I like to set stupid goals. I did an ironman on very low training to see if I could do it. Now that IMFL is over & my wife is 28 weeks pregnant, I need to set more family friendly goals.
I have only done a couple of races before, one of them was a 5k. I saw a bunch of ladies running it with strollers, which surprised me. I thought it my be funny to do a 5k with a stroller (obviously my little girl has to be born & grow up a little bit first) and go sub 20 mins?
I did an 80’s 5k in a speedo in SF a couple weeks ago (Backdoor brag: PR @ 18:35) and one of the top 5 ladies was pushing a stroller with TWINS and she was charging. I don’t think she was sub-20, but I would guess she was in the 21-22 minute range. Twins!
I’m doing a 10k stroller in Feb and aiming for 40 mins. Of course, I’ll be using whatever jogger my sister-in-law has - and that has an effect on it too.
I ran a turkey trot 5km this past week and a guy wearing an NCAA xcountry tee ran with a stroller and ran sub 19, I didnt get his exact time but I was pretty impressed for running with a stroller…
My best was just under 18 min with a triple jogger:
about 110 pounds with kids and jogger together. Note: it was a course with only a couple hills; definately not hilly. Best 10k was a 37:48… which I had to stop twice to retreive lost toys.
Not me, but I did the Huntington Beach, CA 4th of July 5K a few years back and 3 guys went sub-20 with strollers. My co-worker, 52 at the time, did a 19 & change and placed 3rd. If I recall, 1st place went 17 min. At another race, I ran a 39 minute 10k and got passed at about mile 5 by a stroller.
18:28 with a double jog stroller, but only 1 kid. They gave us “baby joggers” a 5 min head start to help not get entangled with anyone, so I was the very first person to come across the finish line. Well, I guess my son was.
My best was just under 18 min with a triple jogger:
about 110 pounds with kids and jogger together. Note: it was a course with only a couple hills; definately not hilly. Best 10k was a 37:48… which I had to stop twice to retreive lost toys.
Also, I ran a local 5k last year benefiting the school PTA and came in 2nd place. 3rd place was a guy running with a stroller. I was not going to lose to stroller man.
Also, I ran a local 5k last year benefiting the school PTA and came in 2nd place. 3rd place was a guy running with a stroller. I was not going to lose to stroller man.
Being at the way back of the field in and out and back course gives me the fun of seeing who is going to likely win the race before I hit the halfway mark. Local 5k on a flat road course, saw stroller guy in 3rd place. Blew my mind.
WR for the marathon pushing a baby jogger is 2:33.
That is fast period… The WR for running it backwards(!) is 3:42:41…that same guy also has the backwards half marathon WR at 1:35:49 and backwards 10k WR 40:02…
WR for the marathon pushing a baby jogger is 2:33.
That is fast period… The WR for running it backwards(!) is 3:42:41…that same guy also has the backwards half marathon WR at 1:35:49 and backwards 10k WR 40:02…
You know, in the scheme of world records, this backwards running one doesn’t really impress me much. I actually would think that someone could get used to it and get quite fast at it. This is nowhere as fast as forwards walking, and I’d think backwards running would be faster than forwards walking. But, I’d be wrong, apparently.
Mike Wardian, who placed 2nd in the WR setting baby jogger marathon duel (2:34), has the WR in the marathon on a 200m indoor track, 2:27. Now, how ridiculous/stupid is that?
Ran a 5k probably 15 years ago, Life College 5k, in Atlanta. Had some hills, and I ran 18:42, was passed at a little over 2 miles by a guy pushing a stroller. The guy also had to start at the back of the herd of the 5-600 person race. I was duly impressed.
