Which is more challenging?
36 years old
19:50 5k pr
133:58 half 'thon pr
Both set this year
40 miles per week
1 long, 1 speed, 1 tempo, 3 easy days
For my speed im doing time based: 3 minutes on,
3 minutes off x 6 sets.
Im hitting 5:40 -6:00 pace for the 3 minutes on.
Which if either of those goals can I expect to hit this year? Thanks (not trolling, just joking with the 'thon reference)
Dude, I don't know. I know 6:00 pace is about 18:35 for a 5k. So you're running about.. 6:25's? And your HALF THON PACE ...WELL I BETTER GET THE CALCULATOR OUT FOR THAT ONE. DANG.
7:05 or so? dang bro, i dont know. they seem comparable. I could, personally, do either of those, actually both simultaneously. I'd be more winded after the 5k, but I'd be lazy and tired all day after the HALF THON
I'm 36 too so I thought I'd chime in. Your half time looks really good and more competitie than your 5k time. Id keep pluggin away at that and I bet your 5k time will drop below 19 as 19 is still not so fast that you need to do a lot of specific interval or speedwork. Maybe the 10k would be your friend as your endurance seems stronger than your speed. But, to answer your question I think you can do both.
18:48 at 56 YO and 1:31:04 half. The last 5 miles of the half were 6:20 pace the 5K hurt more. I have found that running at 150 pounds at 6 feet tall is so much better than 200 pounds:!!
Sub 19 is ~ sub 88 mins. IMO.