Is it wrong to run a couple extra laps at a 5K?

Thanks but no thanks, diet sodas are terrible under all circumstances and taste like poison!

nosoordinarybitter wrote:

Why not just do your 10 bonus miles off course instead of rubbing it in to the joggers and walkers that your cooldown run is faster than their race pace.

I will typically run my cooldown against the flow of traffic and cheer on the runners that are still racing.

Seems like this could be disruptive at a big race, as now people may feel they have to dodge around you near the finish line. If people are spaced out well by that point, maybe this wouldn't be an issue, but at my finish time, they won't be.

Also, maybe they'd think I'm looking at them and judging them if I'm face-to-face rather than headed in the same direction. Seems potentially uncomfortable and like I'm trying to gloat that I've finished once already.

Thanks for the confession, a call has been made to 911 and you will stopped in your tracks before you get to the location.

NoOrdinaryOtter wrote:

Seems like this could be disruptive at a big race, as now people may feel they have to dodge around you near the finish line. If people are spaced out well by that point, maybe this wouldn't be an issue, but at my finish time, they won't be.

Also, maybe they'd think I'm looking at them and judging them if I'm face-to-face rather than headed in the same direction. Seems potentially uncomfortable and like I'm trying to gloat that I've finished once already.

I typically run at pretty small races where most people know each other so I see how it could be a little different at bigger races.

Why not just run outside the venue?...because I don't understand going through all this trouble and having questions when you could literally do a 5 mile out and back. Cross the finish line, take a drink of water, head out for your run somewhere away from the race. Easy.

No point in confusing the timing system, dealing with slower runners, all to stroke your ego.

I usually google map the venue, find an easy to remember loop and run that post race. It's nice to change scenery.

NoOrdinaryOtter wrote:

The course has water and snacks, plus entertainment and stuff, so it will be fun to do it extra times.

I guess I don't understand why you're serious about a post race run when you're factoring in snacks and entertainment into your argument. Doesn't sound like a very productive run to me :/

I think most runners do this to have a reason if they run bad.

plop wrote:

"a few laps" longer than a 5k is considered your long run for marathon training?

1 lap = 5k

A few laps = at least 3, very possible more

2 mile warm-up + 5k race + 4 more 5k laps = nearly 30k

Not a bad long run. Please refer to the Hanson's training plan.

All what "trouble" and what's wrong with asking questions or discussing a topic on a forum? Yes, I could run elsewhere, and maybe I will, but passing 90-year-old grannies is not an ego-stroke. It's a fantastic course, with bands and such, but I probably won't pay much attention to them the first go-round, so why not enjoy them during the rest of my run? It isn't as if completing a 5K is some tremendous accomplishment so me doing it extra times is meaningful in any way. I'm just thinking to inject a little extra fun and get a longer run in, instead of letting this 5K, which I'm only doing as a part of a fundraising team, disrupting my training.

Why is my long run supposed to be boring and snack-free? How is that more "productive"? I have a half-marathon 2 weeks later, so I don't want to skip my long run completely or overtax myself. Doing the long run when my legs are already warmed up from the 5K seems like it will minimize wear and tear and training is supposed to be fun. I'm not going to beat any world-records, no matter how seriously I take this!

couch coaches all over the place, huh?

yawn

I have a sort of similar question. I'm running in a 6 mile race in two weeks, and I'm pretty certain I'm in PR shape. Would it be weird if I finished and sprinted an extra .2mi after the finish line so I could get a 10k PR?

Yes

always on vacation wrote:

Yes

Agreed, but maybe you are a strange person anyway so who cares if it is strange.

Do it #swag count your paper the entire time too stack your 100's and have someone on a bike next to you with a trash can so you can toss your 1's in there

Be steady hydrating with the hennessy

Be steady hydrating with the hennessy

These two statements don't go together. If you're concerned about your marathon training, you wouldn't have a 5k "coming up." Learn to prioritize.

NoOrdinaryOtter wrote:

I have a 5K coming up, but I don't want it to interfere with my marathon training