Short legs, little muscle mass, old heart, stupid lungs...
Stop it you.
You could do anything you want if you set your mind to it.
Former Bad Ass
After I ran a 1:37 half, I assumed I could run sub-21. But I don't know. I seem unable to hold a fast pace. I can only run decent at moderate paces. My current half PR predicts 20:23.
But you were not doing 5K specific workouts. You will now under a 5K training.
Damaris
Training for an excellent 5k is entirely different from training for an excellent marathon. Some of us have to make choices, we can't have both. Also, for myself, I know I am not built for real speed. Short legs, little muscle mass, old heart, stupid lungs...
I will let you know when I do one of these.
MTA: I will let the WHOLE WORLD know.
Dave
Stop it you. You could do anything you want if you set your mind to it.
Right now I want to teleport myself to a tropical island... Hrrggh, I'm trying... I'm trying... Nope, not working. Liar.
onemile, I bet 5 weeks of shorter runs that focus on good speedwork a la LRB would help you considerably.
PRs: Boston Marathon, 3:27, April 15th 2013
Cornwall Half-Marathon, 1:35, April 27th 2013
18 marathons, 18 BQs since 2010
Yes. I. Was. I did an entire Hansons 5k training plan last winter.
The key for her is "holding" the pace, an endurance/stamina quandary. I had the same problem, it can be fixed with the right mix of economy and lactate workouts.
Yes, I can hit the proper paces for interval workouts.
Well it's gotta help. But her point (and your point) is well taken - everyone is different, and the race time predictors are stupid.
+1 except make it fat legs and little muscle mass. and -1 on the old heart.
You are funny! How is the fam? Will you be online with us when you get to where you are going?
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Evening dailies! Short but intense day at work (procedure that I hate doing, it stresses me the hell out every time but I don't have any alternatives for this experiment :C), followed by 3.25 miles in shorts and short sleeves to destress, cloudy and breezy but 59F. Taking tomorrow off and then holiday streaking begins! I got my HRM today so I will take that for a spin on Thursday, but it might be a very short spin, what with the snow and rain and freezing temps we're supposed to get tomorrow and all - snow doesn't bother me but ice definitely does!
True. I forgot that. But, did that time come out after that period of training or was it during marathon training? I don't recall.
Runs4Sanity
NOT FAT LEGS!!!! I have fat legs, those are not fat legs!!!!! Give me those legs any day of the week, damn it
*Do It For Yourself, Do It Because They Said It Was Impossible, Do It Because They Said You Were Incapable*
PRs
5k - 24:15 (7:49 min/mile pace)
10k - 51:47 (8:16 min/mile pace)
15k -1:18:09 (8:24 min/mile pace)
13.1 - 1:53:12 (8:39 min/mile pace)
26:2 - 4:14:55 (9:44 min/mile)
I have never run a 5k, or a marathon. Does that mean I have to pass on this conversation? Yes it does!
OMG There is a reason why I normally don't post pictures here!
You are a smart man. Half marathons are where it's at.