RunningAHEAD - Topic: How to run a "non-goal" race (page 2)

modal

posted: 2/20/2009 at 4:34 PM

5. Run it without the beard.

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posted: 2/20/2009 at 5:46 PM

Quote from mikeymike on 2/20/2009 at 10:25 AM:

I'd race it all out if it were 3 weeks.

+1 I'd run it all out, then add on 3-5 miles at the end at a moderate (comfortable/non-race) pace. I've done this a LOT of times before goal races and it works for me.

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Mvitale24

posted: 2/20/2009 at 6:04 PM

Quote from modal on 2/20/2009 at 4:34 PM:

5. Run it without the beard.

No can do until we change the clocks.

L_Master

posted: 2/21/2009 at 12:22 PM

Okay, so hoping to get back to running here in the in the next few days (sidelined for about 2 weeks with posterior tibial tendonitis) and will be going to see the podiatrist on the Monday after this to see about orthotics and such. My question is essentially twofold, I was thinking of running a 10K this coming Saturday and then have a 5k that is sort of a goal race in that it is a fairly flat course that should give me an idea of where I am at. My question, then, is presuming the foot is going strong is there anything wrong with racing the 10K on the 28th and if I do, will that leave me sufficient time to be fully recovered/prepared for the 5K the following weekend?

They say golf is like life, but don't believe them. Golf is more complicated than that. "If I am still standing at the end of the race, hit me with a Board and knock me down, because that means I didn't run hard enough" If a lot of people gripped a knife and fork the way they do a golf club, they'd starve to death. "Don't fear moving slowly forward...fear standing still."

RickStraughen

posted: 2/21/2009 at 3:56 PM

Quote from L_Master on 2/21/2009 at 12:22 PM:

My question, then, is presuming the foot is going strong is there anything wrong with racing the 10K on the 28th and if I do, will that leave me sufficient time to be fully recovered/prepared for the 5K the following weekend?

Based on your age and weekly mileage, you will probably be fine with running both races, as long as your foot has no pain. If the 5K was super important to you, then you might want to reconsider, but if you recover a little more during the week you should do well.

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