runnable. End of January, temperatures could be in the -20C or less. That's not something my lungs can use for a PB. Essentially, I hope to be doing enough base training to go for a 5k PB as soon as spring settles in and have started cross-training on indoor rollers with my bike while watching the snow fall yesterday.
Sarah you keep getting faster :) Interval training in December, all the best with that :) What date will you be rocking up to Dulwich parkrun for your pb attempts? I think Sarah will run 20min 38sec and Mo will run 18min 10sec, good luck
This is hard because you both seem to be well trained...maybe the edge goes to Sarah because she didn't say she hates running in the cold as much ashe did??? Good luck to both!! Can't wait for Race day results 👊
I’m in a 6 week training program and going for a December PB!
Good luck Cassie! Let us know how you get on! 👏
Not my lifetime PB, but my PB since my knee injury years back! I’ll take it! Thank you for the support!!
Good choice to go with Dulwich! Famously fast course!
Yah I don’t like winter running, but I’ve been diligent enough the last two winters. I’m thinking I’m going to actually train differently this winter by doing more strength training and group fitness classes. We’ll see how it goes because I still want to do a couple spring 5ks.😬🤷♀️
I'm a third of the way through a 15 week programme to run a sub 30min 5k. My previous PB was 30.52, but had drifted out to 34mins recently so the heat is on...
Go Iain 🙌 I’m about the same
I didn't think Mo was faster than me but my 5k PB is 18:33 - it was an official first half split from a 10k and I'm not doing focused 5k work while I look at longer distance runs, but I really want 17:59 one day in the next couple of years.
Hey, why not, will aim for sub 19 mins! Cheers for the inspo!
MO - 17:29
Sarah - 20:33
I said what I said 🤣
I've just started running again after about 8 months off.. looking to get my 5k time to about 22 mins in Feb, but I'm a bit injury prone so take a very cautious approach
Just completed couch 2 5k and did first ever part run which completed in 41 minutes. I'd welcome any tips to improve my time.
I feel like my new 5k PB of 28:28 was good, as my first ever 5k after starting running 12 weeks before.
20:45 is i conceivable!
My parkrun pb is 24.38 set in April, but since having covid in June and breaking a rib in July, my fast days are mostly gone. I would love to get under 26 again!
I believe I can try and bet my PB for the 5k by 5:00 min. This is my first of my goals I hope to achieve
Just started running again after breaking an ankle 🦶. My goal is to get my parkrun age grade score back up to 80% from its pitiful current percentage. So, count me in for this winter challenge. 🏃♀
What happened to the ankle?
@@AndreiDamian Rolled the ankle rather violently on a tree root on a country walk. Wasn't even running. That'll teach me to wear walking boots and to look where I'm going in future. It's joyous to be running again.
5 Km is still a long distance, you can do well even if you run in a popular race with lots of people around you. Take it easy for the first 1-2 Km, then start pushing harder each Km after Km 2,5 and go all out for the last 1 Km. You'll be fresh to really fly, so don''t worry if your first 2 Km are slower than you'd like. You can recover from a slow start but you cannot recover from a too fast start.
Ok my target is 9 weeks out sub 21. Ran a 5k event last week 22:12. As a 64 yo that will be a big step forward for next season. If I am really lucky I will finish with in seconds of Sarah. 😊
My 5k pb goal is 35mins. I think Sarah will be win the challenge!
Just ran a charity 5k so its fitting I have a PB of 28:38 today. My goal then is under 25 by the 18th of January
My 5k goal is to go sub 32. My pb pre-pregnancy is 28. But now, 32 and I will be happy!
My goal shall be to stay above 50 km of running per week! And hit 2000 km for 2022!
That's very impressive Rune! Are you on track to hit 2000?
@@runningchannel I've managed 1818 km so far so I would very much say that I'm solidly on track to see it through. Up from 1500 km last year 😍
Geezus you guys are fast!
Did they ever do a follow up video? I can’t find it 😢
It feels colder than last year and I am definitely struggling for motivation to get outside.
I think Sarah will get closest but Mo will shave off more than 40 seconds.
My PB is 24:56 during a 10km race. It's funny how easy It was.... But on the actual 5K race a month later I couldn't repeat it, just 25:06. :) But most of my workouts were at threshold pace so this make sense I guess. It's strange that I am able to run 1Km under 4min, but after 4min I get tired so fast .... Anyone with the same problem? I thought 4:30min/km 5K pace should be easy for me, but no, it feels like sprinting after 2km ... Running 21min 5K is very good, good job.
Team Sarah here! Good luck
Oh my record is 21:21 too!
Amazing Colin!
Well,iam nearly 60,started running 2.5 months ago and done 5 hilly parkruns.
Everytime a PB(last one 28 min).
Question is,when will times tail off?
Firstly that's a great time, it gives you an age grading of around 56%. On average by just running regularly you'll improve for at least 2 years. Not to say you'll be faster each time and I'd encourage running mostly at an easy pace and not 'racing hard' too often, but if you can avoid injuries and consistently log the miles you'll be capable of running much faster in 2 years time.
@@Stevenc1984 Thank you,great to know,bright future ☀️🌄
I'm 61 and been running regularly for 2 years but with no real structure just doing my own thing really until 7 months ago. Have avoided hard intervals as don't want to risk injury, using parkrun as my speed workout and one progression run per week. Now my parkrun 5k time is 21:43. I built my mileage gradually to around 28/30 miles a week running 5 days. Every run except parkrun and progression run is at easy pace. This worked for me, hope this encourages you, being similar age, and you will progress, just be patient and enjoy your running. Just remember running a fast time won't necessarily be an entirely pleasant experience, mind over matter and all that. Good luck.
@@61js Thanks again for your encouragement.
Iam pleased with my progress so far and also try a little harder on the parkruns I have done👍
So my target is 21.43....
I run 10 km race in 36:30 in september but never did 5k. what could be my 5k time?
Is there not a follow up video to this?
What cameras do you use while you run?
I’m doing my second marathon in January so training in the winter is the name of the game for me unfortunately 😂😂
Where is the follow up video? 😊
My 5k goal is 27 minutes. Right now, I’m running it at 31 minutes but does anyone else feel like the humidity effects your running performance? I live in Florida, so I’m always looking at the humidity and feel lucky if it’s less than 75%. If the humidity is less than 70%, my time is better.
My best 5K is 32:46, I have just completed C2K while dropping 4 stone I have a stone left and I’m looking to get a sub 30min 5K by the end of January using your 5K training plan. I have just ran my first 10K this morning, I say ran swam more like, at 1:12:00 thanks to running channel tips and jokes vids keeping myself taking it not to seriously and enjoying running
Well done.
I took my 5k time from 23 minutes to 20:30 in the last year....would love to go sub 20 maybe sub 19:30 by next summer
I'm now 69 and I'm training towards a sub 20:00. Wish me luck!
I am back running every day 5 k super slow, only parkrun is a Tempo run, already under 30 minutes!
I'm not sure about anyone else but I prefer running in the winter as I get hot really quickly on my runs so winter is the perfect temperature to stay comfortable during my run ❄️🏃♀️
Same! I feel like I wait all year for it to be a "proper" temperature for running, so glad to hear it's not just me!
I'm with Mo. I'm training for my first half and two weeks ago I had 80 degrees F to run in and yesterday it was 35 degrees F. Miserable :)
So they both PB'd just by running a 5k ?
Who needs specific training ! 😁
I just started running. My PB at 5K is 32.55 min. I hope to run 5K in 30 min next year. I’m 58 years old. Sounds fair?
I’m from Dubai & I need a coach to train me on 5K run.. I love running but I don’t if I’m capable to run 5K
For me my goal might be doing bodyweight exercises at least once a week.
I would much rather run in the cold than in the heat of summer, especially in Australia where it's 40°c +