5k - the no-man's land between 20min and 25min...

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Badger Apr 2024 11:02am, 14 Apr 2024 17,063 posts	0 Badger After I finally ran sub 4 a couple of years ago, I decided I was only doing road marathons if there was a good sociable side to it so I wouldn't be too bothered by the time. Booked one with my niece and nephew last year but injured myself
mr d Apr 2024 8:15pm, 14 Apr 2024 6,620 posts	0 mr d Well done DT
WayOfTheDodo May 2024 10:27pm, 1 May 2024 4,681 posts	0 WayOfTheDodo Managed 22:18 for the second half of the Troon 10k tonight. Now need to work out how to translate that into a faster 5k!
chunkywizard May 2024 11:58am, 2 May 2024 17,196 posts	0 chunkywizard a 5K warm up for parkrun?
WayOfTheDodo May 2024 4:21pm, 2 May 2024 4,683 posts	0 WayOfTheDodo I think that might be the answer!
tipsku May 2024 6:31pm, 3 May 2024 4,229 posts	0 tipsku I would recommend a decent length warm up, too. I got my fastest ever 5k when I ran up to the start (it was a A to B course) and then gave it my all on the way back down. 20:33 but on a net downhill course. I'm focusing on 5k training for the next 10 weeks or so. I got a 22:11 a week after the marathon. Not a bad start, only 51 seconds outside my official PB. That's the first goal, beat 21:20 this year.
mr d Aug 2024 1:11pm, 31 Aug 2024 6,719 posts	0 mr d 24:40 this morning, first sub 25 for a while.
Derby Tup Aug 2024 1:44pm, 31 Aug 2024 67,753 posts	0 Derby Tup Well done. I’m a million miles off at the moment
Ally-C Aug 2024 2:58pm, 31 Aug 2024 6,268 posts	0 Ally-C 22:46 for me earlier on a course with a hill twice. Fastest Parkrun for about six months. Happy with that, was getting frustrated at being so slow. Probably never did a long enough warm up, yesterday I did a longer warm up than my 3k race.
chunkywizard Sep 2024 9:28pm, 11 Sep 2024 17,511 posts	0 chunkywizard Just entered Fleet 5K in October. I think that’ll be the first 5K race I’ve ever entered! It’s apparently fast and flat so I’m going to as close to 20 as possible.