Lately I've noticed that a lot of mates are saying I'm a good runner. Well I thought about it a bit. I don't consider myself a good runner, I'd say I'm more an average runner.
So I thought about what makes a good runner and what makes a great runner and then there is obviously elite runners.
To me, a good runner is where I want to be, to me, a good runner can run at 4min/km for 15km and not drift off too much over half marathon distance. At the moment I've only run at 4min/km or better over 5000m at the Region Final in February I think. Distances shorter than that don't matter. I think the real test is over 10km, currently my best is 43:55, I need to work on that a bit, I think I'm capable of 42mins, at the moment and should get it down to under that by Zatopek.
As for a great runner, I'll work that out when I become a good runner I guess, but I think to be able to run 3:40/kms over 10kms is a good measurement. Anything better than 3:25/kms over 10kms are probably more an exceptional runner bordering on (with a little more improvement) being elite.
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