Sub 45 10K
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Apr 2014
12:57pm, 2 Apr 2014
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Nellers
For what it's worth I got a 21.02 5k PB in the Feb then ran a 3.56 debut Marathon in the May. By the time I ran my next marathon I'd got a 10k PB of 44.52 but I was outside 4 hours. Lots of other factors have an impact but it does certainly show that you've got the speed to have a good go at it, Tipsku. Good luck. |
Apr 2014
5:57pm, 2 Apr 2014
204 posts
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tipsku
Thank you Nellers and becca. I'll let you know how it went  I'm a runner with a slow bias, i.e. I'm not doing well on short distances compared to others. There are several runners in my club who beat me over 5k and 10k but I beat them in halfs and marathons. So my prediction is based on the following: In previous years I had the following correlations between 5k/10k and marathon times: spring 2012: 10k in 48:51, mara in 4:11:04 (in 28C heat, may have gotten closer to 4h in ideal conditions but probably not beaten it) autumn 2012: 10k in 48:36, mara in 3:54:36 (ideal conditions) spring 2013: no 10k, but 5k in 22:38, mara in 3:48:31 (ideal conditions) autumn 2013: 10k in 47:23, mara in 3:44:55 (a bit on the warm side) If I compare the 10k in autumn 2013 with 2012, I was over a minute faster in the 10k, which then yielded almost 10 min improvement on the same marathon course. Now I'm looking at spring 2014: 10k in 45:09, over 2 min faster than the previous 10k, but I don't expect a 20 min improvement, 3:25 in a marathon is utopian at the moment. I think I could run another 10 min faster though, that's why I think 3:35 is feasible; going for 15 min improvement would be too risky. If I go for it at 8 min/mile pace from the start, the HR will most likely shoot up too quickly. I would regret that at mile 20 the latest when I would start fading because I've burnt too many carbs in the early stages of the race. Since my stomach can only absorb a certain amount during the race, fuelling more to compensate the carb deficit will only lead to a detour to the dixies and not a PB. :-D |
Apr 2014
10:52am, 3 Apr 2014
432 posts
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PinchyII
that's interesting - as my bias is completely the other way - over 5K I am so much more competitive than HM - and my WAVA times reflect that too! I guess that's because the majority of my runs are 5 - 10 miles - Never ran anything longer competitively than a HM
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Apr 2014
1:47pm, 3 Apr 2014
53,817 posts
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Gobi
Either way you both have potential at either distance it is about how you train
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Apr 2014
10:32am, 5 Apr 2014
435 posts
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PinchyII
New SB at Parkrun today - pleased with 21:08 and negative splits too: http://www.fetcheveryone.com/training-log-view.php?id=9971759 |
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Apr 2014
6:48pm, 5 Apr 2014
53,833 posts
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Gobi
Well done, I also got a seasons best today
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Apr 2014
6:58pm, 5 Apr 2014
1,118 posts
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FenlandRunner
You're flying Gobi
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Apr 2014
8:14pm, 5 Apr 2014
53,836 posts
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Gobi
Thanks
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Apr 2014
9:03pm, 5 Apr 2014
8,533 posts
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RichHL
That's pleasing. My SB today was only because I was tailrunning on my last outing.
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Apr 2014
1:42pm, 6 Apr 2014
436 posts
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PinchyII
Wow - 16.45 is amazing - great running
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