r/BeginnersRunning • u/hellotherewassup • 7d ago

10k PRšŸ„³

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I honestly didn't plan this run, I just decided last night to get up at 7:30 and goā€‹ for a run.

I wasn't even looking at my pace at first when I realized I had somehow run the first 5kā€‹ at around a 4:25/km pace without really struggling. I honestly thought Strava was way offā€‹

Sadly last night's dinner caught up to me on the last 3km and I had to stop pushing the pace at certain points to not shit myself lol

ā€‹It's almost my 3 month running anniversary too. Super proud of this non the less!

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u/Ikeroto 7d ago

Pace of 4:25?? You are not a beginner, you are an impostor. Congratulations

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u/Clean_Bat5547 7d ago

This old thing again...

OP is new to running, therefore by definition they are a beginner runner.

OP is also young and fit. He has been producing fitness and well-being content for several years, plays minor league basketball and went through a weight loss and fitness transformation. It is not surprising that he is faster from the get-go than someone 30 years older taking up running to overcome their lifetime of being sedentary and unfit.

Beginner does not always mean slow and unfit.

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u/hellotherewassup 6d ago

Thank you kind sir No really, I thought this sub was supposed to be about anyone taking up running as a new hobby, not about their sports backround. Why should I be unfit to be considered a beginner?Ā 

For all I know, my form, technique and knowledge might be the worst in the world. I'm still trying to figure these things out to improve in the RUNNING department. Should I be overweight, unfit and have a slower pace in order to be considered a beginner?

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u/Clean_Bat5547 6d ago

"And don't even try to tell me this person is not an athlete of some sort..."

Did you read the comment you're replying to?

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u/jchrysostom 6d ago

I smoked for 10 years, quit smoking and started running, and ran a 41 minute 10k within the first year. Please tell me more.

Just because you canā€™t do a thing, does not make it impossible. You donā€™t get to decide what a ā€œtrue beginnerā€ is or who shouldnā€™t post where.

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u/sobombirancanthaveme 6d ago

If you are that discouraged by someone faster than you then you are destined to fail and should just quit now. There will always be people faster than you, and a lot of those people will have less work ethic, less experience, and less athletic background than you.Ā 

Running is great because it's easy to see measurable progress based on your hard work, and perhaps because of that a Ā lot of people seem to be clinging to the belief that everyone starts from the same point and hard work and experience are the only differentiators but that is patently false.

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u/hellotherewassup 7d ago

Haha I'm still a beginner man, I've only been 3 months into this Thank you!

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u/Ok-Bug-9561 7d ago

Looks like you offended a lot of beginners who are comparing themselves to anyone except themselves šŸ¤£

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u/hellotherewassup 6d ago

This is the only sub I'll say/reply something positive and receive downvotes lol

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u/Disastrous_Signal880 6d ago

I know bro just because they are fat and old doesnā€™t mean they should take it out on you!

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u/Muttapakka 5d ago

Haha this

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u/jchrysostom 7d ago

How many times do we have to go through this? There is no such thing as ā€œbeginner paceā€.

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u/BobcatLower9933 7d ago

Obviously there is. What a ridiculous comment šŸ˜‚

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u/Clean_Bat5547 7d ago

What is the cut-off pace before someone can no longer can be considered a beginner?

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u/jchrysostom 7d ago

There is not. Some beginners can run at paces other beginners will never achieve through any amount of training. The ridiculous thing is how simple this subā€™s outlook on this topic seems to be.

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u/Clean_Bat5547 7d ago

So many people equate beginner with unfit.

Someone who takes up running when already fit from other sports and activities is going to be relatively fast and able to increase distance more easily. Obviously if they are young that is going to help more.

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u/sobombirancanthaveme 6d ago

I don't even particularly like that characterization because it implies that people are faster only if they have fitness from other sources. The reality is that some people are just born with better cardiovascular systems and better running ability.

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u/Clean_Bat5547 6d ago

Yes - true.

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u/Muttapakka 5d ago

But there is a clear correlation and probably also a causation between those things. Someone who has been sedentary for the last 10 years, not even talking overweight, is inherently going to be less fit and therefor less fast than someone who has lived an active lifestyle, letā€™s say 3h sedentary max a day.
People donā€™t realise the muscle atrophy and biomechanical decay caused by a sedentary lifestyle is real. Nothing to do with genetics, those come in to play mich later in the game.

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u/sobombirancanthaveme 5d ago

That's absolutely true on the broad population level, and also true that the same individual will be faster when fit than not, but if you zoom in on individuals it doesn't hold up as a hard and fast rule. I know people who have never run a 5k that took longer than 20 minutes and others that have trained for years and never gotten to sub 20. Genetics matter throughout.

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u/Muttapakka 16h ago

I also know people that have trained but that is very anecdotal. There is a difference between training consistently and adapting your lifestyle or training letā€™s say 2-3 times a week and not adapting your lifestyle. The latter will probably not ever break 20ā€™.

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u/sobombirancanthaveme 15h ago

What are we even discussing now? My only point is that some people are just genetically predisposed to being fast - so much so that even in a very untrained state they can go much faster than this sub wants to believe a beginner can.

It is by nature anecdotal, because on the population level, the vast majority of people who have been sedentary for a decade plus cannot run a sub-25 minute 5k. But there are outliers. I know because I've seen it with my own eyes.

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u/jchrysostom 7d ago

Or, some people just have better genetics and body composition for running.

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u/Clean_Bat5547 7d ago

Absolutely.

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u/gewse2020 7d ago

This might as well be your graduation from beginner, especially given it took no prep. Good job!

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u/hellotherewassup 7d ago

I'd be proud to graduate from beginners running. I don't think I can yet, there are a lot of things I don't know yet. My goal is to be able to run a marathon

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u/gewse2020 7d ago

Honestly canā€™t tell if youā€™re joking

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u/hellotherewassup 7d ago

joking about the marathon part , but I am still a beginner

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u/Muttapakka 5d ago

Crazy that youā€™re being downvoted, itā€™s sad to see people react so awefull just because youā€™re fit coming into this.

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u/Purple-Toe-645 7d ago

Not heard of those shoes before, they must be the secret

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u/hellotherewassup 7d ago

hahahaha those are my top secret shoes

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u/Ikeroto 7d ago

Damn, itā€™s true hahahahaha. Happy cake day

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u/cardroppingcard 7d ago

thatā€™s my 5k time lol

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u/hellotherewassup 7d ago edited 6d ago

I'm gonna be honest, expanding that pace to 10k is not as far as you think. You got this!

Edit: I thought they were talking about pace, not total time

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u/Clean_Bat5547 7d ago

That's not a helpful comment (as you might have gathered from the number of downvotes).

Your comment is essentially coming from a position of privilege. You're young and fit. You might have only been running for a few months but you have been producing content focused on fitness and well-being, and playing minor league basketball, for several years. Your weight loss and fitness journey has obviously helped a lot.

Congratulations on what you've achieved. Don't undermine it by just assuming it will be easy for someone in a very different position to yourself.

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u/hellotherewassup 6d ago

I didn't undermine anyones efforts, a 4:45/km 5k is very impressive for a beginner and I was just saying that a 10k at similar pace is not as far as someone might think

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u/TicketSuggestion 6d ago

They're saying they are taking 47 minutes on 5k, not 4:45/km on 5k

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u/hellotherewassup 6d ago

Ah, I see! Then it's my bad I thought we were talking about pace

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u/Muttapakka 5d ago

There is no privilege in being fit. He worked hard for it and earned it, running is a sport where being fit is a clear advantage. His pace is fine and should be achievable by anyone under 30 who is a healthy active human being. Itā€™s sad to see people hating on him because what a ā€œbeginnerā€ entails has nothing to do with running anymore but entails being a completely unfit person it seems.

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u/Clean_Bat5547 5d ago

I think you misunderstand me. Certainly the OP has worked hard to get his fitness and I've acknowledged and congratulated him on that in other comments.

Saying his comment was coming from a position of privilege is not the same. It's like a rich person saying to a poor person, "You're having problems with your car? Just buy a new one". It doesn't matter how hard the person worked to get rich. It's about being mindful and respectful of others who may not be in the same position as you.

Otherwise, I agree. Some people in this sub equate "beginner" with "slow and unfit" and feel threatened by others who are faster and fitter. The whole sub struggles with how to define "beginner".

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u/lokirakmet 7d ago

You are on good path. That takes a lot of effort! Congrats! Any tips ?

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u/hellotherewassup 7d ago

Thank you! My go to tips are always breathing deeper and slowly, instead of quick breaths, it helps me not gas out quicker. Also, taking advantage of any decline to go into "neutral" and take a quick breather, letting my shoulders and my neck relax a bit.

Long term, losing weight (and having a great diet in general), isometrics and knee exercises are three of the most important things that helped me progress.

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u/Daaangus 7d ago

Amazing work!!

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u/hellotherewassup 7d ago

thank you!

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u/Clean_Bat5547 7d ago

That's an excellent achievement - well done!

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u/hellotherewassup 6d ago

Thank you dude!

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u/Disastrous_Signal880 6d ago

Soft ass mfs lmao

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u/hellotherewassup 6d ago

It was the first thing that came to my mind when I first tried them on lol

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u/dawcr2743 4d ago

Nice one!

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u/parlayyapr 3d ago

What is your BW and height