Violette,
Are you preparing for a race? Eventually I will be participating in 1/2, and full marathons as well as a tri before I am 40. I run for the pure joy of running. My times will very greatly from others, since I had a stroke and have some paralysis on my left side. I run loops and notice I can do more and more in the same time frame. Right now, I just run becasue I can and to build endurance. A month ago I was just entertaining the notion of running, so I am relatively new. My average 5K is about 30 minutes, that is a pace where I can talk with whomever I am running with. Others on here my be slower than me, but most are much faster and that is alright. I learn from them and gain inspiration from all who run.