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boxinginfo · 07-07-2012, 23:43

I have never done running as a sport before but I am very interested .
for a begginer how long should it take me to jog 5 kilometers/3.1 miles?

and how long would it take you on average to run this?

Krusty_Clown · 07-07-2012, 23:56

Best thing to do is find yourself a training plan, find yourself a race, train for it and do it. Compare your time with others in the same race (particularly in your gender/age group). Find another race and a more advanced training plan. Train more. Get faster. Repeat. Best of luck!

lway · 10-07-2012, 10:34

+1 to what Krusty has said.

To get an idea of what times people are running, find a 5k you are interested in running and then google the 2011 results. Here is a link to the Cork BHAA results page which has a few 5k races in it just to give you an idea of the spread of times from first to last

http://www.corkbhaa.com/pages/results.html

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boxinginfo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Killinarden,Tallaght,SOUTH DUBLIN Posts: 159 Adverts \| Friends	DISTANCE/TIMING I have never done running as a sport before but I am very interested . for a begginer how long should it take me to jog 5 kilometers/3.1 miles? and how long would it take you on average to run this?

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07-07-2012, 23:56	#2
Krusty_Clown Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 14,835 Adverts \| Friends	Best thing to do is find yourself a training plan, find yourself a race, train for it and do it. Compare your time with others in the same race (particularly in your gender/age group). Find another race and a more advanced training plan. Train more. Get faster. Repeat. Best of luck!

10-07-2012, 10:34	#3
lway Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Cork Posts: 154 Adverts \| Friends	+1 to what Krusty has said. To get an idea of what times people are running, find a 5k you are interested in running and then google the 2011 results. Here is a link to the Cork BHAA results page which has a few 5k races in it just to give you an idea of the spread of times from first to last http://www.corkbhaa.com/pages/results.html