Turkey trot on Thursday? What speed workout should I do today? (Read 442 times)

Thinking about running a 5k this Thursday. My 5k PW will be in great jeopardy. Much like my college days, I will attempt to cram for the test. What speed workout should I do today in preparation for a Thursday race?

What Scout said. If you feel like you need to do stretch your legs out a bit, then just do a few half mile or 1000m repeats with equal or better rest. I wouldn't do more than 2 or 3 at the most at this point.

Thanks for the advice fellas. Well, I ended up doing 5x3 min with 3min recovery. So 800m repeats more or less (mostly less ). The total distance of the workout ending up being almost exactly 5.50 miles, so that one was for Ryan Shay. R.I.P. As for the race, who knows if I'll do it. Between moving into a house, Turkey Day prep and the like, it's kinda doubtful, but if I do go, I'm pretty comfortable with my A Goal of being under 20:00. B Goal of 19:30 would be tough but possible. However, that C Goal of <19:00 to preserve my 5k pw of 18:59 would be really tough unless it's nice and cold and i remember how to htfu my way through the dry heave threshold. xx( jeff, i like the psychological 200m reps and will probably throw some into tues or wed's run as striders. to="" preserve="" my="" 5k="" pw="" of="" 18:59="" would="" be="" really="" tough="" unless="" it's="" nice="" and="" cold="" and="" i="" remember="" how="" to="" htfu="" my="" way="" through="" the="" dry="" heave="" threshold.="" xx(="" jeff,="" i="" like="" the="" psychological="" 200m="" reps="" and="" will="" probably="" throw="" some="" into="" tues="" or="" wed's="" run="" as=""></19:00 to preserve my 5k pw of 18:59 would be really tough unless it's nice and cold and i remember how to htfu my way through the dry heave threshold. xx( jeff, i like the psychological 200m reps and will probably throw some into tues or wed's run as striders.>