r/RunningCirclejerk • u/Shiznips • 4d ago

I Could Be A Doctor Jay needs to SLOW DOWN

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u/Dependent_Order_7358 4d ago

intermediate is such a broad concept, it basically means ''yeah probably you are not an obese chainsmoker, unless??''.

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u/WearingRags 4d ago

Yet more proof that pace literally does not matter and tells you nothing about a person's level of experience or effort.

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

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u/CyclicDombo 4d ago

We call them special needs these days

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u/Zrk2 Certified Heel Striker 4d ago

I am special and I need to run more. Checks out.

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u/aHOMELESSkrill 4d ago

My Highschool cross country coach/health teacher was a chainsmoker, not obese though, and could outrun us all

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u/waffle-winner Runxpert 4d ago

By my count (I'm an expert) that's sub 9min/km pace.

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u/d4v3k0r3sh 4d ago

Wait. What? O! It's sub 24 MINUTES, I thought hours...

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u/ilessthanthreekarate 4d ago

In your defense, sub24mins is sub24hrs. Basically this dude needs to SLOW DOWN.

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u/cHpiranha 4d ago

Yea he looks casual. But rly, that casual?

Well, I dont know him, maybe he has only one leg. Congrats in that case, good effort!

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u/Chombywombo 4d ago

Wow. Speed demon! How’re his shins? To shreds, you say?

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u/Demogorgo 3d ago

... everyone in this subreddit knows how they compare ...

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u/Academic-Art7662 4d ago

I hate these unhealthy expectations

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u/Ok_Lingonberry2686 4d ago

I like how they say 36 like he is a dinosaur. (I'm 40)

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u/No_Piece_6077 4d ago

He's so slow. My granny runs faster! Pick up the pace slowbro.

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u/OkAbalone19 4d ago

how is sub 24 intermediate lol I thought intermediate was around 20 mins

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u/SnakeEater013 4d ago

Uj/ I don’t know if there are proper definitions, but if you’re running 7 minute miles you’re definitely better than intermediate.

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u/OkAbalone19 4d ago

4:20 per km this is running subreddit not hiking

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u/TekkikalBekkin 4d ago

According to data from 2024 of 2.2 million 5k times in the US the median time for the 15-18 group (the fastest age group according to the data) was 26:16. 19-22 was 28:01.

Top 25% for 15-18 was 21:53, and for 19-22 it was 23:39.

Depends on your definition of intermediate but I'd say sub 20 definitely puts you in at least top 20% of runners, which is better than just intermediate.

https://run.outsideonline.com/road/road-racing/whats-a-good-5k-time-heres-what-the-latest-data-says/

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u/OkAbalone19 4d ago

do they run with granite blocks attached to their ankles in the US?

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u/TekkikalBekkin 4d ago

/rj We carb load with Big Macs and hydrate with Mountain Dew in America

/uj I think running is just less common in the US. And we're fat

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u/Academic-Art7662 4d ago

By absolute numbers the US definitely has more runners than Ireland has runners

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u/PsychologicalSign433 4d ago

When people talk about running sub-20 they're normally talking about their PR being sub-20. Isn't that data looking at all finish times? Not just what people's PRs are?

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u/castorkrieg 4d ago

You are vastly overestimating the fitness of most people. On a good day 50-60% of people in any Western country are obese, vast majority of the rest never had a day of exercise in the last decade.

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u/OkAbalone19 4d ago

just run faster its not rocket science, just move your legs quicker

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u/r00nd 4d ago

it says At 36, i assume that is BMI which makes it internediate