I’m in the middle of a marathon training cycle and won’t be able to squeeze in a 5k race for another couple months. But is it reasonable to think I could run sub 19 based on these two speed workouts I’ve done in the last week? FWIW, I’m much stronger with endurance than speed. Thanks.
10x800 at 3:02 (90 sec rest)
10x400 at 1:24 (90 sec rest)
Blue4242 wrote:
I’m in the middle of a marathon training cycle and won’t be able to squeeze in a 5k race for another couple months. But is it reasonable to think I could run sub 19 based on these two speed workouts I’ve done in the last week? FWIW, I’m much stronger with endurance than speed. Thanks.
10x800 at 3:02 (90 sec rest)
10x400 at 1:24 (90 sec rest)
I'd suggest running 3x1600 for a better indication of what you could run, but I think you could definitely run under 19, probably 18:40-18:45. Why don't you run a time trial?
I missed a 5k last Sunday because I failed to register on time, and didn't want to arrive much earlier so I could sign up on the spot. Ran a TT 2 days ago in 18:19 on a flooded track... in spikes.
Workouts I did:
3x1600 with 400m jog between reps in 5:59, 5:50, 5:43
a 3200m time trial in 11:20
6x800 + 400 with 300m jog rest in 2:55 and 1:20 (extremely windy and cold evening)
As a sharpening workouts, 3x3x400, and 3x2x200
Thanks. I’ll run a 5k in spring after marathon.
Yes, you can break 19. Sign up for a 5k and go do it.
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