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The sub-20 5k dread-thread

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Mark J 🇳🇿 Jul 2024 8:07am, 17 Jul 2024 2,360 posts	Quote Pin Mark J 🇳🇿 Woohoo!! I can now officially join this thread with a 19:35 this evening.
riggys99 Jul 2024 9:03am, 17 Jul 2024 3,576 posts	Quote Pin riggys99 Brilliant @Mark J 🇳🇿
peanut Jul 2024 12:12pm, 17 Jul 2024 87 posts	Quote Pin peanut Brilliant! 🎉
peanut Jul 2024 12:13pm, 17 Jul 2024 88 posts	Quote Pin peanut That is a big margin below 20mins!
Hills of Death (HOD) Jul 2024 12:23pm, 17 Jul 2024 37,219 posts	Quote Pin Hills of Death (HOD) On fire mate
peanut Jul 2024 9:14pm, 23 Jul 2024 91 posts	Quote Pin peanut Had a 5k race today. Wasn't too sure how I was feeling going into it. Had a few weeks off with illness and then holiday. Beforehand said I was happy with sub 21 but still optimistically wanting sub 20. In the end got 20:42. Splits were 3:56 3:57 4:09 4:12 4:15 14. I fell away quite badly! Still happy with sub 21 though even pacing would have been much more enjoyable!
Mark J 🇳🇿 Jul 2024 12:03am, 24 Jul 2024 2,379 posts	Quote Pin Mark J 🇳🇿 Nice time @peanut
riggys99 Jul 2024 12:08am, 24 Jul 2024 3,597 posts	Quote Pin riggys99 Well run @peanut
peanut Nov 2024 9:12am, 26 Nov 2024 135 posts	Quote Pin peanut So I've still not cracked 20mins. I had a 5k race last Saturday and I thought it would be the day that I finally did it. But I was off the pace from the start and nothing to give when I tried to push. Might give a crack at a parkrun but I'm not targeting it as such. I'm feeling good at the moment, training is good, so I know it will happen at some point!
riggys99 Nov 2024 10:19am, 26 Nov 2024 4,440 posts	Quote Pin riggys99 That’s a shame peanut. The problem with 5k is that if you’re not on it from the start it’s hard to make it up. If trainings going well and your enjoying your running then it will happen maybe at parkrun if you have taken the pressure of yourself.