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

Should of done your long run 3 days before the 5K. Much better to do your long run first and save the last 3.1 miles for the 5K run. Think of it as a long warmup. It can be a progression run with the last 3 miles all out.

Running after the race is stupid, you'll run too fast in the 5K and then risk getting injured on sore legs.

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

nate22 wrote:

Should of done your long run 3 days before the 5K. Much better to do your long run first and save the last 3.1 miles for the 5K run. Think of it as a long warmup. It can be a progression run with the last 3 miles all out.

Running after the race is stupid, you'll run too fast in the 5K and then risk getting injured on sore legs.

This advice is moronic. Running a long run before a race will only ruin the race on tired, glycogen depleted legs.

Race the thing like a race, that's what the sport is about. Then jog a cooldown to get whatever mileage you want for the day.

I'm not saying running a long run days before a race is a good idea but that's plenty of time for glycogen to replenish.

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.

It is perfectly acceptable. However, you will receive comments, such as "show off" from the slower runners who are being lapped. Most of these comments will be in good fun, but a few people will probably be angry at you for running 10k or 15k in the time that it takes them to walk/jog 5k.

Yeah great way to get injured and never race again. The sport is about training for a race, he wants to race a marathon not a 5K. He won't deplete his glycon if he runs easy, he will deplete it running a race first though.

nate22 wrote:

Yeah great way to get injured and never race again. The sport is about training for a race, he wants to race a marathon not a 5K. He won't deplete his glycon if he runs easy, he will deplete it running a race first though.

How is racing going to injure him? How do you plan to prepare for racing without RACING?

The sport is not about following some magic training schedule to a tee. A 5K race and a cooldown will NOT harm you in any way whatsoever.

I agree I just think it would be too long of a cool down, if his calves aren't about to explode he didn't race hard enough!

Huh? Doing two long runs four days apart and three days later a 5K is clearly a recipe for injury, and waking up at 3AM to complete a long run with the 5K itself is even more ludicrous.

Coupled with a 5K, sure yeah. It will be a step down week, so will keep it light; did 16 miles the week before and plan 18 for the following weekend. You don't even know any of the dates, so don't pretend that running a training "long run" of 12.4 miles is automatically inappropriate.

The course has water and snacks, plus entertainment and stuff, so it will be fun to do it extra times. If people are annoyed that I'm faster than them, is that really cause for concern?

Better yet, make sure you tell everyone you lap that it is your 2-3 laps so they don't think they've been ahead of a stud muffin like you for a couple miles,

I'm thinking this post is a joke, but if not , let's think this over. Say you race it in 17 minutes, take 6 minutes to recover, catch your breath, change shoes etc. then you jog a lap in 24 minutes. Now you are at 47 minutes . I doubt that even walkers are going to take more then 52-53 minutes, so I doubt the course will be open for your 2nd warm down lap.

That's Great! Keep us updated!

One possible reason: because he's comfortable treating other people like mature adults, who should not have a problem with this.Maybe we should put the burden on other runners, to not get pissy, towards people who aren't doing anything wrong?

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.

A lot of people do this sort of add on to races but I also think its better if you keep long run and races seperate

The course is open for at least an hour and a half, as it is a large field of all ages. Last year, there were almost 50 finishers over 70, including half a dozen in their 90s, and there were literally over 100 people who took over an hour to finish. I suppose they would likely close the beginning of the course at some point well before that, but the whole area is shut down to cars for the event, so I don't foresee a problem with getting at least two extra laps in, plus it's not like I actually NEED the course to be open to continue for as long as I wish.

Generally the runners (or "runners") bringing up the rear of any race are good sports and not angry or resentful that others are faster than them, in my observation. They are just out to enjoy the day, get a little exercise, gab with friends, show off their outfits, or whatever, not bitterly stewing about faster runners. If I thought that me "lapping" people would ruin their experience, I wouldn't do it, but that's part of what I'm asking: would a non-trivial number of people notice and care that I've gone around extra times? Would officials be likely to try to stop me?

Also, should I ditch my timing chip after my first lap, so as not to potentially confuse the timing apparatus, or is that probably unnecessary?

I have done this before but the 5k was like a 40 person event. They knew me when I showed up that I would win and then do the course again to get miles. I am sure that it may look douchey to some.

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http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/aspartame.asp