Hey I was just wondering if anybody else out there runs 5k's.  What are you personal best times?

I ran cross country for my high school as a junior for the first time this year and now I'm addicted to running.  I dropped my 5k time from 20:50 to 17:52 in 3 months.

I'm a runner.  I ran in the low 19s in HS, but now I just plod around in the mid 24s.  Lately, I've mostly been running with my wife, who just started about three months ago.  Her first day she could barely run for 30 seconds, but she stuck with it and completed her first 5K in 36 a couple of weeks ago.

Your times are great.  Keep up the hard work.

I run three or four times a week. Not so much because I enjoy it, but because my line of work requires it. My usual run is three or four miles. I've never timed myself running 5k (4.8-6.4k), but my two mile run time is mid 14s.

I do charity 5Ks every now and then, but haven't ran competitively in years.  I run a couple miles daily and ran track and cross country in high school.  I don't recall my personal best time in cross country but it was in the low 17s I believe.  

Running track in high school I was always drawn to the distance races, 800, 1600, and 3200, but realized late my senior year I should have concentrated on the 400.  My PRs in track were 10:05 in the 3200, 4:46 in the mile, 2:01 in the 800, and 52.6 in the 400.  

I'll be sticking with the occasional charity run, but will go with biking soon instead of my daily runs.  I turned 30 this summer and the wear and tear of years of running and growing up on a farm are taking their toll.  I began training for a marathon a couple months ago and I'm cooling down indoors and the knees were creaking bad.  Felt like bone on bone I don't know.  My brother ran in college as well and can't run anymore.  I don't want that to be me so I'll be switching to bike next summer.  

Young guys out there, stretch thoroughly and pay attention to every little twinge and pull.  It adds up.  

running was and still is a passion of mine.  i ran in HS and college with PR's of: 30.54 10k, 14:31 5k, 9:01 3200, 9:11 indoor 2 mile, 4:24 indoor mile.

but those days are long gone.  i'm 39 now and have had an ultra marathon on my mind a lot recently. i think i will give it a go next year.

keep up the hard work, listen to your coach and have faith.  but most importantly, enjoy it.

jb

I've never been much for running.  In HS soccer, we had to run 2 miles in under 14 minutes to make the team, so my 2 mile time was generally about 13:55 or so.

I've only run 1 timed 5k, and that was one that my fraternity hosted for a charity.  I ran it hungover with no sleep at something around 18 minutes, but I can't remember the exact time.  I know I finished in the top 15 though.