Endurance discipline · Open space
5 km run
5 km run is a endurance discipline in BYOH, trained with open space and building stamina and quickness. Its ladder runs from 5 km in 45 min or less at Level 1 to 5 km in 17:30 or less at Level 9, and Level 10 is the world record.
The ten levels
BYOH measures a discipline in ten cleared levels. Level 9 is a genuine feat; Level 10 is the standing world record, which is there to be looked at rather than reached.
5 km run starts at Level 1 with 5 km in 45 min or less. Level 5 asks for 5 km in 27:30 or less, and Level 9 - the last level a person can train towards - 5 km in 17:30 or less. The largest single jump is from Level 1 to Level 2, 5 km in 45 min or less to 5 km in 40 min or less.
| Level | Target |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5 km in 45 min or less |
| 2 | 5 km in 40 min or less |
| 3 | 5 km in 35 min or less |
| 4 | 5 km in 30 min or less |
| 5 | 5 km in 27:30 or less |
| 6 | 5 km in 25 min or less |
| 7 | 5 km in 22:30 or less |
| 8 | 5 km in 20 min or less |
| 9 | 5 km in 17:30 or less |
| 10 · Legend | Provisional elite event gate |
The record past Level 9
5 km run — Provisional legend benchmark.
BYOH uses a provisional final gate until a comparable governed record format is selected. This is a provisional benchmark rather than a governed record.
How it is done
- Use a measured route.
- Start conservatively and keep the effort controlled.
- Record elapsed time including pauses.
How the attempt is judged
A level only means something if two heroes clearing it have done the same thing. These are the rules BYOH counts an attempt by — they are the rules of a game, not coaching.
- What counts as one
- One continuous five kilometres, timed from first movement to crossing the finish.
- The set
- A single effort. The clock runs through any pause you take, including walking.
- What you need
- A measured route that finishes at roughly the height it starts. Hand timing is fine.
- What ends it
- Stopping the clock, cutting the route, or a net downhill course does not count.
What it builds
5 km run feeds Stamina and Quickness in a hero’s record, working cardiovascular, legs.
- Aerobic endurance
- Whole-body work capacity
5 km run is one of 7 endurance disciplines. It shares its open space requirement with 1 other endurance discipline. Stamina is also built by rope jumping, burpees, mountain climbers and 3 more, and a broad attribute needs several of them rather than one taken far.
Quests that ask for it
- Five Beyond the GateDiscipline · Level 1
- The Long RoadDiscipline · Level 4
- Enduring HorizonDiscipline · Level 7
Put it on a record
BYOH turns these levels into a hero: what you clear becomes attributes, quests and a character that grows with your training. It is free, and in open alpha.
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