5K
Published by simon on May 27, 2009The 5,000meter race. On the road, its commonly as the 5k.
Men’s world record - Just below 12 mins.
Women’s world record - About 14 mins.
Both held by Ethiopians.
Men’s Asian record - Just below 13 minutes. Held by a Qatari.
Women’s Asian record - 14 and a half mins. A Chinese national.
Malaysian men’s record - Just over 14 mins. Since 1994.
Malaysian women’s record - More than 16 mins. Since 1997.
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I tried doing it seriously the first time two weeks ago. Clocked 44mins. Geez, at 15 mins i hadn’t even reach 2km yet!
Last week i paced faster and i dipped below 40mins.
Tomorrow will be the third attempt. Targeting 0:36.




