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Vim
"You NEED to do this" - Shara
A Saucy Wench
I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets
"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7
Goals : •Drop to 180 #s and hold steady around that weight
The Limping Jogger
"Only a few more laps to go and then the action will begin, unless this is the action, which it is."
In general, your training in the weeks and months prior to these races will dictate your performance. So, even if you blow a gasket in the 5k, you'll be well recovered for the 10k. Pacing is key for the 10k. Heck, I've run all out in a 5k and PR'ed and then PR'ed in a 10k the following weekend, then ran a good 5k the next weekend. For me, the weather a more a factor than recovery in such cases.