November 2014: Zach Blum finishes in 18:30 for road based 5k World Record
2011: Lucas Bourgoyne is the track record holder for 5k at 18:41.3
Those times are obviously fast for kids and super-well done to both of them.
I’m surprised that the ‘record’ is ‘only’ as fast as that though. Several in my peer group have kids (girls & boys) who I’m sure have run not too far off that. Maybe my memory eludes me. Maybe they were a little older.
Edit: Here are some records for Bushy Park…not the fastest parkrun.
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| JM10 | 520 | 31/05/2014 | Bryn DAVIES | 00:18:50 | 83.81% | |||||||
| JM11-14 | 386 | 10/12/2011 | Jivendra SINGH | 00:16:10 | 87.73% | |||||||
| JM15-17 | 386 | 10/12/2011 | Bradley GOATER | 00:15:37 | 86.45% | |||||||
| JW10 | 510 | 22/03/2014 | Anna HEDLEY | 00:20:05 | 84.98% | |||||||
| JW11-14 | 558 | 07/02/2015 | Holly PAGE | 00:18:07 | 86.75% | |||||||
| JW15-17 | 489 | 09/11/2013 | Sophia PARVIZI-WAYNE | 00:18:01 | 84.92% |
Anyone?
PS IMO it is not a great idea to get your kids to this sort of standard at this age with run-specific training. Variety is key. Wait a few years.
Last Updated on 3 December 2024 by the5krunner
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