Chasing a SUB 19 5K in Battersea Park, London

It took a long while to run sub 20 minutes for 5km, but once that barrier was broken, the sub 19.30 followed, which meant this 5K attempt at Battersea Park in London would be a great opportunity to try and run a sub 19 minute 5K for the first time in some years.
Thank you to Charlie McCarthy for pacing me during this, he's a gifted runner who will go far.
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[@colinsawyer9391]

Great recovery to smash the 19 min barrier #awesome I'm often guilty of getting my 1st km pacing wrong by going under my targeted pace and paying the price in the final quarter of a 5k something to bear in mind on Saturday morning hmmm 🤔 Another great video 👍

[@thisisjogon]

Cheers Colin, I suppose it was better to be a tad slow than a tad fast on the first K - fortunately the fitness was there to pick up the pace. Parkrun is back and we can now enjoy some fast 5K running 🧡

[@thisisjogon]

Thank you to Charlie McCarthy for his superb pacing during this event. You can find his channel here: kzbin.info/door/O7ml8hTasO6SM4Q-3FCWSw And as always, a big thanks to you for watching and liking this video. I hope your own running is going well. JOG ON Crew, run strong Harry

[@griffITH82]

I'm struggling breaking 28, can only imagine these times

[@thisisjogon]

Keep pushing

[@johnnydynomite7160]

Brilliant. I run battersea park great park to run flat and perfect for running.

[@thisisjogon]

Yes, It’s a great route for training Johnny - thank you for watching

[@gummer4england]

Brilliant Harry, outstanding effort to pull it back after that 1st K your training is on fire atm mate brill :)

[@thisisjogon]

Thank you sir It was seriously tough. Hope you’re well Harry

[@gmicallef1]

So happy that you finally nudged under the 19 minute mark!!

[@thisisjogon]

Thank you Graham, I have finally rejoined you back in club 18’s Cheers for always supporting

[@Alex-uj4zf]

Not quite jogging on anymore, great effort🏃

[@thisisjogon]

Cheers Hurrell 🧡

[@stevemorgan3911]

Well done Harry - sub 19 represents a great comeback…more to come I know.

[@kerrypowell38]

Absolutely marvellous! What a fantastic effort!

[@thisisjogon]

Thank you Kerry

[@sebsmith1321]

Congrats!!! I’m chasing a sub 20 5k, fingers crossed I will get it soon!

[@thisisjogon]

I’m sure you will Seb, keep going Harry

[@muhammedfariz8994]

did u hit it man

[@connorgray2896]

haha great vid, you have a great commentary voice!

[@thisisjogon]

Very kind Connor, if only I could have the running ability for a sub 15 as well Thank you for watching and commenting Harry

[@SuperCuttyBlackSow]

Going for my sub 19 march 5th it's a big jump cause I'm going from 19:40 to a sub 19 but I'm 10 pounds lighter so hopefully that helps

[@thisisjogon]

Awesome, good luck with it

[@Olikachu]

so good, that's so fast and especially in the heat im sure so even more impressive

[@thisisjogon]

Thanks for always watching Oli Hope you’re well

[@davidjuson5608]

Well done that man! As for the day-to-day parklife: Common problems for aspiring parkrunners worldwide. Keep up the good work.

[@thisisjogon]

Thanks David - there was definitely some dodging to be done Hope you're well Harry

[@davidjuson5608]

@@thisisjogon Yes thanks. Just off for a cautious 7 miles of parklife dodging. Mostly doggy-dodging. Talking of which, are we getting any coverage of last Saturday on the Common?

[@thisisjogon]

@@davidjuson5608 absolutely - it’s under edit as we speak

[@davidjuson5608]

@@thisisjogon Hoorah!

[@jimlaidlaw8925]

A cracking run mate

[@thisisjogon]

Thanks JOG ON Jim Not quite at your 18.30 yet

[@jimlaidlaw8925]

@@thisisjogon won’t be long mate

[@6663622]

After a serious injury, it is not so easy to return the previous result. Interesting video. I looked with pleasure. 😊👍🏻

[@thisisjogon]

Thank you for watching it's appreciated Harry

[@christinaclementson2685]

Fantastic running!! Making sub 6 min miles look easy!!! Great result 🎉🎉

[@thisisjogon]

Thank you Christina - I appear to have hidden the pain behind the sunglasses - it was remarkably uncomfortable to run this. Charlie was chilled

[@christinaclementson2685]

@@thisisjogon 🤣🤣 well hidden!!

[@ChrisBrown-dy8ts]

I hit 18:52 @ Parkrun yesterday was v. Happy with that .

[@thisisjogon]

Excellent stuff Chris well done indeed

[@TMM6944]

A Gazelle on a step ladder - I'm having that one.

[@thisisjogon]

Ha

[@HereWeAreRunning]

Fantastic Harry 👏👏👏 Ideal location for the sub 19 attempt. I set my official 10K PB at Battersea Park. What is your aim, are you going to try to get as fast as you were pre-injury?

[@thisisjogon]

Yes great location Chris. Good question, the aim is to go sub 18 first, then just see what I'm capable of - I carry a fair bit of weight so the potential is there for me to go faster Great to see you are running and ok after some time out post-ultra (what an effort that was)

[@matthewquartermain8291]

Already know this is going to be a banger!

[@thisisjogon]

Love it - I hope it was

[@a1adetroitavenue]

Congratulations on the sub-19! Great inspiration and kudos to the camera work too!!

[@thisisjogon]

thank you for watching and commenting, it's appreciated Harry

[@barnabybeere1557]

Great effort Harry, especially in the heat! Another excellent video!

[@thisisjogon]

It was very hot Barnaby, thank you

[@sifi7950]

Respect! I’d set a goal of breaking 20 mins by the end of the year; I’m just under 25 mins now and have decided to give myself an extra year to reduce the risk of injury! Loved this video ; you’ve been taking huge chunks out of your times!

[@thisisjogon]

Cheers Si Fi, excellent - good to make steady gains no need to rush it. It's mostly been hard track work with weight loss, we'll see where it goes. Thank you for watching, and all the best with your 5K goals Harry

[@BilalOz2012]

My pb is 21:25 goal is sub 20, feels hard

[@thisisjogon]

Wishing you all the best with it

[@BilalOz2012]

@@thisisjogon thank you 😊

[@theedgeofthebed]

These videos are insanely good… can see this kind of thing being on tv!!

[@thisisjogon]

Love that, great comment - it's appreciated x

[@sim7384]

Brilliant! And what a time too!

[@thisisjogon]

🏃‍♂️ thanks for watching and commenting

[@callumfoster10]

🔥🔥🔥

[@thisisjogon]

🔥

[@Rogrunner]

Fantastic effort guys..!!! Loved the vid..! 🤩

[@thisisjogon]

Thank you Rachel Harry

[@northernninjarunner5506]

Great run Harry, great result

[@thisisjogon]

Thank you very much Ninja Runner

[@GreaseAndGravel]

I am super inspired now! Did 19:47 in Dec and now aiming for sub19

[@thisisjogon]

Fantastic. Good on you 🧡

[@jamesmoss5404]

Well done Harry hard to get those 5k improvements I’m still trying and running fast is hard nice one

[@thisisjogon]

Cheers James

[@thisisjogon]

Cheers James

[@markphilpottultra]

New sub here, excellent effort, very impressive.

[@thisisjogon]

Very happy to have you - Happy New Year Mark!

[@guycrosswell]

Amazing! What an achievement! Well done Harry, I'd be really interested to hear about the overtraining Charlie alluded to at thr beginning

[@thisisjogon]

Yes interesting Guy, I don’t recall the exact scenario, I imagine Charlie would be happy to share

[@Binksy2011]

Well done Harry, I knew that Sub-19 barrier was coming very soon 👏👏👏 I have recently ran 19.58 and hoping to go Sub- 19.30 by the end of the year. 👍

[@thisisjogon]

Best of luck James and thank you

[@ricd2821]

Nice well done. It worked to your advantage with that slower first km as you had plenty in the tank for a quick final km!

[@thisisjogon]

Cheers, and thank you for watching Ric

[@donovanmifsud8664]

Great content ❤️🎖️ Closing in on sub 20 5km ,latest race @20:04 PB from 20:50 😃

[@thisisjogon]

Amazing stuff, keep it up!

[@Maim133]

I'm going for my first sub 19 5K at Battersea later today. I don't think a search has ever given me a more on the nose result.

[@thisisjogon]

Ha, amazing. Glad to have ticked the box. Go smash it and enjoy it

[@Maim133]

@@thisisjogon "Threat" also added to the watch. Motivation through gasping.

[@Raf384]

I want to get sub 19 by the end of the year with the my pb being 19:21

[@thisisjogon]

Go for it

[@chrisdecu6422]

how come i didn't discover your channel earlier. nice video man.

[@thisisjogon]

Thank you Chris

[@holdingnamerequired4703]

great video. really enjoyed watching. Seeing videos like this motivates me to keep making and uploading on my channel. Keep up the great work and stay safe.

[@thisisjogon]

Thank you, keep pressing publish my man

[@muhammedfariz8994]

what was your training plan like after doing a sub 19:30

[@thisisjogon]

I don't recall exactly what it was then, but now it is: Monday - Rest Tuesday - Track session Wednesday - 7 mile run Thursday - 8 mile run Friday - Rest Saturday - Grass session or race Sunday - 12 mile run Hope this helps and thank you for watching!

[@arrowknee7356]

Well done. Just started running really in January and been able to do a 5km in 19:51. Doing some slow runs and some threshold and speed work now to try and get that under 19:30, and would love to get it under 19 this year. It is really bizarre for me as going sub 20 is really hard but 25 to 30 seconds slower is fairly comfortable. Which I've assumed means speedwork is my primary place I need to focus a bit more on to increase my speed.

[@thisisjogon]

I would say so Arrow Knee, keep doing that speedwork and if you can throw in a slow long run (8-10 miles) once a week you'll be surprised how much that helps too. Best of luck with training and well done on the SUB 20 - a great time.

[@mandkstuart]

Great run. What about trying a faster start before settling in to your "normal" pace. It works for me, you might reach 18:30?

[@thisisjogon]

That will be the tactic next time Mark, though we are wondering about GPS - I know pacing well now and that first kilometre felt much more like a 3.48 but who knows. I don’t think it will be too long before I’m back to low 18 running Thanks for watching

[@rachaellouise2666]

Excellent

[@thisisjogon]

Thank you Rachael

[@jeremyringma]

I know it's different for everyone, but on average, what sort of weekly km's would you be looking at for a sub 20? I'm currently running ~23min on a 30-40km week.

[@thisisjogon]

For me it's been about 50km per week (now closer to 70km) but as you say, it's what suits you Jeremy

[@jeremyringma]

Thanks @@thisisjogon, good to know! The current plan was to build to 50km per week and let that soak in for a few training cycles to see where it gets me.

[@jjames1949]

4:19 🔥🔥🔥

[@thisisjogon]

🔥

[@tomthetaletellerphillips]

great run! I hit 20:04 the other day knocking over 3 mins off my PB. my next goal is 19 mins. Any tips? 😁 in fact, fancy a race? 😝

[@thisisjogon]

Great run Tom, I suspect I’d be mid 18’s at this point after further training, with an aim of finally breaking back into the high 17’s in the not too distant future, but we shall see Very well done on the continued progression Tom and I appreciate you watching

[@tomthetaletellerphillips]

@@thisisjogon thanks Harry. Keep it up, you'll get there. It was only a few weeks ago I was struggling to hit 25 mins again, then, despite an injury, boom, 20mins! I was training for a 10k on the 19 th on an airfield, looking to beat my PB of 49mins but it's been cancelled. I'm a little lost so watching lots of your videos to keep me inspired 😝😁 It would be awesome if you took a look at my friend's channel The Jogger Blogger. We do running videos and silly running challenges, worth a watch. 👍

[@heggybhoy82]

Well done mate

[@thisisjogon]

Cheers for watching