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The sub-20 5k dread-thread

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Homer Sep 2007 2:01pm, 7 Sep 2007 1,668 posts	Quote Pin Homer Well, this is my big goal of the winter - can I knock 1 minute and 2 seconds of my 5k PB?<br><br>Probably not!<br><br>But then I never thought I could go this quick in the first place!<br><br>So, who ese for this "start quick and hang on until you puke" challenge???????????
TRO Saracen Sep 2007 2:04pm, 7 Sep 2007 390 posts	Quote Pin TRO Saracen 6:26 mile pace. Yep, definitely puke-pace for me.
Mikuro Sep 2007 2:06pm, 7 Sep 2007 3,080 posts	Quote Pin Mikuro One day maybe - getting a 25min 5k PB didn't make me want to puke but it bliddy hurt......!!
Boingy Sep 2007 2:06pm, 7 Sep 2007 1,303 posts	Quote Pin Boingy You can do it Homer. I knocked over 90secs off my 5K in about 6 months, from 21min 30s down to just under 20min, thanks to regular speed work at my club. And yes I almost puked when I did it.
Hills of Death (HOD) Sep 2007 2:06pm, 7 Sep 2007 5,114 posts	Quote Pin Hills of Death (HOD) I think I can do this ?????? I did a cold riddled 22.10 on a 5.2 k course ! Yes I will wrentch at the end love it !
KinkyS Sep 2007 2:07pm, 7 Sep 2007 12,657 posts	Quote Pin KinkyS 21:20 is my PB at the moment - would love sub 20 one day...
Homer Sep 2007 2:09pm, 7 Sep 2007 1,669 posts	Quote Pin Homer I'm only a little bit out from you Kinky - I feel the pull of 19:59 Sounds doable for you the HOD?
Homer Sep 2007 2:12pm, 7 Sep 2007 1,670 posts	Quote Pin Homer The first race I did was 2 years ago this month - the Antrobus Cabbage Canter 5k - I finished in 29:11 and was so proud I wore my medal all day A couple of weeks later I looked at the results and though - retire now - you'll never be as fast as them.... I have to keep pushing till I get sub-20. My next attempt will be at Alexanda Park in Manchester in November (after Loch Ness marathon)
Hills of Death (HOD) Sep 2007 2:12pm, 7 Sep 2007 5,116 posts	Quote Pin Hills of Death (HOD) Yes 6 and a half min miling with a sprint finish. At the mo it's not too far short of what I doing on my mile reps just before FLM. Now I have to put it together :). My pace has suffered a bit as marathon training and everything that goes with it. We'll see in a few months
jolguk Sep 2007 2:12pm, 7 Sep 2007 397 posts	Quote Pin jolguk Well, my PB is 20:33, and I don't think I can do it. Last year I felt I could, but I've gone backwards since. I puke pretty much every time I do a PB race. At any distance, and always in a 5k. I'd had coffee before one 5k this summer, and my friend thought it must be blood all over me at the end!