The sub-20 5k dread-thread

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peanut Nov 2024 10:25am, 26 Nov 2024 137 posts	0 peanut That's what I think rather than chasing it. I ran my half and 10k races without pressure and they went well.
peanut Nov 2024 5:57pm, 30 Nov 2024 140 posts	0 peanut I did it today at parkrun! 19:40. I changed my strategy from last week and went out fast and tried to hang on (not the best strategy but thought I'd do something different to last week's plan of even pacing). First k way to fast!! Lots of my club mates there too so I had an idea of who I should try to run with.
Charlesvdw Nov 2024 7:55pm, 30 Nov 2024 490 posts	0 Charlesvdw Congrats. That is the way to do it. Start too fast and then hold on for dear life.
Shortcut Cam Nov 2024 9:01pm, 30 Nov 2024 1,788 posts	0 Shortcut Cam Well done peanut
riggys99 Nov 2024 9:17pm, 30 Nov 2024 4,477 posts	0 riggys99 Well done @peanut smashed it
peanut Nov 2024 10:17pm, 30 Nov 2024 141 posts	0 peanut Thanks all!
Mark J 🇳🇿 Dec 2024 1:56am, 1 Dec 2024 7,669 posts	0 Mark J 🇳🇿 Congratulations @peanut, great running.
Homer Dec 2024 7:09am, 1 Dec 2024 14,529 posts	0 Homer yay! THe painful honesty is that all my best 5k times came from that same awful strategy
Chrisull Dec 2024 3:23pm, 1 Dec 2024 22,475 posts	0 Chrisull I've done it both ways. My pb came from an even paced one. It was horrible. It's almost more comfortable the go out and die way, because you get the buzz of having gone out too fast, but having banked time and thinking wow imagine if I ran 3 miles like this When you do it even paced, there is no room for error and you just feel your strength and energy ebbing away. My pb relied on me being overtaken with 200m to go by a friendly rival and chasing and getting into a three way tie on the line.
SteveBelfast Dec 2024 2:45pm, 11 Dec 2024 104 posts	0 SteveBelfast I can remember my first sub20, I went to the same parkrun 27 times in a row to get it 😃 I started at 29 minutes and just whittled it down. It's a wonderful time for any runner to achieve, and for me it was one of my running highlights, as I started running later in life. My tips, pick somewhere flat, run with a pacer, even splits and pick up for the last km. Good luck