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Originally Posted by loochy
Depending on how small the race is, you could maybe place. The 39-49 age group typically has a lot of runners though. With more training you could get down under a 25 minute and your placing potential would be much higher.
Don't worry about placing though. Just go do one! Those races always have plenty of walkers and fat people, so you definitely wont be getting last place or embarrassing yourself at all. And, if you're single (and I have a feeling you are), races are a great place to meet attractive, in shape, down to earth women.
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Around here you better be running in the 22:00- 23:00 minute 5K range for that age group to place. Lots of people start running when they are about to hit 40. Of course if it's a little race who knows.
Like you said though you are only racing yourself. Getting faster each time out is the goal which is fairly easy early on and gets much much tougher once you hit a speed plateau.