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Call me Ray (not Ishmael)
I've got a fever...
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.
What race result did you use as the basis for the MacMillan calculator?
If you've been running a fair amount, a race from last year may give you paces that are slower than where you're at right now. But it's also probably not worth it to try the race after another run and a hockey game -- you time won't be an accurate reflection of your conditioning. MTA: Okay, so I worked backwards on the McMillan and found that a 27:40 5k (8:54 paces) produces the paces you mentioned. You are routinely running distances longer than 5k at paces faster than 8:54. And I'm assuming that you don't feel like you've just been racing. I'd say keep doing what you're doing if you feel like a) you can carry a conversation while running and b) when you finished, you feel like you could do more w/o difficulty. Still not a bad idea to do some kind of 5k time trial when you're fresh to see where you really stand.