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The sub-20 5k dread-thread

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Homer Jan 2021 12:26pm, 31 Jan 2021 13,859 posts	Quote Pin Homer Best of luck Huntsman
Paul N Jan 2021 12:43pm, 31 Jan 2021 2,036 posts	Quote Pin Paul N Seeing this thread pop up again has given me a nice bit of perspective. January and into February last year I ran a sequence of 20.01; 20.15; 20.01; 20.38. Before finally hitting 19.48 in the last parkrun I ran before it was suspended. I'd 1 prior sub 20 (19.47) from 2018. A sub 20 had been my white whale for years. I ran a 6 mile tempo on Friday with a 19.54 benchmark 5k in it and it didn't even strike me as particular significant, until this thread got me thinking.
Paul N Jan 2021 12:46pm, 31 Jan 2021 2,037 posts	Quote Pin Paul N But, by the same token, I've yet to TT a sub 20 on the Parkrun course across the street from me! That would be a big day!
Homer Jan 2021 1:19pm, 31 Jan 2021 13,860 posts	Quote Pin Homer Tough course across the road?
Paul N Jan 2021 2:51pm, 31 Jan 2021 2,039 posts	Quote Pin Paul N Ormeau Park. It's nothing but sharp corners and hairpins, a fecking momentum killer. I seem to be able to hold a pace, but it takes me a while to get there! If I'm looking a time I go to Victoria Park which is basicly a mile long circle.
Homer Jan 2021 2:54pm, 31 Jan 2021 13,861 posts	Quote Pin Homer Good plan...and plenty time to train! I think I'm still a very, long way from getting under 20 again. Its been a lot of years. I think I could get to 22 now but I'm doing marathon stuff so hopefully park run will be back in the summer so I can try then
Paul N Jan 2021 3:02pm, 31 Jan 2021 2,040 posts	Quote Pin Paul N Park Run is a massive aid. Will be very happy to see it back.
Chrisull Jan 2021 6:23pm, 31 Jan 2021 17,180 posts	Quote Pin Chrisull Ha Park run. Where a sub 20 time would win the local park run (actually Lanhydrock, these days it may not, but Mt Edgcumbe it would)... Oh Cornwall.
Paul N Jan 2021 9:15pm, 31 Jan 2021 2,048 posts	Quote Pin Paul N My 19.47 at Victoria Park was good for 26th. 28 of 265 finishers broke 20. If it wasn't a loop I'd swear it was downhill
Chrisull Feb 2021 10:56am, 1 Feb 2021 17,181 posts	Quote Pin Chrisull I think it's good to kid yourself on flats that it's downhill, when I'm struggling on the Camel Trail, I'm like this all downhill now - look it looks downhill, therefore it must be. If I thought negatively, and was thinking this is all uphill I think that would cost a few seconds definitely.