Out of shape, 100 dollars on the line (10k), need help.

If your easy runs are at 7:45 pace, you should just be able to run at tempo pace and win the money, right? And if you bring it down to 6:30, I would imagine that you could just run the 10k at 7 minute pace for the win. I don't think you need to do anything to prepare, honestly.

Curious, how are you 25 pounds overweight with 50 mpw? It just seems hard for me to imagine.

Also, how the heck is the winning time so slow for a race with money? In my area most 10K's that have money are like 32 minutes for the winner.

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If your easy runs are at 7:45 pace, you should just be able to run at tempo pace and win the money, right? And if you bring it down to 6:30, I would imagine that you could just run the 10k at 7 minute pace for the win. I don't think you need to do anything to prepare, honestly.

Curious, how are you 25 pounds overweight with 50 mpw? It just seems hard for me to imagine.

Also, how the heck is the winning time so slow for a race with money? In my area most 10K's that have money are like 32 minutes for the winner.

I'm worried that maybe prize money wasn't offered last year. With this potentially being the first year (and I have no proof or evidence to indicate that other than slow times) with money it might draw in more good runners.

I'm pretty sure I could run 45 minutes. I'm just pretty fat. I used to run 100-140 almost all year long and the last three years I've been really hit or miss. Last time I ran over 60 miles a week was Boston 2012. Since then, I've averaged maybe 25-30 mpw. My weight has been coming down a lot over the last couple weeks (5 lbs in two weeks) but I also love to eat so that slows the process.

I might just go out in 7:20 and try to negative split. I haven't run a race in over a year so I'm worried that I'm very rusty as well. I don't exactly have a lot going for me here haha

Go tomorrow and run 2 miles as fast as you can. If you can break 13:11, you probably can run 45 minutes. It's my guess that you are in much better shape than 45 minutes with that kind of mileage/pace

I think I like that, I'm going to the track tomorrow and running a time trial 2 mile.

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Where's the race?

I'm not telling haha

So I ran 12:19 going 6:09-6:10. 1:35 first lap(slowest) felt relaxed and easy until the last 400.

Could I break 40?

I'm calling bs on this. I've ran no better than 35:2x for 10k in the past 10 years (only in my dreams could I run 32), and have fallen completely out of shape (and gained a fair amount of weight) a couple times during my running "career", yet could easily run under 45 minutes with only a week of getting back into it. Probably without any re-training at all.

I am in that situation right now, actually - I just finished a month or re-training after a long absence, with zero speedwork, and could easily break 40 already.

In six weeks of concerted effort with a little speedwork, from completely de-trained, I could probably get myself into 38:xx shape, and I'm almost 45. Come on, man.

He said he ran a 32 minute 5k.

He said he ran a 32 minute 5k, not 10k.