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5K Test this week, what to do?

jello4jello4
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Week 8 - 5K Test will be tough for me this week, weather is supposed to be lousy, including more snow on Mon & Tue. I've set a min temp rule >30 deg fahrenheit after a cold, cold Turkey Trot I did in Nov which left me coughing like I have never before and I DO NOT WANT PNEUMONIA... So this has pretty much relegated me to indoor treadmill running this winter season.

I feel like I have been pushing pretty hard with my runs, do I suck it up and find an indoor track - or bump my pace a smidge and keep on training?

Thoughts from the wiser folks on board would be appreciated.

-Mike

Comments

  • William JenksWilliam Jenks
    The best thing to do (my opinion) if you are new to all this is to suck it up and use a track IF AND ONLY IF it is a decent one. If you're doing something nuts like 10 laps a mile, then it's not worth the effort...the turns and unfamiliarity are too big of a perturbation.

    If you are pretty confident with what's going on (and depending on where you started), a SWAG bump is not outrageous if it's in the 5-10 s per mile range. If you think it's more than that, you owe yourself to only do a few seconds now and do a 5K whenever you get the chance, weather-wise.
  • jello4jello4

    Thanks for the confirmation. I am going to increase my pace and keep on it, I am pretty familiar with my run, cadence, stride, and form so I have a good handle on where I am at. There is nothing like the fun and excitement of a 5K test, even if I just run around the 'hood but after a brief warm-up this weekend we are headed back to the single and negative digits this week. Grrr...

  • Gordon CherwoniakGordon Cherwoniak

    Nothing wrong with the SWAG.  You could also run the test on the treadmill if that where you are doing most of your running anyway. 

     

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