Post: "The 400m doesn't work that way. Just because you can break 15:00 min in a 5k doesn't mean you can run a 52 second 400m."
I personally would disagree. A 15 minute or less 5k is really fast. In high school I was only running low 16's for the 5k (cross-country) but run a sub-51 second 400m. Heck I would sometimes go out in a 54 during 800 meter races. Anyway I would be really surprised if some of these ITU guys who are running sub 5 minute miles for a 10K couldn't lay down a 52.
So your telling me that everyone who breaks 15min in the 5k can run a 52 second quarter? That is absolutely not true.
Yes there are plenty of people who can, but its not a direct correlation. Yes there are some ITU guys that can do it, but I am claiming that it is still rare because they are training for swimming, biking and running.
Just looking at your speed you were probably a better 400/800/miler in HS than a cross country runner, so of course you think 52 seconds is easy and should be easy for a 15min 5k guy, but true endurance athletes with little to no speed will have a very hard time running a 52.
I personally would disagree. A 15 minute or less 5k is really fast. In high school I was only running low 16's for the 5k (cross-country) but run a sub-51 second 400m. Heck I would sometimes go out in a 54 during 800 meter races. Anyway I would be really surprised if some of these ITU guys who are running sub 5 minute miles for a 10K couldn't lay down a 52.
So your telling me that everyone who breaks 15min in the 5k can run a 52 second quarter? That is absolutely not true.
Yes there are plenty of people who can, but its not a direct correlation. Yes there are some ITU guys that can do it, but I am claiming that it is still rare because they are training for swimming, biking and running.
Just looking at your speed you were probably a better 400/800/miler in HS than a cross country runner, so of course you think 52 seconds is easy and should be easy for a 15min 5k guy, but true endurance athletes with little to no speed will have a very hard time running a 52.