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is there a point where you might not be doing yourself any good by going too slow???
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The 5K Pr is a little slow for me in reality. I ran just one race since starting Running Ahead and the conditions were deplorable and I ran with someone (assisting her make the miles) -- However I have never been especially fast....I suspect my correct 5K time is a little faster then 9:00 per mile .. when I run on the track (interval training) I normally run at about an 7:45 to 8:00 minute pace or a little faster... Thanks for the input.....
Why would you be doing intervals at 60 to 75 seconds per mile faster than your 5k pace?
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On your deathbed, you won't wish that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will wish that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.
When we run on the track, my times are normally between 1:50 and 2:00 for one lap.
No. You can never run too slowly; but you can run too fast and get yourself in a trouble. That said, there's no reason why you'd have to slow down to run awkwardly slow;... Learn to listen to your "Inner Coach" ("Feel the Force, Luke..."--Nobby One).
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As far as too slow -- it depends on the person, but I do find that biomechanically, if I run too slow, I'm not very smooth and tend to pound too much.
I think the inability to run comfortably at any pace down to zero is a symptom of form problems. Because I used to feel the same way -- some paces were just too slow to run smoothly and efficiently. But now that I really run smoothly and efficiently, I'm comfortable at any pace down to walking speed.