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Mark hes right we are a gang and you are one of the leaders
Just read on Facebook from local Parkrun
" parkrunners are you ready for our first ever paced Parkrun this weekend ? "
I guess that means I'm pacing sub 20 this weekend
55+ PBs 5k 18:36 June 3rd TT
" If you don't use it you lose it, but if you use it, it wears out.
Somewhere in between is about right "
Problem Child
Damn. Must be nice to get in some races. I'm stuck in virtual land. Virtual races. Virtual social interactions. virtual work. I'm virtually back to where I started this year.
Many of us aren't sure what the hell point you are trying to make and no matter how we guess, it always seems to be something else. Which usually means a person is doing it on purpose.
VDOT 53.37
5k18:xx | Marathon 2:55:22
Yeah its nice to do a 5k which isn't at paincave effort
I like the 60 miles per week Gaga rule. Although we need an exception for people are either injured or coming back from injury
And I'm starting running again. Four very short easy runs so far, today was "long" at 2.4km / 1.5 miles.
I'm doing upper body rehab exercises every day. Shoulder is getting better, although still quite a bit of soreness. Elbow is getting better too, but still clicky and a bit of pain/pressure straightening the arm.
PRs: 5km 18:43 (Dec 2015), 10km 39:59 (Sep 2020), half 1:26:16 (Sep 2016), full 3:09:28 (Jun 2015)
40+ PRs: 5km 19:31 (Oct 2020), 10km 39:59 (Sep 2020), half 1:29:39 (Jun 2018), full 3:13:55 (Sep 2022)
2023 PRs (hope to beat in 2024): 5km 20:34, 10km 41:37, half 1:32:32, full 3:21:05
2024 PRs: 5km 20:25
Also +1 for the separate thread.
Intl. correspondent
Zeb - it was a 3x 6 min @ 5k pace, roughly 3x1600.
If this went well I was going for a 5k time trial next Tue. Not anymore.
Watson - great news to hear! At least now you can maintain a minimum of sanity.
PRs: 1500 4:54.1 2019 - 5K 17:53 2023 - 10K 37:55 2023 - HM 1:21:59 2021
Up next: some 800m race (or time trials) / Also place in the top 20% in a trail race
Tool to generate Strava weekly
JamesD
How about (90 minus age) miles per week, with the injury exception? I could also go for an average of 100 minus age, if you don't count taper or recovery weeks either.
Post-1987 PRs: Half 1:30:14 (2019); 10K 39:35 (2019); 5K 19:12 (2017); Mile 5:37.3 (2020)
'24 Goals: consistency, age-graded PRs, half < 1:32
60 miles will see me dressed as Gaga weekly then
I only hit it maybe once this year.
Watson good to hear you are on the mend.
So 2021 you have to be a sub 90 minute half marathoner, know who this Nate Jones guy is, run about 50 miles a week, and keep pace with the thread due to how fast it moves. Sounds like the most inclusive group of runners I’ve met. At least there isn’t a rule about how slow your recovery or slow runs should be.
You don't know about the Recovery run rule?? Hoo-boy.
1600 - 5:23 (2018), 5k - 19:33 (2018), 10k - 41:20 (2021), half - 1:38:57 (2018), Marathon - 3:37:17 (2018)
This is awkward.
3,000m: 9:07.7 (Nov-21) | 5,000m: 15:39 (Dec-19) | 10,000m: 32:34 (Mar-20)
10km: 33:15 (Sep-19) | HM: 1:09:41 (May-21)* | FM: 2:41:41 (Oct-20)
* Net downhill course
Last race: Waterfront HM, 7 Apr, 1:15:48
Up next: Runway5, 4 May
"CONSISTENCY IS KING"
Darkwave sets it as far as I'm concerned.
The recovery run pace rule is a max pace relative to race pace. Going too fast on the recovery involves everyone telling the poster that s/he doesn't know what they are doing.
2021 is going to be tough for Mark!
The recovery run pace rule is a max pace relative to race pace. Going too fast on the recovery involves everyone telling the poster that s/he doesn't know what they are doing. 2021 is going to be tough for Mark!
Would you believe my easy runs have actually slowed down quite a bit? 4:37/km this morning! Admittedly that was after back to back workouts but my easy pace has definitely dropped overall.
Anyways that sounds like progress for you on the injury front and great that you are able to start running again.
What about the Richard Simmons outfit? man, now I feel embarrassed.
Also Mark 4:37/km recovery lol