Didn't feel like chasing a season's best at parkrun this morning, so devised a cunning plan to run with Dexy5 to the 3k mark, then try 2 quick ks to the finish. Given I can usually do the whole run at around 5 mins/k, I thought the last 2 at around 4'45" might be possible …….
Anyway, apart from a technical which meant I didn't start my watch until the 500m point, things went reasonably well and we got to 3k at around 18'45", which was on track for a Dexy PB. At which point I opened my legs and showed my class, to slightly misquote a favourite Colemanball, bursting away from the group we'd been running with just like Farah breaking the opposition in an Olympic final, feeling oh so good ……… for about 100m, covered in 24 secs which is 4'06" pace ……… followed by a steep decline to just slower than my usual steady 5'00", which I wasn't able to raise again until the last 250m.
In other words, too fast too soon - again!! But it was fun trying something completely different at a parkrun, next time perhaps I'll try to go with the leaders for the first 10 paces …..
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My word, Stanley, the graphic tells it all! Still, it was a valiant experiment. And so soon after your Big Long Run, pretty impressive turn of speed. Very classy (I remember that Colemanball too, you've given me the giggles 😁)
I need to stop running and buy a new sofa and get work done on the house. I must confess I am now on the sofa watching Tour de France and diamond games
Good run for you today UTS, that would be sub 25 minutes, nothing to be ashamed of, just watched the 5000m (5k) race at the Diamond League meeting in London, the winning time was 13.01
Blimey... well done you....speedy to the last.. almost... I think next time at Park run for something really different...... you could go really slowly and fool everyone Then, the next week... return to your mega fast mode
I start at the front, I reckon I need all the help I can get, at the back I add several meters and several seconds to my race! I believe all those fast runners will be round me in 10 paces or so and I’ll be back where I should be soon enough.
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……… for about 100m, covered in 24 secs which is 4'06" pace ……… followed by a steep decline 
to just slower than my usual steady 5'00", which I wasn't able to raise again until the last 250m.
Went off plan and ran 10km!
10k plan completed!! 
Plan sort of working - sort of
W2 of 10k plan ✅
I had a plan.... I failed (sort of!!!)
