What is good timing for a 10k race for a 67 year old woman?
May 14, 2020 1:12 PM Subscribe
I ran a 10k virtual race because of Covid 19 and have no comparison for women in my age group as I usually receive at the end of a real race. I find that motivating and goal orienting.
I ran 10k, in 1 hour and 17 min, and 32 seconds. How did I do?
If you had run the Peachtree Road Race (one of the larger 10ks in the country) in 2015, you would have come in 109/~500 in your age/sex division!
posted by coppermoss at 1:35 PM on May 14, 2020 [5 favorites]
posted by coppermoss at 1:35 PM on May 14, 2020 [5 favorites]
This is really hard to say, because "good" means different things to different people.
I pulled up some recent results from the DSE runners (local drinking club with running problem) - the Windmill 10K. The fastest woman aged 65-69 (there were 5) finished in 56 minutes and the slowest was 1:33. You placed between the 4th and 5th fastest women and would have been in 160th place (out of 170).
OTOH, the DSE races tend to attract regular runners (for a while I was doing a race with them every couple of weeks), so they tend not to have as many people at the back end.
posted by It's Never Lurgi at 1:37 PM on May 14, 2020
I pulled up some recent results from the DSE runners (local drinking club with running problem) - the Windmill 10K. The fastest woman aged 65-69 (there were 5) finished in 56 minutes and the slowest was 1:33. You placed between the 4th and 5th fastest women and would have been in 160th place (out of 170).
OTOH, the DSE races tend to attract regular runners (for a while I was doing a race with them every couple of weeks), so they tend not to have as many people at the back end.
posted by It's Never Lurgi at 1:37 PM on May 14, 2020
Some 67-year-olds are able to run 8-minute miles (or faster) and some are going to run 13-minute miles (or slower). It depends on the person, level of fitness, etc. I don't compare myself to other runners, I only compete against myself and try to better my time at the next race.
If there are no posted results of your virtual race, I suppose you can only compare yourself with your personal best 10K time, or Google some 10K races and see how you compare with other women who are your age -- preferably same terrain and weather of your race day.
You ran a 12:30 pace. Very good in my opinion.
Here's a couple examples if you want to see how you compare to others who are your age who ran a 10K:
Boulder 10K, 67-year-old females in Boulder, CO: https://www.athlinks.com/event/6172/results/Event/643289/Course/890625/Division/14715106/Results
Peachtree 10K in Georgia Females, age 65-69
https://www.athlinks.com/event/115192/results/Event/826783/Course/1464933/Division/1436048/Results
posted by loveandhappiness at 1:45 PM on May 14, 2020 [1 favorite]
If there are no posted results of your virtual race, I suppose you can only compare yourself with your personal best 10K time, or Google some 10K races and see how you compare with other women who are your age -- preferably same terrain and weather of your race day.
You ran a 12:30 pace. Very good in my opinion.
Here's a couple examples if you want to see how you compare to others who are your age who ran a 10K:
Boulder 10K, 67-year-old females in Boulder, CO: https://www.athlinks.com/event/6172/results/Event/643289/Course/890625/Division/14715106/Results
Peachtree 10K in Georgia Females, age 65-69
https://www.athlinks.com/event/115192/results/Event/826783/Course/1464933/Division/1436048/Results
posted by loveandhappiness at 1:45 PM on May 14, 2020 [1 favorite]
Best answer: Check out Strava! They can tell you how you compare against others in your age on the very route you ran - and if you're goal oriented, it would be super fun to track your progress over time.
posted by pando11 at 2:36 PM on May 14, 2020 [2 favorites]
posted by pando11 at 2:36 PM on May 14, 2020 [2 favorites]
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posted by bfranklin at 1:32 PM on May 14, 2020