I ran a 5k race tonight which I've run the previous two years. In 2009 I managed a 22'24 and in 2010 I improved on that a little with a 22'08.
So tonights 21'18 marks a 50 second improvement which over 5k is a decent jump forward, and I'm sure if I'd pushed myself I could have been sub-21. I finished with a sprint and recovered quickly, I just run too much within myself because I'm worried about running out of steam. What I needed to do was pick the pace up say 500m out not 200m and then I'd have been sub-21.
Anyway I'm pleased!
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Thursday, 9 June 2011
Thursday, 10 June 2010
Park Hall 5k 2010
It's time to get going again with my running, no excuses anymore. My knee is no longer sore, major events have passed and if I don't get back into the rhythm soon I'll miss the whole summer.
So last night I ran the Park Hall 5k just outside of Oswestry. Good conditions really but I was a bit late on arrival so felt a bit rushed. Still last year I managed 22'24 and I managed to improve that to 22'08 and still had something in the tank. I've got to learn how to push it more in the second third of a race because I'm finishing strongly.
Still it's a nice improvement and next week is the Rodney's Pillar race - straight up a hill and back down again
So last night I ran the Park Hall 5k just outside of Oswestry. Good conditions really but I was a bit late on arrival so felt a bit rushed. Still last year I managed 22'24 and I managed to improve that to 22'08 and still had something in the tank. I've got to learn how to push it more in the second third of a race because I'm finishing strongly.
Still it's a nice improvement and next week is the Rodney's Pillar race - straight up a hill and back down again
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