OP, thanks for posting this. Awesome feedback, especially from the faster guys that shared.
17 min 5k runner/2:40 marathoner with easy pace of roughly 7:45/mile.
I see many guys near my skill level running way faster than this on their easy days, I often question whether I'm doing it right.
OP, thanks for posting this. Awesome feedback, especially from the faster guys that shared.
17 min 5k runner/2:40 marathoner with easy pace of roughly 7:45/mile.
I see many guys near my skill level running way faster than this on their easy days, I often question whether I'm doing it right.
5K 21, 10K 43, easy pace 9:15/mile
5k: 16:2x
10k: 34:1x
HM: 1:15:3x
Easy pace is about 7:40/mi, 4:45/km
At age 66:
Best current 5K: consistently around 24 flat (7:45 pace)
Easy pace (not in summer, which is slower): 10:15 - 11:00.
So about 3:00/mile slower.
123thanksOP wrote:
OP, thanks for posting this. Awesome feedback, especially from the faster guys that shared.
17 min 5k runner/2:40 marathoner with easy pace of roughly 7:45/mile.
I see many guys near my skill level running way faster than this on their easy days, I often question whether I'm doing it right.
Without training load, the numbers don’t mean much. Run 100mpw and you have a residual training stress that makes 3 mins off 5k pace reasonable. Down at 25mpw, you can bang out 90s no problem. Training calculators are pretty close on this stuff. People just see a range of 7-8mins and go must run everything at 7 instead of going to and the upper limit.
7:40-800 pace recovery
5:50-6:20 pace easy
28:17 10k
6:30-7:30 average pace
1:51, 4:05
Listen to your body. Unless you are graham blanks, there is no need to push every base run to low 6s.