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[Fit4life]

Hi guys !! Another day ,another run ? Not really ,because I pulverized my best 5K time by .......... 2 minutes 56 seconds, in a time of 30:47 !!! I wasn,t initially aiming for a pb just an easy pace run of about 37 minutes , but with the feel good factor of new running gear and at 2K in feeling a good time was on today , I pushed it !! All negative splits as well with the last K run in 5:26 ; so very pleased with the inroads that have been possible since incorporating some speed work recently. Two days off now before a 5K on Wednesday, which will be definitely an easy pace session, before B,ham great run in a weeks time .

[damienair Administrator]

Fantastic and many congratulations. Interval sessions and speed work really do pay off. That’s a brilliant improvement. Your going to a sub 30 minute 5k time very soon at that rate. Well done and keep it going.

Damien

[Fit4life Graduate10 in reply to damienair]

Thanks Damienair !l I sort of felt that my previous pb was there for the taking even before today but was amazed that such a chunk would come away the first time of asking !! Well aware that such will not be the norm from now on in but perhaps a few seconds here and there , and thats fine !! My easy pace runs I feel , can now perhaps be run a tad quicker but still at 'coversational level' of effort .Ye I,m buzzing !!!!!

[damienair Administrator in reply to Fit4life]

I did interval training from January to April and managed to go from a 32 min Parkrun to a 26:30 min Parkrun. I’m going for a 25 minute time. This morning I went out early with a local run group and did 12.5 km’s at a nice easy 6:15 min/km pace and comfortably chatting all the way. 3 months ago I could not have dreamed I’d be able to run 12K. 2 years ago after doing C25k I was delighted with a 39 min 5k.

[Fit4life Graduate10 in reply to damienair]

Nice going Damienair !! Good times too !! Carving off so much time from your pb must have felt so good ! My ultimate goal is to run a 28:45 , don,t know why specifically, but it feels like it has my name on it !! At present 10K is run with my wife so I use this for a little interval training mid run and return to her as she jogs along . No great ambition for this distance re pb at present , but no doubt times will continue to fall as a consequence of other aspects of my training !! Your 6:15 easy pace for 12.5K is commendable, as thats ,more or less, the pace I ran today !!- you,ll smash through that 25 minute barrier !!

[JonathanP Graduate10]

Not long till a sub 30 Fit4life!😀

[Fit4life Graduate10 in reply to JonathanP]

Hopefully JP !! Easing off a little with the intensity just now, as my knees are giving me the 'heads up' that they are ready for some TLC over these next 5-6 days !! Will pick up with the interval training post B,ham run on sunday , and head for the line with a sub 30 ! Reminding myself to keep the enjoyment factor high so that this here running thing stays on its feet !!

[JonathanP Graduate10 in reply to Fit4life]

All the best for Birmingham👍

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Sub 30 is looking close now Fit4life.

In the week before my Bristol 10k I followed the simplyhealth advice of a 30 min , 20 min, and 10 min in the last week. I felt really fresh on the day of the race. Good luck to you both. You’ll love it. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

[Fit4life Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

Thank you D5 , buzzing now !! Looking foreward to a couple of pints of Guiness post run ( other liquid refreshment freely available !!)