UPDATE: Running a 5k to WARM UP for a 5k (Read 782 times)

Hey to everyone who responded to my question last week! Hope everyone had an excellent Turkey Day! I surely did, it's always nice to see friends and family. Anyways, I just wanted to let you all know: (A) I skipped the warm up - I didn't have quite enough time with my mom, aunt and cousin there, we were kind of socializing and I wasn't too serious about the race, so I voted against taking a serious warm up (B) Rgardless of my 10 mile per week base, my lack of speed training and my lack of warming up, I set a PR for myself for the 5k. Nothing that would blow serious 5ker's out of the water, but for me, 9:06 pace is the fastest I've run since I trained for and ran my half this October. Best of all, I was totally able to pour it on the last quarter of a mile or so when most people were petering out I blew past them sprinting and they're all like "whhhaaaa???!" It felt AWESOME!!! Thanks for all the feedback and support on my question, it definitely helped. I love our running community here! Thanks guys and good luck. -April PS: Hey - not too much longer than a month and a half ago when I was training for my HM I DID have a 20+ mile base - give me some credit!!!! You're making me feel lazy/untrained. I was doing it! Just naturally dropped off since my race without anything to train for + the time change. Excuses, excuses, I know!

Hey - not too much longer than a month and a half ago when I was training for my HM I DID have a 20+ mile base - give me some credit!!!! You're making me feel lazy/untrained. I was doing it! Just naturally dropped off since my race without anything to train for + the time change. Excuses, excuses, I know!

We never thought you didn't have a 20+ mile base previously....GREAT JOB on PB and you know 9:06 per mile...your right you might not scare the top runners with time, but its a nice solid respectible time for your race and you should be proud of it. We're proud of you.....