Runners! What Do You Do the Week Before Your 10K?

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ntp0826
ntp0826 Posts: 95 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I am running my third 10K on the Fourth of July. I'm interested to know what kind of schedule you follow the week before a 10K. Last year, I trained too hard the week before and it killed my PR. I want to make sure I do it right this time, so that my hard work won't go to waste this year! Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

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  • scottb81
    scottb81 Posts: 2,538 Member
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    Run the same days you normally run but cut your mileage in half or more.

    Do all runs at easy pace the 5 days before the race.

    Do some strides after a couple of the easy runs.

    The day before take a rest day or run easy and short.

    If you can, get 8 hours of sleep every night and eat at maintenance.

    If you do all that you should be feeling pretty good on race morning.

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