I have a timed mile for school tomorrow, and a 5k race this Saturday. If I run the mile at a hard race pace, will my body recover and be in shape for Saturday?
I have a timed mile for school tomorrow, and a 5k race this Saturday. If I run the mile at a hard race pace, will my body recover and be in shape for Saturday?
not completely.
If it's the gym mile, always go for the w and a pr
BryanXC wrote:
not completely.
^This. Run it at 5k pace with a kick over the last 100m or so. It shouldn't hurt your 5k time.
My high school team did 1200m at 5k pace as our day-before-the-meet workout. It didn't hurt us much.
Your gym class timed mile is much more important than your 5k race. All the college coaches will be looking at the P.E. timed mile, so don't even worry about the 5k.
completely serious here - in 20 years you will remember the crowd reaction to your gym class mile and you won't remember a single step of this xc race.
if I were you, and your coach is a forgiving sort, and your team doesn't really need you, I would hammer that gym class mile like you've never run before.
To see the faces of your peers when you beat them by solid minutes - priceless. it will get you respect.
...or at least run it at 3k pace or something quick - no one will know the diffrence between, say, a 5:10 and a 5:20
Actually in high school my coach used to have us do exactly this, and I always felt it helped (sort of a stimulus I guess?). It was built into his plan though, and I'm not sure your coach's plan would accommodate this
Run full out the mile...then have some carbs and proteins.. ratio 3:1. Put on your compressive socks...and go to the physiotherapist and get a good massage, get a good sleep, and smash that 5K.