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| 10K vs. 5K (Read 478 times) |
moochiegirl |
posted: 2/25/2008 at 8:45 PM |
| I normally run a 5K race every spring near my house, but this year they have added a 10K race as well. For someone who usually tops out at a 5K would training for a 10K be pretty hard or do you think it is do able? I really want to do the 10K but am a little nervous after I looked at a few different training schedules. The race is May 10th. Any suggestions? |
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Mr Inertia view logHeck of a Guy |
posted: 2/25/2008 at 9:00 PM |
| Training to complete the distance is not a huge stretch. Training with a specific time goal can get tough, but that's true for any distance. What are your goals? |
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Scout7 view logCPT Curmudgeon |
posted: 2/25/2008 at 9:02 PM |
| It's doable. |
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Sine labore nihil.
Dulcius ex asperis. |
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| view log Blaine Moore |
posted: 2/25/2008 at 9:10 PM |
| Go for it. If you don't like it, then you can either train harder for the next one or else go back to running the 5k next year. Chances are, though, that you will enjoy it just as much as the 5k and it will give you a new distance to enjoy. |
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"Slow down--if you wanted that time, you should have run faster during the rest of the race!"
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moochiegirl12 |
posted: 3/3/2008 at 7:40 PM |
| Thanks for the advice! I think I will go for it!! Not looking to break any time record here, just want to finish it! |
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posted: 3/4/2008 at 1:43 PM |
A 10K should be very doable, especially since you just want to finish.
You will have to watch out though, once you get to that distance, 10 miles doesn't look that far away. Then it's just another 5K to a 1/2. Before you know it you're pasting a "26.2" sticker to the bumper of your car. |
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posted: 3/4/2008 at 2:14 PM |
Go ahead and run the 10k. I think you'll find it a nice race to run. Take a nice easy pace and just concentrate on finishing.
When I started running 10ks instead of 5 I actually enjoyed it more because I was taking a much more leisurely pace as opposed to the 5k which I'd break my tail trying to run a good time. |
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posted: 3/4/2008 at 2:44 PM
modified: 3/4/2008 at 2:47 PM |
| Quote from NateFromRI on 3/4/2008 at 1:43 PM: You will have to watch out though, once you get to that distance, 10 miles doesn't look that far away. Then it's just another 5K to a 1/2. Before you know it you're pasting a "26.2" sticker to the bumper of your car.
Nate ain't kiddin', my addiction started with a Fourth of July two miler on a whim. Have fun with your race, and be sure to post a report. If you want to keep Jake happy, make sure it gots pictures.
MTA: Just realized I've never run a 10K. Had to check my PRs, confirmed my suspicion. Note to self, find a nice 10K...
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Bib #10 at the Tuesday night Good Times 5K series in Lowell, MA (so sad it's over, mark your calendar for opening night on 4/2/09)
2008 goal: HTFU and BQ at BayState Marathon
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posted: 3/4/2008 at 5:04 PM |
| 10ks are my favorite. A perfect race. Totally doable. They are so much fun!! |
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| view log Playmaker / nemesis |
posted: 3/4/2008 at 5:09 PM |
| Quote from Anya_ on 3/4/2008 at 5:04 PM: 10ks are my favorite. A perfect race. Totally doable. They are so much fun!!
That's totally true. And yet, I hate them. 5k's are short enough that even if you're having a bad day, it'll be over soon. 15k and up, and you can always slow down and say, "I was just doing it as a fast training run." But 10ks are too long to suffer through and too short to bail on.
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20th Century: 800m: 2:04 |1600m: 4:37 |3200m: 10:06 |5k: 16:23 |10k: 35:38 |15k: 54:20 |25k: 1:35:59
21st Century: 5k: 19:42 |10k: 43:00
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posted: 3/4/2008 at 5:20 PM |
| Quote from NateFromRI on 3/4/2008 at 1:43 PM: A 10K should be very doable, especially since you just want to finish.
You will have to watch out though, once you get to that distance, 10 miles doesn't look that far away. Then it's just another 5K to a 1/2. Before you know it you're pasting a "26.2" sticker to the bumper of your car.
Uh HUH! The man speaks the truth! 
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• Get down to 123#s and STAY there!
• Run 1500 miles
• October 5 - 1st marathon - Milwaukee Lakefront - in my home state of WI
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posted: 3/4/2008 at 6:15 PM |
| Quote from jEfFgObLuE on 3/4/2008 at 5:09 PM: 5k's are short enough that even if you're having a bad day, it'll be over soon. 15k and up, and you can always slow down and say, "I was just doing it as a fast training run." But 10ks are too long to suffer through and too short to bail on.
I couldn’t have said it any better except that I hate 10k’s. I want to run them just off my 5k pace but all that does it take the painful exhausting feeling of the last 5k mile and stretch it out to 2-2.5 miles at the end of the 10k.
For me, if it’s not a 5k then it has to be at least a half marathon distance.
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