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30 minute 5K and I'm exhausted!

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Run46Graduate10
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Really pushed myself tonight as I've been coming in at around 31/32 minutes for 5K recently so wanted to see if I could make it in 30.

I had to go for it in the last 1K as I was at 24.55 so needed to do a PB 6 mins max to make it...finished with a 5.45 final K at 30.40 ๐Ÿ™‚.

It's amazing how much those extra seconds take it out of you, I feel more tired than when I did 10 miles last week ๐Ÿ˜ณ, I need a nap ๐Ÿ˜ด

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AlMorr profile image
AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10

Still a good time and run for you Run46, to go sub 30 minutes after you are more used to 32/33 minutes does take some effort, there are some runners who have reported that they got their first sub 30 minute 5k when they ran their 40th or 50th 5K. there is hope for all of us.

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Run46Graduate10โ€ข in reply toAlMorr

Definitely Al...you've intrigued me to see how many 5K's I have done. Nowhere near 50!!! May have a look through map my run tomorrow for a sneaky fact check ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ™‚

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10โ€ข in reply toRun46

I know exactly how many 5K parkruns I have ran, 13, quickest time 30.55, also, how many 10K's I have ran, 4, quickest time 69.23, however, I am not sure how many other 5K's I have ran locally, perhaps about 6, I only keep a PB on Mapmyrun of local runs, I notice my PB for the most recent one is 31.33, so like you a sub 30 minute 5k is a little beyond me, but as you say, 'trying for a sub 30 minute 5k is more tiring than running for ten miles' ๐Ÿ˜Š ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿพ

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Run46Graduate10โ€ข in reply toAlMorr

Ok...you got me counting!

I've done 19 5K's

9 between 5 and 9K

3 10K's

And 4 over 10K inc.2 at 16.1

Makes me feel tired just reading our lists Al, we don't do too badly at all ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10โ€ข in reply toRun46

๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿพ

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GrannyhugsGraduate10

Congratulations a massive achievement go enjoy that nap.

Run46 profile image
Run46Graduate10โ€ข in reply toGrannyhugs

Thanks...lol, just going now! 9 whole hours until I've got to be up for work ๐Ÿ˜Š

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CantstopmenowGraduate10

Well done Run46. Hope you're getting a well-earned, good nights sleep! ๐Ÿ˜ด

Run46 profile image
Run46Graduate10โ€ข in reply toCantstopmenow

I did thanks, still tired this morning lol! ๐Ÿ˜…

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HuwCGraduate10

Do you parkrun? I go at least a minute faster when running with faster runners, so if that works for you youโ€™ll be under 30 easily.

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Run46Graduate10โ€ข in reply toHuwC

I don't Huw as there's not one local I can get to...I tried to race a car yesterday though ๐Ÿ˜‰

Jonno34 profile image
Jonno34Graduate10

Awesome! I am struggling to get under 33mins. Well done!

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Run46Graduate10โ€ข in reply toJonno34

Thanks Jonno, it's been about 6 months coming...started at 37, stalled at about 32.5, then since doing the longer runs (10K up to 10 miles) and more hills my pace seems to have picked up ๐Ÿ™‚

Hard work, but that's the way we like it ๐Ÿ˜‰

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10

Brilliant Run46! Youโ€™ll be sub 30 before long and wonโ€™t that feel good? (Youโ€™ll need to tell me because I doubt Iโ€™ll ever do it myself!!) ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ

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Run46Graduate10โ€ข in reply tocheekychipmunks

Thanks CCM but I fear trying for sub30 may actually kill me ๐Ÿ˜…...I'll keep you informed ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ˜˜

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cheekychipmunksGraduate10โ€ข in reply toRun46

Now that would be impressive - if it does actually kill you! Maybe aim to do it alive! ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…

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Run46Graduate10โ€ข in reply tocheekychipmunks

๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜‚

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Beachcomber66Graduate10

I made no progress until I started Park Runs. I am now down to 28.14. Admittedly the fairly flat course helps but the main thing is running with others, and that doesnโ€™t have to be a Park Run of course. It just changed my perception of what was possible . You are doing brilliantly on your own anyway!๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

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Run46Graduate10โ€ข in reply toBeachcomber66

Thanks BC, I can see the challenge in running with a pack...No park runs local enough to me that I can get to but luckily I'm pretty good at racing myself ๐Ÿ˜‰

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ArthurJGGraduate10โ€ข in reply toRun46

Itโ€™s worth your while looking for a parkrun if youโ€™re ever away for the weekend, or on holiday in a country that has them. Itโ€™s always a good experience, though it doesnโ€™t substitute for the sense of belonging you get from attending the same one locally in a regular basis.

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ArthurJGGraduate10

Well ... I finally broke 30 minutes on my 50th parkrun last month Prior to that my PB was 30:44 in August so very similar to yours. Those two runs remain the only two under 31 minutes I have ever done. But hereโ€™s a thing: my four fastest parkruns this year have ALL been touring. My best time of the year at my home parkrun is only my fifth best overall - because although Montrose is a flat, fast course, there are even faster courses out there. The nature of the surface you run on makes a difference for a start. An all-tarmac track is less interesting than Montroseโ€™s mixture of grass, concrete, tar and trail sections, and harder on your feet, but itโ€™s definitely faster.

So if you can run 30:50 on a particular route, thereโ€™s probably another route where you could get 29:59 for the same effort. My old Montrose PB of 31:55 left me so light headed I forgot my finish token and had to go back for it. A year and a bit later I did 29:50 at Drumpellier and it took less out of me: I still had a bit left at the end. That was partly due to being a year further in to my running journey but the surface made a difference too.

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Run46Graduate10โ€ข in reply toArthurJG

You're so right Arthur, cutting out that hill 10 minutes in and redirecting to the straight flat section ahead would save seconds...as you say, less interesting but faster.

I enjoy taking the hills but it depends what you're aiming for on the day! Sometimes I don't know until it happens ie: the 1st K is faster than usual and I think, ah it's gonna be one of those runs and off I go.

Or the challenge of a hill brings a smile to my face so I aim for every hill.

Well done on reaching 50 Park Runs, and your sub 30's ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜Š

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ArthurJGGraduate10

Thank you for the kind remarks although itโ€™s sub 30, singular, for the moment: Iโ€™ve only done it once in my life! Yes it does depend on your aim on the day and running a hill on your regular route is no bad thing: it is well known that practising running up hills is a good way to build the muscles you need to run faster on the flat. Sometimes people think the way to get better at running a flat 5k is to keep running flat 5ks over and over again but thereโ€™s more to it than that. As the saying goes, race to prove, train to improve. So it makes sense to choose a flat run when going for a PB that day but it also makes sense to train on hillier routes in the lead up to that.

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Jalk

huge effort, well done, hope you've had that nap

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Run46Graduate10โ€ข in reply toJalk

I did thanks, slept well that night ๐Ÿ˜Š

Am recovered now and ready for a nice slow one with a few hills tomorrow ๐Ÿ‘

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