Ran a half marathon on Sunday, managed 73:30 on a hilly course. Then ended up racing a 5k on Tuesday in 16:10. Would the half on Sunday have affected my time on Tuesday?
Ran a half marathon on Sunday, managed 73:30 on a hilly course. Then ended up racing a 5k on Tuesday in 16:10. Would the half on Sunday have affected my time on Tuesday?
Assuming 73:30 was a hard effort, then yes, absolutely.
Why would you decide to race so soon after that? Waiting even a week would have produced much better results.
The answer is Maybe