On what to do for the next week? I signed up for a 5k this coming Saturday. It's not a goal race obviously but I'd like to at least PR. I know I should probably be able to figure it out myself, however after traveling all day yesterday and being kept up all night by my meowing cat I'm exhausted. That and I'd probably end up doing too much knowing me.
Thanks!
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Feeling the growl again
On what to do for the next week? I signed up for a 5k this coming Saturday. It's not a goal race obviously but I'd like to at least PR. I know I should probably be able to figure it out myself, however after traveling all day yesterday and being kept up all night by my meowing cat I'm exhausted. That and I'd probably end up doing too much knowing me. Thanks!
There's not an awful lot you can do a week out except slow yourself down.
Do some quick strides a few days out to bring some spring into the legs and see what you've already put into the tank.
That, and duct tape the cat.
Not a goal race but "at least PR"? Heh. If you're training has been going such that you are thinking like that I don't think you have much to worry about.
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There's not an awful lot you can do a week out except slow yourself down. Do some quick strides a few days out to bring some spring into the legs and see what you've already put into the tank. That, and duct tape the cat. Not a goal race but "at least PR"? Heh. If you're training has been going such that you are thinking like that I don't think you have much to worry about.
Duct tape, Good idea!
My 5k pr is soft and theoretically I should have no problem breaking it, however I have never done a 5k the week after running a 40 mile run.
Prince of Fatness
My advice is to get behind Potato Head and follow his ass (it's big, you can't miss it) to a PR. During the week run enough to keep the blood flowing.
Not at it at all.
Sounds like a good plan!