ok...so i am 22 and haven't run since High School. My times were about 4:02 and 8:25 and 5k was about 13:11. I mean, pretty average, but yea, i was good. So i went on a long run a month ago at like 9 minute pace and almost died. so on saturday, i entered into a 5k in chicago and ran it in 13:01. i dont understand it. i dont really train. i have good times. i ran an easy 10 today at 4:25 pace. im looking to run the chicago marathon in under 2:10 this october.
I don't believe any of this. Who else is with me?
master wrote:
I don't believe any of this. Who else is with me?
Nope, it's gotta be true. It is on the internet, isnt it?
Those are pretty lousy PRs for a high school kid and you train like a wanker. What are you doing asking advice on here? I doubt you'd even make a good high school's JV squad. You should be doing 350-400 miles per week at 5:20/mile pace on beds of rusty nails with bare feet starting at the age of 6.
On the bright side, if 9 mins/mile kills you in long runs, don't worry about it, you're just better at rising to the race day occasion than others who blow it all out in their workouts.
With a few weeks of solid work, you should be running 3:20 for the mile, 6:45 for the 3K, and 11:50 or better for the 5K. Stop being such a pussy and playing so much of that Halo2 and train.
On second thought, you're already toast. You're what, 22 years old? It's overs. Screw it, you're a washed-up has-been. Stop wasting USATF's sponsorship chump change and go get a real job in the steel mill or something.