What’s My Current 5k Time?

[@Mathaeos]

Sub 20, is great, but I'm confident that with training you'll do much faster 👍

[@TimTim-dq2nf]

but WR is 22:08 for 5 miles ?!

[@Mathaeos]

@@TimTim-dq2nf 5 miles isn't the same as 5km . 5 miles is equivalent to 8.047 km while 5km is equivalent to 3.1 miles

[@nicklasdaniels769]

@@TimTim-dq2nf bro a 5k isn’t 5 miles 💀💀💀

[@brickZr]

@@nicklasdaniels769 Americans these days

[@k1ngn1ko]

@@TimTim-dq2nf WR for 5K is a little under 13 minutes

[@nathanjames__]

I hit 20:49 at my first HS cross country meet as a Senior. My goal is sub 20 and you’ve been such an inspiration to me starting my running journey this summer. Update: I just ran my first sub 6 mile today. 5:55 baby Update 2: I ran 20:28 yesterday. Jobs not finished yet Update 3: Its been a few weeks, but I just ran 19:57 at the Wingfoot XC classic if anyone knows what that is. Thanks to all the people sharing their progress and encouragement!

[@ezanamedhin]

that's cool 😎

[@_R_R_R]

Nice, i got a 5:58 1600 but track stopped shortly after. my most recent is 6:22 (not against anyone, just alone) im trying to catch back up before year round swim starts.

[@peanutsnail5656]

🥳🥳

[@8bitgdhaxz]

Nice job dude! I'm about to run a Cross Country race today (I'm a junior) and I'll try to get under sub-20 for you! Edit: The conditions in my meet were horrible 💀 plus one of my hamstring tendons were dealing with inflammation so... Not today guys

[@8bitgdhaxz]

@@_R_R_R oh yeah, running by yourself is so much harder than doing it with others, so you still did great with that 6:22 mile

[@kellen4671]

This dude could easily break sub 18

[@ashertaylor1708]

Ik he was actually chilling

[@carterthompsonruns]

Ikr my pr rn is 17:55 he got that

[@evanbarrett2072]

Your 6:18 looks like you’re barely jogging, my 6:18 is me pretty much sprinting

[@EchoBravoIndia]

I run cross country for my high school team so I have noticed that if you work on improving your running form it will greatly increase your efficiency thus allowing you to run faster times without working as hard.

[@Mr.Unknown2099]

@@EchoBravoIndiabro, I searched up running forms and tutorials but it doesn’t help

[@mgpiano.]

@@Mr.Unknown2099hes also quite tall so it will take less steps to cover the same distance

[@Mr.Unknown2099]

@@mgpiano. I’m 6ft tall how tall is he?

[@russellgrimes3491]

I am almost 50, 5’10.5” and 174 pounds. I haven’t been running that long or with too much consistency. When I am going at an 8:30 pace, I feel like I am flying. 😂 I don’t know how people can run at a 6 minute pace. I would be full out sprinting. I don’t even think I could sprint fast enough to get much below a 6 minute pace and definitely couldn’t maintain it.

[@-.TS.-]

You do that pace for a whole marathon. Ain’t no way you even tried for this.

[@crystalsinghmarketing9827]

I think the heat makes it a lot harder

[@Raymond_Churchill]

I thought that at first, too, but this was 9 months ago.

[@Drooploop]

Nah Matt runs like 7 min pace somewhere around there def not 6 min

[@benoliver9429]

@@Drooploopanything sub 3 is 6 so he definitely does

[@Drooploop]

@@benoliver9429 but he’s been running marathons like 3:00-3:30

[@mgpiano.]

Im on the slower end with 25:24. I have been running for about a year and everything before that was little to no exercise. Hopefully I can get sub 24 before this year ends Update: Currently at 22:18. I think I can go a bit faster Update: 21:16 Update: 20:35 during practice

[@bradyiscool19]

Awesome man

[@ybebinchilin2421]

Whoa that’s a great improvement

[@wesleymerlino]

Let’s go brudda keep up the work

[@aarongregory0331]

Enjoy the process brother! Consistency is the secret weapon. Every runner worst nightmare is over training and not being able to run anymore. Plantar fasciitis 😅

[@poordearpamela]

look at this section of the comment section being so inspiring and wholesome and loving and caring!

[@GagePruittXC]

Just his 19:45 as a freshman in a meet and you have inspired me to keep going

[@adamneulander]

Damn you got hella potential just stick with it dawg

[@daynegroth4318]

I just had my first meet yesterday and I got a 21:37. You are insane! Keep it up!

[@GagePruittXC]

@@adamneulander thank you

[@GagePruittXC]

@@daynegroth4318 nice you too

[@nathanburghardt5599]

@@joshuas14838 piece of advice, don’t worry about time in cross county every course is different

[@khadijahtoutou9106]

Goals!! Wow!! This is amazing!!! Thank you for sharing what’s possible ❤

[@andrewcard4671]

I just got 26 minutes and 59 seconds on my first 5k! Ur time is awesome!

[@vixtermono5901]

For me that would be a really good time, so I know if you keep working your 5k you can easily get to 18 or 17

[@zach1513R]

Bro you are totally sand bagging this for the views. You were hitting 6:15s at the end of the marathon but can’t 3 under 6? Cap.

[@NoahBLance]

I didnt want to say it 🤣 I love Matt but I know him well enough that this is about 2 minutes off at the least. If 60 year old men are running 15-16 mins at my local 5k, this man running a sub 3 hr marathon can run a sub 20 5k in his sleep

[@king-qi2ks]

Ong

[@pjohnnyboy7]

Facts

[@jztvchannel8684]

This is what was at the back of my mind when I saw this and the marathon video

[@smortypot]

@@NoahBLance 15 minutes will take you to state competitions, what planet are you on that 60 year olds are flying like that

[@azocs_]

I got 17:11 at my first meet as a freshman. Been working hard this summer 💪💪

[@biguzivert]

Very solid. If you keep it up you will be amazing.

[@MLJ___]

Bro da heck I got 18:50 for my first freshman meet and I thought that was fast. 17:11 for that age is just mind boggling, keep it up!

[@therealmuffinseller9686]

@@biguzivert idk what you on 17 is already great

[@jacobdorsch4568]

I ran 17:37 my freshman year

[@amuffity]

im more of a distance person but i can run a 5k in 21:xx itll change soon once i get more training high school freshman her

[@frankieurueta5527]

I ran my first 5k at 30:10 this past April. That was after not doing any real distance running for years, but still decently active. This October im trying to go sub 25!

[@John_DaMan]

Great job bro. I'm trying yo get there too, i'm a first time runner

[@ks-ok1oc]

Any suggestion bro i gas out after running 500-600 meters , not a single km. 😵

[@John_DaMan]

@@ks-ok1oc i've been there..before i could only run half a mile..suggestion is to keep running at a slower, you'll last longer to build up endurance. And ever so often, so short distance burst runs

[@k1ngn1ko]

keep grinding 💪🏾

[@kuba_sw]

Keep going, I went from running a 5k in 31 minutes to running it in 18:10, I started running in February

[@raysarafsan2579]

This training helped me much

[@judelechene]

That's crazy good man

[@simongamez]

Could you show what stretches and warm ups/cool downs you do, but in more detail? And maybe a go-to warm up/stretch routine?

[@annelise5370]

That is so good! The boy in my grade ran a 17:30 the other day 💀

[@nc8186]

The usa high-school record is 13:37 lol

[@kadenhernandez7458]

😭😭

[@Baconcatboy]

That's a really good time!

[@miamidolphinsfanclub3394]

My first ever 5k was 19:32 freshman year of high school. And in sophomore year my best is 16:38. Keep of the work and running is a sport where it doesn’t come overnight.

[@8bitgdhaxz]

I'm about to run a 5k today, and currently my pr is 20:30 so you're only a minute ahead of me! I think that if you did more 5k's you could get down to a 17-18 minute 5k, because I mean, you've already ran a sub-5 mile, and you'd probably be able to get better

[@bkwatson6201]

Best I did was 19:34 as a sophomore in hs had to drop out due to shin splints but stuck with sprinting 🏃‍♂️

[@jaydavy5971]

Bro why. Shin splints shouldn’t be so bad to the point we’re you have to quit😭

[@Himothy_Bobbins]

Lmaooo just say distance is too hard for you

[@jamescampbell3609]

Made it look effortless!

[@derekdeichert]

just got 22:13 for my first meet of my freshman year of high school, think i did pretty well

[@adamneulander]

Yessir nice work just stick with it and do the Saturday runs, most important run of the week

[@thenewishkreemsf782]

Nice I’m 13 and I got 21:54 first time a couple weeks back

[@ctcurry6465]

yessir i ran 25:21 my first race of high school so that’s rad man!

[@Adrian-vk6yr]

I got 22:37 for my first race today!

[@chaddythebaddie]

my first ever race was a 19:59, pr in just a year was a 16:11, practice hard enough and you can be as good as you want

[@raulaguayo4520]

You’re the man!

[@thorshuatus]

I'm 39 & this year ran a 23:07 5K.

[@Armored_RC]

Damn man I just started running a few weeks ago I’m down to 2 miles in 14:30 and seeing you do this in a 5 k basically is awesome I still have a lot of improving

[@jiosochan]

man all the comments getting me hype, im still new to running probably just 4 months from now and it's only been two weeks of consistency, im at my 29:30 5k race time u guys are inspirational hoping to be able to run sub 20 one day

[@runningwithrich8534]

U got it dude, I was running a 30+ 5k when I first started and as of today I’m running 19:57

[@ataufiql97]

Use carbon plate or rod for your 5k race dude. I recommend u to choose Takumi sen 8..it really help me on 5k race

[@b3nisrael]

​@@ataufiql97does it really make a difference to have a carbon plate shoes?

[@IndieSamy]

@@b3nisraelat this level on a 5K it really doesn't

[@birdxiee]

I’m planning running 5k in long distance, as the only girl doing it for my track team. I’m a beginner and need some help 😭

[@ashertaylor1708]

Man if I can run a 17:40 my first season as a sophomore, anything is possible

[@brodyjohnson3486]

Nice dude imma freshman and my first meet was today and I ran a 21:22

[@FinalWords01]

Nicee, my PR currently is 19:29, my first year doing XC as well. I wished i would have started earlier

[@johngibby7950]

My pr is 18.44. I am 12 years old. Love the content. Keep it up

[@jonahmays]

12 holy crap

[@simpatico4004]

Doing this in Texas with humidity close to 100 percent is an accomplishment in itself.

[@ChrisBKurimu]

I think you took it easy. Didn’t you do a sub 5 mile? You clearly could do a sub 17min 5K, and likely took it easy.

[@BlairsShorts]

Dont judge you don't understand people's body types he might be built for a mile not a 5k it's really discouraging to try hard and have people say you weren't trying

[@hab407]

Just offering some perspective: it's really encouraging when someone has enough confidence in my ability that they think I had more left to give, or that I wasn't trying. Neither view is wrong in this situation, but man I think it's cool to understand that this notion can be received in contrary manners. It helps develop consideration in the long run. Thank you both for sharing your ideas

[@nicklasdaniels769]

barely sub 5 mile doesn’t translate to a sub 17 5k in most cases

[@oi-nf9uz]

@@BlairsShorts he honestly could have gone faster considering his marathon times.

[@ChrisBKurimu]

@@BlairsShorts Built for the mile? He’s just run a sub 3Hr Marathon. For sure he can run a 5K under 19 mins.

[@lunasweats126]

Bro where you from and shout out you convinced me to sing up for a 5 k to start bro I started 351 been training drop 344 in 2 weeks and I got till November thank ya bro

[@jagoat7698]

For me Freshman year 17:53 and now beginning of sophomore year 16:54, I’m aiming for at least sub 16:30 by the end of the season

[@grayrob123]

Dude was chilling, he could easily run a sub 18 or maybe even sub 17

[@ChiefLunar]

I ran a 5:45 mile last week haven’t raced a mile since 8th grade and I’m 23 now lol

[@EsteGuey00]

I been struggling for months just to get below 24 min total. I got a WWWAAAYYYYSSSS to go

[@rsnr234]

I have a kid on my cross country team who’s only a sophomore and we ran today with close to 16 teams and he ran a 17:54 and got 1st place with hills and shit

[@nicklasdaniels769]

fairly common, one of my teammates ran 17 flat as a sophomore last year. There are also many people much faster

[@sprinkIes]

the fastest girl on our team ran 20:13 and she’s just a freshmen, i wanna see her get sub 20

[@coryrodriguez4863]

My best was 17:46 as a senior in highschool! As a 31 year old I took up running 5Ks again as I have a marathon to run next year. Best so far this year is 21:00… hoping to get to 18:30-19:30 range eventually. 😅😂

[@noahmathews6024]

I just ran my first race as a sophomore today and ran 16:02 so hopefully I can get sub 15:40 by the end of the season.

[@TeamOrangeSoda]

damn you were cruising

[@chaddythebaddie]

that’s my goal rn, did you ever get yours?

[@toriellsimon9075]

Good thing about Texas is you get hot and cold. My best is a 17:11 but ran against a few people who hit sub 15s, their shoes were hotter than any sun shining

[@asterion7231]

Sweet. Trynna get sub 16 this season. I ran 1642 at colorado

[@devohnmitchell]

That's good..My best 5k time was in my 20s..i ran a 20:30..Now at age 48 I'm lucky if I run it under 30 min

[@Tonyclips16]

My split on the 10k I just ran was 20:15😅

[@devohnmitchell]

@@Tonyclips16 That's good..🫡🫡🫡

[@Himothy_Bobbins]

@@Tonyclips16why do you have to come and upstage him

[@ricog9808]

6min miles? One day I’ll get there myself. GJ!

[@mylesr4201]

Just hit 18:25 the other day. Was dry heaving during the last mile. That was a slow course though so hoping to break 18 soon.

[@iitzbuto3112]

Ooo I ran a 19:33 in my local park run yesterday and came 14th (uk thing) I was very pleased To of my age group u16 as well

[@yaileenmaldonadomendez6382]

It takes me more than double to do a 5k, but I'm just happy I was able to do it at all.

[@gingermofo]

Same here. I'm 34 and about 6 months into consistent exercise and do a 31 min 5km. It's not always about speed.

[@yaileenmaldonadomendez6382]

@@gingermofo Same! I'm 31 about a year building into finally being able to do a 5k. Very happy about it cause I went from not even being able to run 1/6 of a mile to being able to 30-45 min jogging slowly. You're right! It's not always about speed! The benefits of running, jogging, and walking are so many!

[@gingermofo]

@@yaileenmaldonadomendez6382 that's amazing, well done! You are doing so much for your health, keep going

[@yaileenmaldonadomendez6382]

@@gingermofo ❤️❤️❤️ thank you so much! You're so sweet! Kind of needed that motivation! Thank you! 🤗

[@-ShootTheGlass-]

15:30 back in the day. I’d be around 30mins if I went out today.

[@tattooedclimber7209]

My best 5k time is around 21.30. My legs always felt ok but I was just so out of breath that I couldn’t run any faster.

[@chaddythebaddie]

first hs varsity meet i was in i randomly popped off and ran 16:11, crazy

[@elliottspringborn7253]

My best yet is 18:56 and I’m a sophomore and I’m 15 💪🏼💪🏼

[@josephkubiak308]

Used to hit an ok 14:50's. One day I will be back! Keep motivated folks!

[@adamneulander]

Damnnn I haven't done a sub 5 16 yet (5:03) 🥲

[@raphaelschweiger2648]

I did a 16:07 for my first one The trick is you just need a good race with good guys to pace you

[@WilliamBarnard-lh8bx]

19:02 as a freshman trying to get sub 19 this year🤞

[@sadeairbender1129]

I haven’t ran in a little over a month. Really want to get back into it now that the heat hasn’t been as bad in my area.

[@Khaos969]

Ran for the first time in about 10 years , jumped on the running machine did a 5k straight away no warm up took me 30 minutes , that was my first one ever

[@rylandpollard]

my pr in hs was 21:20 i just ran for the first time in college and ran a 28 flat i got some work to do😭

[@KristolKrim]

mine’s about 22.22 rn! nice timing for yours brah🤙🏽🤙🏽

[@therealmuffinseller9686]

That’s fast as hell but hs kids in my state built difffff

[@atrocityexhibitionfan5845]

right now im at the beginning of sophomore season and just ran a 16:13

[@thomascover5064]

I'm at 19:02 going into my senior year, but I'm suffering with some painful shin splints so I'll see how that affects my time.

[@zapper354]

That’s very interesting. I could probably run that but there’s not shot I could run a sub 5 minute mile like you have.

[@g0rd3nvad3r7]

I’m in high school track and want to run I can’t because of an injury I got last fall during Cross Country. Super disappointing

[@johnonyango3166]

You sir are a beast

[@TruettD]

I ran my first 5k in years today and hit a 24:50 and was running much faster than the pace I planned but the people around me pushed me to go faster

[@rinix_6488]

I ran cross country 3 years, haven't competed since freshman year, ended up with a 19:28 5k pr during my final meet. Best mile I ran was 5:45 and my best 2 mile was 12:43, haven't ran in nearly 2 years and just started getting back at it since I'm now doing boxing and my stamina Is not what it once was.

[@dagslyoutube2041]

Bro i will compete 5k next month any suggestions about carbo loading or do I really need carbo loading cuz its very short distance?, Thanks bro more power.

[@igloozoo3771]

You gotta race Nick Symmons for $100.

[@officialstudclan9794]

That’s valid

[@evogrande]

if you're running 5Km indicate your pace as Min/Km so as not to confuse your viewers. These people are so confused converting miles to km.

[@deathstrock]

My best right now is 19:40 I do have a 5k here in June I'm training for

[@braylonsmoak3602]

Just hit 20:27 in my first season of XC trying to get sub 20 my next season in 7th grade

[@AdrianPerez-bz1tr]

Yo i got a meet tomorrow. Aiming for sub 19. Bout to be a jv menace

[@twoistwo]

I did the same time with only 4 months of training. 1hr in morning and 1hr in afternoon training intervals 5x a week.

[@stoic1297]

18 min in 8th grade, trying to bring it down to 16 🤧💪

[@AnaRodriguez-cz3qt]

A kid at my school hit 16:00

[@K.thai18]

I'm surprised your 5k isn't sub 16, but Marathon is your jam tho

[@camoonfire1132]

Nice

[@juliosobrino6803]

"what is my 5 Km time?... Mi first mile...." 😂😂

[@formedmilitia1880]

Not a hardcore runner but I prd at 2130 felt pretty good about it

[@Mr.Unknown2099]

I haven’t done any exercise in a while, and after a month of training I finally got 28:52

[@equinity_snipes]

Just got 19:15 as a sophomore you got any tips on becoming better?

[@toohotto]

Just started running a few days ago after 15 years of 🚬, I managed to run 3.8km in 20:56, hoping to keep pushing and eventually do a sub 20 on a 5k.

[@IffyEdem]

Shit man; I’m 216lbs and ran 5k at 26 minutes 😅😅

[@ogl-aspect]

Let's fucking go I thought my time was very bad but turns out it's average I do 5k in averagely about 19mins. I was expecting to hear him say he runs his in 15

[@oresthse4668]

I ran my first 5km race in decemeber and did 18.20, it was bad but i hope for 17.30 now at u18

[@Bias2310]

🫵 can do it! 💪

[@CharlZard19]

Damn we were WAY OFF lol. Everyone was thinking sub 18. buuuuut he's been training to go the distance, why sprinters are separated from long distance

[@lakshyabhati5489]

mine is 49 min 1st week and 2nd week today was also 49 min :(

[@FrancoisSibanda]

wow we have the same speed man

[@mocapcow2933]

Damn fr, I’ve ran a 19:15 5k before, did not know I was going that fast.

[@Hano..]

You should try training with an altitude mask so that you can better control your breath

[@CRYP70N4U7]

Dayumn! I run about 9.8k in an hour... 5k under 20min seems impossible.

[@yontobaa5039]

Please also show us the times in min/km 🥺🙏

[@Parker-ic8db]

good job

[@jonathanp639]

That’s what take me to do 2k 😩

[@connorandrews497]

I run 17:20 as a sophomore

[@-t.whit.-7348]

Lmaooooo I’m chunky n slow my time is like 30:48 I’ll get better …. Maybe I just love it though

[@JoseReyes-gb1es]

Wow 😮it takes me 26 mins to do a 5k run.