Garage Blog

What is a fast 5k? That is up for debate depending on the athlete you are speaking about. If it's someone who has never run a mile in their life, simply completing the distance is fast enough. However, that 22 year old kid who has been running since he was 16 might go out and run an 18 minute 5k and consider that to be typical, not that fast. In general, under 30 minutes for the average person is a fast 5k.

“Being slow is really helping my sport” said no athlete ever. Running faster can arguably improve ability and performance in almost every sport we can think of. Even sports that don't require running, say Olympic lifting for example, improving your speed can translate into improved efficiency, power, and precision of the lifts. So, while not all sports necessarily require speed in running, there is no real downside to improved speed.

Often times we hear from distance runner coaches and distant runners asking questions about lifting weights. They express not wanting to look l...