you guys are taking a simple thing like running and making sound like you need some big special insight to know how to train for a dang 5k
You don't understand, a guy who is too lazy to run 30mpw needs to hyper optimize his next four weeks of jogging to turn his 30:00 5k into a 29:47 5k. His ego depends on it.
you guys are taking a simple thing like running and making sound like you need some big special insight to know how to train for a dang 5k
You don't understand, a guy who is too lazy to run 30mpw needs to hyper optimize his next four weeks of jogging to turn his 30:00 5k into a 29:47 5k. His ego depends on it.
I'm sorry that I've threatened or intimidated your manhood in some way.
30 minutes in a 5k is laughable, but if that's what you need to do to make yourself feel better about a thread you didn't have to read then I'll play along.
Just to be clear, you think the fastest way to get ready for a 5k in a month is by taking a day off each week?
Definitely. Without recovery, there is no improvement. If you have lbs to drop, drop a few, instant vo2 gain. Hit everything, like level said. You can get better in 30 days. Everyone in the TDF says they ride into crazy good shape during the tour. I just wouldn't be tired on race day. Mini taper.
I'm not necessarily trying to run workouts to increase my VO2, I just feel like those workouts simulate my race the most when it comes to pain.
you guys are taking a simple thing like running and making sound like you need some big special insight to know how to train for a dang 5k
Listen, training the regular way doesn't take a genius to figure out. That's not what this thread is about. I'm looking for a short term, unsustainable way to prepare for a race I had not planned for at the end of April.