How do you know how fast to run in a 5K?
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If you pace it right, you'll feel like crap the first mile, you'll beg someone to shoot you in the face the second mile, and the last 1.1 you'll feel like the entire world is imploding into your chest.
THAT is how you'll feel if you nail it.
My opinion is that the 5K is the hardest distance to race properly and, by far, the most uncomfortable. So, go out there and have fun! :laugh:
I think I probably could have pushed harder in my 5K last weekend. The first mile actually felt a little comfortable. I was initially going out at a 5-something pace and I told myself to back off and save some for the three hills coming up in the 2nd mile. I ran the 1st mile in 6:42. When I hit the hills in mile 2 I slowed down to 7:07. The last mile was very flat and I recovered to 6:50. Finished at 21:14.9. I wasn't in that bad of shape at the end. It took a couple of minutes to catch my breath. But overall a huge PR for me.
My next 5K won't be until mid-October. That one is mostly downhill and one of the fastest 5K's around here.0
