running times

[quadrant6]

Firstly, I despise running and any form of endurance exercise. Secondly I suck at it :pfft:

Somehow I've been roped in to doing the Jd duathalon with my co-workers, many of whom run marathons and that sort of stuff.

Now I'm supposed to run 2.4k, then a co-workers bikes 16k and then i run another 2.4k :?

Now I do jog once in a blue moon and tonight I tested myself - I can run 2.7k in about 15mins without stopping.

Is that terrible? will I be last by a mile and the laughing stock of everyone there?

[teamfatboy]

2.7k in 15m isn't bad... as a pace over 10k, it'd put you about mid-pack in a fun-run.

In a triathlon, with spectators yelling as you come down the chute to the finish, you could probably knock a bit off that time without too much drama.

Compared to serious runners, maybe it's not so flash, but how much can they squat