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Is it physically possible to run an 11 minute 5k

Table of Contents Is it physically possible to run an 11 minute 5k ?

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How Fast is a 11.59 5000m per lap?

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Is it physically possible to run an 11 minute 5k ? With the recent breakthrough of Eliud Kipchoge running a marathon in 1:59:40 (sub 2 hours), I think we should hesitate to say something is impossible. So Is it physically possible to run an 11 minute 5k? Having said that, a 3:32 per mile pace (or 16.91 mph sustained) for 11 minutes seems highly—highly—improbable. The men’s outdoor 1-mile world record is 3:43:13 and that was set in 1999. The men’s indoor 1-mile world record is 3:47:01 set in 2019. There have been some interesting studies hypothesizing that track athletes aren’t necessarily faster than their predecessors. The difference is in technology. The shoes are better, the track surface is better, the training regime is more sophisticated. If you were to bring Jesse Owens forward in time, odds are, he would perform on par with today’s elite runners.

The Stats

The 5000-meter world record is 12:37.35 set in 2004 by Kenenisa Bekele. The 5K record (not sure the technical difference between 5000 meters and 5K, but meh)…13:29 set in 2019.

Here is a progression of the World Record in the Men’s 5000m. From 12:37.35 to 11:59 would be a 38-second jump. To improve by 38 seconds it has taken 23 years. Prior to that 26 years. Prior to that 16 years.

Since the 1-mile world record is slower than the pace needed for an 11 minute 5k and hasn’t meaningfully budged, it seems like there is a physical barrier to sustaining that speed without any significant enhancement.

How Fast is a 11.59 5000m per lap? 5k is 12.5 laps. that is less than 1 minute per lap. Let’s assume 11:59. Using Speed Calculator – Calculate Now to calculate. That is sustaining 57.52 avg per lap for 400m for 12.5 laps. The World Record for the 1500m is 3:26 which is 54.92 per lap on avg. If we continue at that pace it’s 11:26.52 for 5000m. Let’s move up to 3000m the world record is 7:20.67 which is 58.76 and gives a 5000m time of 12:14 continuing at that pace. So the 5000m would have to be run faster than the 3000m world record pace, but not faster than the world 1500m pace for a sub 12 min to happen. Times of 3:35 for 1500 and 7:11 would be required. 3:35 is a very decently world-class strong 1500m time. But it would have to be sustained for more than 3x the length of that distance.

Greatest 1500m Race ever in Monaco (video)

Jul 21, 2015

1500 Metres – Men

Pts

1 Kiplagat , Silas KEN 3:27.64 4

2 Kiprop , Asbel KEN 3:28.45 2

3 Kwemoi , Ronald KEN 3:28.81 1

4 Souleiman , Ayanleh DJI 3:29.58

5 Iguider , Abdalaati MAR 3:29.83

6 Wote , Aman ETH 3:29.91

7 Willis , Nicholas NZL 3:29.91

8 Manzano , Leonel USA 3:30.98

9 Centrowitz , Matthew USA 3:31.09

10 Ingebrigtsen , Henrik NOR 3:31.46

11 Ã–zbilen , Ilham Tanui TUR 3:33.10

12 Cronje , Johan RSA 3:33.69

13 Carvalho , Florian FRA 3:35.68

Magut , James Kiplagat KEN DNF

Rotich , Andrew Kiptoo KEN DNF

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