Can I run a sub 18 minute 5k? (PB is
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ต.ค. 2024
- Can I run a sub 18 minute 5k? I'd had a sneaking suspicion for some time now that my legs may have it in them to break the 18 minute barrier. 18:18 was set in 2016 and i've been in the right shape on numerous occasions to have a go but never have. Well, there's no better time than now.... so of I toddled to Paddock Wood track to really see what i'm made of!
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"THE PAIN" Yep that's me after every parkrun lol. SUPER time, well done man I really enjoy the channel.
Ha ha thanks Craig. I appreciate the kind words 😊 yes it’s a hard thing to get your head round isn’t it... the pain is always there... you just go faster 😂
A million pounds to anyone who tells me when we would have the next parkrun 🥲
My PB is 18:23 and I'm also looking to break 18 at some point. Well done, impressive time by yourself with no other runners around to push you!
Thanks buddy. It was just consistency is all. It surprised me too!! 😳😂
Well done! Can't get over the fact that a 2 lane track actually exists 😂🤯
Ha ha thanks buddy. I did think that while I was running round. Would make a strange 400m race 😂
You have to fight your way to the finish. Single edged knives only. It’s not barbarism.
So glad you did the PROPER distance around a track - too many runners assume their watch is gospel !!! It's my pet hate 😀 Good video.
Thanks Claire. Yes in actual fact my watch told me my 5k Pb was 17:07 but I didn’t allow myself to take that one as I knew how far I’d run 😂
@@ThisMessyHappy yes exactly ! The watches all vary in accuracy.
You are very strong.. mentally.. congratulations. Ben..
Thanks Rob. Appreciate it 😊
Congrats man.. that was very impressive time! "Dont focus on pain"
Thanks so much 😊
Amazing Effort 💪...sorry scrolled onto the time trial part...Wow 👏👏👏
Consistency is definitely the 🔑, in training and pacing. I’ve also had a cracking start to the year, PB’s in the 10k and HM...both times on tempo runs wearing the Nike tempo next% 😁
Thanks buddy! And great work to you too. 2021 is going to be a good year. I’ve decided 😂
Great job and really well done! I'm hoping to break 18 soon myself although I think it'll be closer to 18 then 17 flat. Your time was phenomenal!
Ha ha thanks Chad. You might just surprise yourself like I did!!! You got this 💪🏻
Congratulations Ben! Great run 🎉
Thanks Trish. I appreciate that 😊
Amazing!! My weekly messy happy fix as left me inspired as always.
Thanks Ben and Mary
Woop woop 🙌🏼 thanks so much Sean. I really appreciate the kind words. Thanks for being part of the community 😊
Great job! No worries on math errors Mary. I do that all the time. You were multitasking to boot!
Ha ha yeah fair play. She was doing a lot. Thank goodness she was there 😊
BRAVO BEN!! The heart of a lion. You two always inspire.
Thanks Tim. That’s really kind 😊
Smashed it! Especially on a track, it's more of a mental battle, I think! Well done 😊
Thanks so much, Fionnuala. Yes it was a mental battle and I weirdly enjoyed it 😂
Sitting here binge watching sub 20 5km TH-cam videos tonight at 3am… hats off this is already one of the best, just after the first 5 minutes alone 👊🏼
Ha ha whoop whoop 🙌🏼 I’ll take that!! I didn’t even realise there WAS a 3 in the morning 😂😂
@@ThisMessyHappy video totally delivered! Just finished it. You ran it the same style I do. Great run. Save a bit in the tank, better to finish good and strong than not finish or just blow up and struggle. You know your limits. I love coming down the home straight with full gas myself, absolutely pushing the last 100. Best feeling in the world. You can run it a bit harder next time. Definitely one of the most enjoyable 5k run TH-cam vids… and I have no idea how many I’ve watched tonight now 😂
Well done, good bench mark for the shaving of 15 seconds over 12.5 laps next time out. I paced a friend along the Thames path recently for his 5k pb attempt. He was busting a gut and hurting as I rode my bike next to him time keeping and whipping him up. He actually hit 18:18 for a pb from 18:32. Hurts in that zone and you just gotta bust through it 💪
True that! Maybe I’ll get you over on your bike to shout at me for the next attempt 😂
Wow Great effort Ben what a result! I'm hoping to go sub 20 one day I ran my 1st sub 4 min kilometre in the week. Great video Great content.
Thanks David. Well that’s good news. If you can run a km under 4 then it’s only a matter of consistency and time until you string 5 of those together 💪🏻
One of your best episodes!! Well done on many levels. Thanks for sharing and all the effort in making it happen
Cheers Gav. Hope you’re keeping well?
Ben Job well done awesome time and your
PB and I'm pretty sure you didnt go all out on this one, best possible support on the track too😀. Keep up the good work
Thanks so much, Przemek. I appreciate that. Yeah Mary’s not bad eh?! 😂
Well done Ben, that's an amazing time!
Some of my friends are doing a monthly 5km benchmark, did mine last Saturday. Managed 21.40, which at 55yrs old and 88kgs, I'll take as a good start but 1.40 off of my PB. (did it in Rincon 2s, will leave the Next% effort for when it counts, haha)
Nice work Ian! Always great to set a benchmark for the year to see where you’re at and where you get to. Ha ha yes only get those Next% when you really have to 😂
Yay! Great going! Congrats on a stomping new PB :-)
Thanks so much. It was a good day that’s for sure 😳😂
Another great video. Really inspiring. Loved the Police Car as you crossed the line. 😜
Very happy for you Ben. Great effort. You are clearly fitter than you think.
Isn’t that always the case!! I’m my own worst enemy!! Thanks Helen 😊
@@ThisMessyHappy Unfortunately it’s not always the case for me 😃 My 5km pb is 18:34 and I’m now struggling, sorry aiming, to break 22:00
Getting older doesn’t help the cause however my motivation is still strong and watching your videos is definitely inspiring me to push myself.
Great time! I think everyone always thinks they could have done better in things, but like you say when your in that moment you don't think that! When I ran my half pb and beat my old pb time by over 2 mins I thought I could of done better.
It’s so annoying isn’t it? In the moment you’re convinced you can’t go any harder but afterwards you’re like ... oh man I should have pushed more 😂
@@ThisMessyHappy that's the mind for you always playing games with you. I think you need to ask yourself at the time in that moment can I go anymore and always think yes I can!
I love that Mary has her coaching and mentoring jacket on! (What I now call that jacket)
Ha ha I call it the walking sleeping bag! Only because I’m slightly jealous...
this is brilliant & hilarious at the same time - Mary's math versus Ben's PB attempt - of course a great result but so joyful in the making !
Maths
Wow! Great new PB, I’m very, very impressed 🙌
Thanks Lisen 😊
Serious running ben congrats dude ..pacing down to a tee... looked tough but you def had a little bit left in the tank 😁 my 5k PB is 18.24.. goal is to break 18 min also and looking at the way you went about it i will def be copying some of your tips 😀.. hope you had cake afterwards 😂
Thanks Alan. Yeah it was a good day that’s for sure. And I definitely had cake!! Ooh let me know how you get on with your 5k! You’ll smash it 💥
Well done Ben. Great effort👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks James 😊 hope you’re well?
Excellent effort Ben.
Thanks so much, Claire 😊
This plus Gary Robbins' 10k run yesterday has inspired me to go out and try and break my 5K PB in a few weeks. Cheers!
Oh man I had no idea Gary Robbins had a TH-cam channel! Thanks for the info. I watched his vid of the Berkeley Marathons a while back and have mad respect for him 🙌🏼 and thanks for the kind words. Good luck smashing your PB. You got this 💪🏻
@@ThisMessyHappy He's a beast, runs 100 milers in the mountains and then ran a 34:47 10k in his mid-40s. I'll be shooting for a sub-18 PB as well, my PB at the moment is 17:58 but from years ago.
Brilliant run,well done 😮
Well done Ben. I really enojyed this episode.
Ah thanks so much 😊
Well done!Excuse the pun you were always on TRACK.....LOL.Well done such an inspiration.Cheers.
Ha ha classic word play. Love it 😂
Congrats, man, that's huge 👍 I've yet to run under 18 minutes on track (I've run under 18 on road though). On January 1st I tried an interesting challenge of running a 5K in exactly 20:21 without looking at my watch (you can see how I did it in a video in my channel), and that run suggests me that I could now be in shape of a sub-18 minute 5K! Thanks for the motivation! 🔥
Good man! That sounds like you’d be good to do the challenges I laid down in my video yesterday. How good are you at blind pacing?! Up for the challenge?!
@@ThisMessyHappy Yeah, this seems interesting. I already did your Challenge 1 without even knowing it in my video (score - 5 points). I don't have a heart rate monitor, but I'll surely do also Challenge 2 and Challenge 3 - when the snow melts down 😄🔥
Congrats Ben! Great PB! 💪💪💪
Thanks Richard. Thought I’d better get it in before the Thailand heat and humidity crush me 😂
Thats amazing.. great running Ben
Thanks buddy, still a little bit shocked to be honest! 😂
Awesome effort and great info. I’m training for a 10k PB that’s 52 minutes I believe my goal is to see how close I can get to 50 and I will also be visiting my local highschool track for the effort❤
Nice work!! And keep up the great content
Thanks Stewart 😊
Great running Ben, bravo! 👏🏼
Cheers buddy. Appreciate it 👍🏻😊
Congrats Ben.
Thanks Alan 😊
Very well done👏🏻
Thanks so much Barbora
As the great Mike Tyson said “everyone’s got a great game plan until they get punched in the face”. Though I think he meant it differently, not running a lot FASTER than your goal pace 😂 congrats on the run 💪🏼
Ha ha I love that quote. So true. Luckily no punching done so I could still execute the plan 😂 Thanks Bas 😊
What a time! Amazing.
Thanks Mark. Happy days 😊
Great content 👍🏼 watched this just after Mary's baseline 5K upload, seems like karma 🤣🤣
Ha ha yeah I punish Mary so then you see me punish myself 😂
really impressive
Thanks so much, John 😊
Spooky, my PB was 18:18 in January. First official race of 2021 and ran 17:15 last week. Awesome effort 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
That’s so weird! Maybe we should enter a race together and try to push eachother to sub 17!! 😊
@@ThisMessyHappy time and place & it's a race 😉
10:43 - the ambulance coming for you?! haha. well done!
Ha ha yeah we called it just in case. Thanks 😊
well done Ben!
Cheers James 😊
Great running 🙂
Thanks Ben 😊
Way quicker than my guess, great time!
Ha ha thanks mate. Surprised myself to be honest 😂
great run that man! Nice work look forward to the sub 17 challenge!
Ha ha thanks buddy. Maybe in a few months 😉😂
Amazing time !
Thanks buddy. I’m a happy chappy 😊
Well done Ben. Do you think the carbon spring in the shoes had some part to play with this massive pb
No doubt in my mind! These shoes are rid-ic-u-lous 😂
Amazing and great to see you crush your PB. I just tested my 5k before 2021 and know the feeling you had at the end. Would be great to see what workouts you did to get yourself ready.
On the ad revenue, do you get more if I watch the full ad? I want to make sure I do my part.
I think you do get paid more for full ad watch. Whenever I’m watching my own videos to check they’re ok I keep the ads rolling now 😂 thanks buddy
@@ThisMessyHappy good to know. I can spend the 1-2 mins to help mental health
Congratulations! I had very similar PB times over half-marathon and 5k distances as you, until you smashed them both. Very inspiring. What sort of training did you do in the build up to this?
Thanks Jon. Actually I just removed all cycling and trained consistently with running and strength and conditioning. Usually I only run 3 times per week and then cycle too but just before these PB’s I binned all cycling and ran pretty much every day (although all easy and some were literally 2km to keep the run streak going). I only wanted to do it short term as an experiment but it worked a treat. The HM PB was a week after I stopped running every day and took a proper recovery week. I’ve just managed to maintain that level of fitness since with 3 runs per week and added the bike back in 😊
@@ThisMessyHappy You removed the cycling, yes, you cant get away from the principle of specifity.
Dude ??? IMAGINE if you had run sub 17 MINUTES!!!!!!!! You was only 15 seconds off ...WHAAAAAAAAAT THE !!!!!!! FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE MAN WIKID !!!!!!!!!!
Ha ha don’t! That’s so me. As soon as I did that time I was like... hmmm I wonder if I could have been 15 seconds faster 😂
Congrats on the PB Ben !! Superb effort!! When's the sub-17 vid being dropped ? ;-)
Ha ha give it a few months 😂
Hay guys what a fantastic race thats a right effort, quick one matewhat drone u using please?
Thanks buddy. Appreciate it. It’s a DJI mavic air 😊
@@ThisMessyHappy thanks mate u utilise it really well it adds a great extra element to your content :)
great run!
sub 17 soon surely
Oooh I don’t know. Moving up in Ironman training now so speed is diminishing 😂 but thanks 😊👍🏻
Well done buddy. Oh the drama!
This is so true. The drama!! And the pain 😂
Mary is the best...
She is indeed 😂 I’m a bit biased but she’s a keeper 🤣
Great effort Ben. You did look in complete control to be fair. You know you said going flat out all the way isn't your method,have you thought about trying it just once to see what happens? Out of interest what was your heart rate?
I always want to see what would happen if I went flat out in a race but have never had the bottle to do it. Maybe a park run when they’re back. Then I don’t have to curse myself for wasting race entry fees 😂 HR was average of 180 high of 193
@@ThisMessyHappy Thanks Ben. 😉
Would love to know your training regime for this effort? Really good video by the way.
Thanks Tom. Honestly my training regime was run every day in November as my springboard then 3 runs per week. 2 easy and one short intervals session of around 30 mins. The other days were bike or yoga 🤔
@@ThisMessyHappy aaaah super thanks
I got 3:55 per kilometer on my 5k21:41 it is insane how fast you are and I am 24 years old I have been training for the marathon distance though. Since we all will get slower eventually why not start now.
Well done that’s great. And yes, like you say, why not start now 😊👍🏻
From your recent HM, I thought going for sub 18 was a bit soft, do another one in 3 weeks and go sub 17
Ha ha especially because I just found out one of my fave ex-pupils ran 16:50 yesterday! I’ll get him to pace me 😂
@@ThisMessyHappy 👍🏽
Cracking run Ben, how much of that is credit to the shoes ?
Thanks Liam. I’d say 10-15 seconds 😊
@@ThisMessyHappy hahah like it, the rest is yours 😁
Ha ha yeah I’m taking it
Mr Bridges, the key was in your front door when you opened it. Please take care of your home security! 😄
If you can recall, what were your half/ full mara PBs when you did this?
When I did this my marathon PB was 2:55 but from 2019 and this was 2021. HM was 1:17 from about 3 weeks previously. Consistent and modest aerobic base training was the key to get me here 😊
@@ThisMessyHappy that’s unreal! Thanks!!!
Do you think the alphaflys contributed significantly to your time?
They definitely contributed but I wouldn’t say significantly. I reckon maybe 10-15 seconds?
Placebo maybe as well. I know you have been training hard and that's what really made the difference👍🏻
Well done but Isn't a 5k race different to a 5000 metre race ? As I understand It a 5000 metre Is a track race whereas a 5k Is typically a road/XC race. This therefore would be your 5000 metre time not your 5k time.
They’re the same thing, buddy. A 5k PB is a 5,000m PB and vice versa. Just doffeeent names to denote different surface rather than distance. Only elites have track and road 5k PB’s 🤟🏼
@@ThisMessyHappy "Only elites have track and road 5k PB’s"
I beg to differ. Power of 10, for example, distinguishes between a track & a road race time for everybody not just elites.
I have a 5000m time & a 5k time. This would be recorded as your 5000m time because It was held on a track not a road or XC.
@@lionheart4552 Yes, but those track PBs come using spikes. Anyway, regardless of what Power of 10 or anyone says, if my fastest time over the distance happens to be on a track, I'm taking it.
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THAT INNER VOICE...always bothering you after a race/trial: "i could have gone faster"...but there is always that thin line between going out "the risky way" and running on empty tanks the last k's (an absolute killer experience) and starting of conservative and letting it all out at the end. i would say, a smart and experienced runner does it the way you did it. best way to handle a complicated distance like 5k (10k). For me it shows absolute confidence in your strengt...CONGRATULATIONS!!
Thanks so much. You’re right I do always want to negative split. But it’s the perfectionist in all of us that nags at me. I’ll tell it to shut up don’t you worry 😂 thanks for the positivity though 🤟🏼😊
You'll shave some time off if you wear track spikes. The Nike's are all bounce which are designed for the road, not the bouncy track.
My knees will also blow up though 😂
@@ThisMessyHappy ah hahaha I too am 35+ years old
How old are you? If you don't mind me asking. You have probably told me before and I have forgotten lol. Approaching 40 myself, well 2 years away but hoping one day I can go sub 20. If I can shake off some niggles here and there.. Great run BTW 💪
Thanks Jimbo. I’m still chugging away at 41 😊😂
@@ThisMessyHappy wow, that gives me huge hope that I can do a sub 20 one day 👍
🥂🍻🍹🍸🍷🍷🍾🍺 Well done!!
Thanks so much 😊
Where can we get the awesome merch?
Ha ha well, we had to go back to the drawing board because it didn’t turn out as we hoped. That was about the only bit that we liked and the rest was pretty rubbish. So we’re looking at other options. We want the merch to be really decent so it’s going to take time 😤 frustratingly 😂
@@ThisMessyHappy I don't mind some Ben and Mary quality over quantity haha
Mary never do maths on screen it always goes wrong
😂 definitely! Recipe for disaster but she was a good sport letting me keep the footage in! Ha ha
@@ThisMessyHappy Great result Ben well done
Thanks Shaun. Appreciate it 😊
Where is this track?
Paddock Wood
Hi Ben,
What did your training plan look like to get this goal? Are you able to share?
Great work on the PB
My PB is 18:40 and just can’t budge from it
Thanks so much! Well, yes I can share but it’s actually something I’d never advise as a coach!! 🤦🏻♂️😂 not long term anyway. Basically I did a month of running every day. Every run was super easy and usually 2-5km. And then I used that base as a platform to go to 3 runs per week (usually an interval or tempo, a medium base run and a Sunday longer run (which at that stage was about 15km). All of my training is over on Strava in case you’re interested 👍🏻 it wasn’t anything mind blowing just genuine consistency.
Thanks for sharing,
I give you a new challenge, I did a pot luck calendar run in august of 2020, essentially out all of the days of the month into a hat (1-30/31) pick out a number the night before and then run it. Had days where I did 1k on day one and then 29k on day 2 ....this is a great way to challenge the mind and body.
At the last week I purposely pulled out 30 & 12 to form the last day as a marathon and ran a 3:18 giving me over a 10min PB.
I am on Strava @Scotty G check it out
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Thanks Webby 😊
@@ThisMessyHappy
Do you think track makes much difference vs road vs grass?
Big time. Grass is hardest, road is ok if you get a good patch but track is flat and good surface so it takes the worry of where you’re putting your feet out of the equation. Too many potholes etc on roads and pavements!
never seen a 2 lane track
you have only 12k??? Dude
Ha ha for now... *runs hands together like Mr Burns*
Thanks buddy 😊
how bad is his form like why is he running with his hands so low it's the complete oposite of what you should do
My friend, it if gets me a 17:15 for 5k I’d run it backwards 😉😊