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Suffering Benefiting from mature onset exercise addiction and low aerobic endorphin release threshold. Hoping there is no cure.
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One day at a time
This is what still mystifies me. I usually run from 10:30 to 11:30 pace on my training runs. That feels very slow to me. But when I put my 5k PR of 130:38 in the calculator, it says I should be training at 12:15 pace. Does it mean I should be capable of racing faster? If my current training pace feels so easy, I would hate to slow it down more. Thanks for any insight!
Consistently Slow
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Do you have a HRM? I would be interested in knowing your HR at the paces you're currently running at versus the calculator suggested pace. There is always danger in running your easy runs to fast, but honestly Teresa I wouldn't worry about it right now. When you start seeing poor races and other negative feedback then you may want to look at training paces again. I run around 15-20 seconds faster than my suggested easy pace too. You're a relatively new runner so your race times are going to improve as a natural consequence of ever improving fitness levels. If 10:30-11:30 is comfortable for easy runs, then I say stick with it as long as nothing bad is clearly coming from running at that pace. Don't think too much, just run.
My 5k race pace has improved from 11:07 in early December to 9:40 now, so I'm on the right track.
A Saucy Wench
Thanks, Marcus. I have a HRM, but I haven't tried it yet. I think I'm afraid of what I will find! I will give it a try, though. You're right, I definitely think too much. My 5k race pace has improved from 11:07 in early December to 9:40 now, so I'm on the right track.
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