3 week 10k training plan

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TBR (TheBeardRunner) Jun 2021 6:48pm, 6 Jun 2021 3,647 posts	0 TBR (TheBeardRunner) I have 3 weeks till my first league race in years. Just wondered what the collective hive mind of fetch land would recommend to do for the next 3 weeks. I have a decent level of fitness (by my standards). The more prescriptive the better. I like to be told what to do 😊.
Ocelot Spleens Jun 2021 6:58pm, 6 Jun 2021 31,064 posts	0 Ocelot Spleens carry on as you are. You can't build up much in the way of fitness but you could help yourself mentally by doing a couple of sessions close to race pace, 4x5 mins, 5x1k, something like that, to practice how it feels...
Derby Tup Jun 2021 7:15pm, 6 Jun 2021 50,424 posts	0 Derby Tup I’m with OS. Don’t go mad, just try doing some miles at the pace you think you can manage over the race distance
Autumnleaves Jun 2021 7:55pm, 6 Jun 2021 16,729 posts	0 Autumnleaves Yep - I would concur, you could take your tempo running to target race pace maybe?
Dvorak Jun 2021 11:51am, 8 Jun 2021 22,588 posts	0 Dvorak Don't go crazy, don't get injured. 100+ miles last month - think you are ready. Don't do a parkrun the day before! and maybe drop the long run? Try one of your fakeparkruns at race pace? And a little bit of (non-injurious) faster stuff: short intervals a bit above 5K pace. Will it be hilly? If so, run some hill repeats.
TBR (TheBeardRunner) Jun 2021 8:18pm, 8 Jun 2021 3,650 posts	0 TBR (TheBeardRunner) Thanks everyone. Think it's a pretty flat route that would be PB potential if I was fully prepared. A fake parkrun at race pace is definitely a good idea. Did my first interval session in 2 months today. 6x2 minutes with 2 minutes recovery. The pace was a bit above 5k so looks like I've followed your advice Dvorak 😉