RACING a 10k 7 days before a half marathon

Training Advice/Discussion Marathon

15 years ago 08/22/2008 7:10am EDT

I am in the middle of the best training cycle I have ever put together. Consistency, good total mileage, the best workouts of my life, and still feeling far from stale.

I am getting close to my goal half-marathon, and am interested to test what I can do for 10k in a local race the weekend before. I think that it will help guide my pace selection for the half marathon (I haven't run the distance for a while) and also be really encouraging and a PR.

But can I do it without burning my legs for the half?

15 years ago 08/22/2008 9:59am EDT

re: PRfest

Focus on your goal half. Forget the 10k. If you want to run a 10k, wait 6 weeks after your half. Don't be a fool.

15 years ago 08/22/2008 12:32pm EDT

re: Moldy Cheese

I don't agree, I ran my half marathon at the end of a botched track season and everything worked out fine. I dropped out of my first race ever, ran the slowest 10k i've ever run, and perhaps the most embarassing. and then when my track season was over I went to the roads and ran a 50 second road PR in the 5k then ran a 1:13:30 half marathon for the win. so anyway, this is the deal this was all in a span of 4 weeks and most people would say that's too much, but to race a 5k or 10k the week before your half marathon will only help to sharpen you up. but i'd try to maybe have 2 weeks out for the 10k, but a week is fine for the 5k.

15 years ago 08/24/2008 7:18pm EDT

re: really? wow

Thanks. There is the option to do a 5k instead of the 10k the week before the half, but it wouldn't be as much of a predictor of my half time, of course (pure volume is probably the weak link in my training this season). I really think the 10k will be "out of my legs" within a week.

Anyone else try this?

15 years ago 08/24/2008 8:14pm EDT

re: PRfest

A guy just doubled at the Olympics. Don't ask dumb questions like that.

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