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sTrongFuseGraduate10
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Following on from setting a new 5k PB of 28:04 on Monday evening, my intention tonight had been a fairly leisurely recovery run, just to shake off the working-day cobwebs. My legs, it seemed, had other ideas.

The first kilometre is frequently an extension of my warm-up and is often a fairly sedate affair. Tonight, I was aware that I was moving at a slightly faster pace but was taken by surprise when the kilometre mark was passed with only only 5:57 on the clock. The second kilometre passed in 5:50, and the third in 5:22.

The fourth kilometre on this route is quite tough as it starts with a short but very steep climb before undulating up and down for most of the rest of its length. Surprisingly, despite this, I completed it in 5:56.

The final kilometre is fairly flat. I kept telling myself that I could slow down, but my legs were having none of it. My watch buzzed; the time for that final 1,000m was 5:33, and Strava informed me that it was my third fastest 5k in a time of 28:38.

So, unintentionally, I ran my second sub-29 minute 5k this week and, my fastest one for the month so far...

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10

Congratulations on that second sub 30 minute 5k in a week

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sTrongFuseGraduate10 in reply toAlMorr

Next time out, I'm definitely taking it easier, I don't care what my legs think...

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AlMorrAmbassadorGraduate10 in reply tosTrongFuse

👍 🏃🏾

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Congratulations and very well done. Great running. Your legs are being conditioned for faster running and so too is your brain.

Last year I aimed for a sub 28 minute 5K, after breaking that barrier, sub 27 was a breeze. I even managed a 25:36 in the end. I’m a long way off that now. Any sub 30 5K is great. Then again any 5K at any speed is great. Great running.

Damien

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sTrongFuseGraduate10 in reply todamienair

Thanks. It's a bit of a strange one but, parkrun aside, so far this year I've been concentrating on longer, 8-16k runs, bit the increased stamina from doing those is beginning to translate to being consistently faster when I do drop down to 5k. When you consider that at this time last year I was steeling myself to attempt W5R3, I am still constantly surprised at what I am now capable of.

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Buddy34Graduate10

Great running StrongFuse , this must be your new 5k time . All in under 30 minutes 😊😊

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sTrongFuseGraduate10 in reply toBuddy34

Well, I've knocked 11 minutes off my time since my very first 5k in May last year, so I guess I'm doing something right...

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RowersGraduate10

Wow! Wasn't the first PB doing intervals using week 1 of C25K, if I remember correctly? I tried that yesterday and got nowhere near 5k! It was a good workout though 😀

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Wow!!! 👏✅

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