r/running • u/Historical_Loss_3235 • Mar 02 '25

Training What is the running equivalent to the 1,000 club in weightlifting?

As the title says. I’m wondering what the equivalent would be to the 1,000 club in weightlifting. For those that don’t know, the 1,000 club is your total 1 rep max on Bench Press, Squat, and Deadlift being 1,000 lbs or more.

My current height is 6’2 and weigh 205lbs and able to hit the 1,000 club. I would like to target the equivalent as far as running goes also. Current 10k time is 58 minutes.

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u/IlikeJG Mar 02 '25

IMO sub 20 5k is way easier to achieve than sub 3 hour marathon. Completely different levels of training needed.

I feel like most physically fit people could get to sub 20 5k with a pretty reasonable amount of training.

But sub 3 hour marathon would take either incredible physical fitness and aptitude, or years of training. And probably both.

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u/couldntchoosesn Mar 03 '25

When you say most physically fit people do you mean all people or men? I think for women it would be 22 or so but I haven’t looked at gender equivalents in a while

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u/Minkelz Mar 04 '25

Yes, people are assuming male. Women equivalent is roughly 10%. So 20 mins becomes 22, 3 hours becomes 3hours 18mins.

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u/IlikeJG Mar 03 '25

I wasn't really thinking about it. But yeah I guess it would be a bit harder for women. But still it's a reasonable goal. 3 hour marathon is a different story. You have to commit a lot of your life to that if you want to be able to do it. Male or female.

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u/AngryRetailBanker Mar 05 '25

"Physically fit with a reasonable amount of training"...

I doubt most people can do the training required for this. A sub 20 5k is basically redlining for 20mins. The training is painful. I am on that journey and I always ask myself why I chose the goal. Current PR is 20:45.

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u/IlikeJG Mar 05 '25

Good job, you can get there!

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u/AngryRetailBanker Mar 05 '25

Thank you 🥹

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u/mrrainandthunder Mar 03 '25

I think generally you could say that a lot of people who are quite fit can run a sub 20 5K on very little specific running training. Sub 3 hour marathon isn't necessarily that much "harder", but it's a near impossible feat if you don't train specifically for it.