Ideal 10k build up?

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Curly45 Mar 2012 12:45pm, 8 Mar 2012 238 posts	0 Curly45 Gobi - agree with all that, but I always think for shorter distances (i.e. less than 20 mile races) it makes sense to run on the Saturday for a Sunday race. Just a few easy miles can really help with fighting off the sluggish feeling...thoughts on that?i
Gobi Mar 2012 12:48pm, 8 Mar 2012 46,743 posts	0 Gobi Curly - I wrote it for a novice For an expeienced runners Friday would be the 30 and Sat the 20, there would be no rest days
BouncyTigger2 Mar 2012 12:54pm, 8 Mar 2012 116 posts	0 BouncyTigger2 Thanks for the advice folks. I run on a monday night and its only about 4miles tops with club and its at easy pace, i just dont want to run more and then for my calfs to fail me on the sunday that's why i thought maybe tape or socks would help my legs for the sunday. I think its not stretching enough thats shot the calfs and ive only started running properly since just after xmas, I really want to this 10k in an hour or just under which i hope to do
HermanBloom Mar 2012 1:49pm, 8 Mar 2012 514 posts	0 HermanBloom I need to get to the stage where I have a midweek 10 mile run, nowhere near that yet! Only tend to run one 10k distance prior to the race. Hopefully that will lengthen this year. Also couldn't run the day before a race. Tried a slow amble round a park-run one weekend, the day before a race. Got to the 10k starting point on the Sunday and felt awful about 20 minutes in
BouncyTigger2 Mar 2012 2:19pm, 8 Mar 2012 117 posts	0 BouncyTigger2 That's exactly how i dont want to feel HB I think i'll just do my run on monday and then maybe do a mile or so later on in the week, do lots of stretching to ease the calfs and then race on sunday.
Gobi Mar 2012 3:28pm, 8 Mar 2012 46,749 posts	0 Gobi Blimey, it is a different world. I wouldn't run a 10km on my current mileage never mind think I may get a PB.
Vancouver Jogger Mar 2012 3:34pm, 8 Mar 2012 2,141 posts	0 Vancouver Jogger My only races last year were 2 10Ks and 1 HM. Got another 10K in two weeks. Not qualified to give advice on what makes good preparation but what I do know is that getting injured last week and now getting sick is not going to help with any attempts at a PB !
Autumnleaves Mar 2012 4:06pm, 8 Mar 2012 102 posts	0 Autumnleaves Thanks for really helpful post Gobi - I've not really thought about the speed work issue before - made a mental note to incorporate some in the run up to next 10k!
Gobi Mar 2012 4:11pm, 8 Mar 2012 46,752 posts	0 Gobi No worries AL
Chris the Fish Mar 2012 10:40pm, 8 Mar 2012 306 posts	0 Chris the Fish Having a somewhat erratic training schedule/job means I tend to do what I can when I can but I think I can get the just of the week before. Dont do 2 days in a row, reduce the volume but keep some speed work. I tend to cycle to work (10k of hills there and same return jorney) should I knock this off also?