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I really didn't expect to run a PB & certainly not by such a wide margin. I ran a sub-25 minute 5k a few weeks back in the sheffield parkrun. It was a somewhat flatter course, so I guess that was how I broke the 25min barrier.
Didn't expect to replicate that in Sunderland. The first km felt tough as I was still warming up. I was doing 5:10 ish. I think my muscles do need quite a fair amount of time to warm up, especially at race pace. I warmed up fro 5 minutes but I think I actually need between 10 to 15 minutes to get into race pace. Next time, I should do that.
The 2nd km, I galnced at my watch & I was 4:45. Much too fast I thought. My head told me to slow down to 5:00 but something in my head told me to try for a PB & try to keep this sub 5:00 pace up. So I did (half-expecting to urn out later).
The 3rd, 4th Km,, I passed Jan. Working hard but keeping the pace. up. Surprisingly, my legs felt Ok with this pace. It was hard work but I thought I could sustain the pace. So just carried on. I think the recent races 10K & 5miles definitely helped get my legs ready for this pace. Perhaps the interval sessions helped too.
Last km was tough. I was working hard & struggling to keep the pace up. It felt like I was slowing down but my garmin actually showed that was my fastest km. I hung in there till I hit the hill. That hill, I was really slow, but I ran like mad swinging my legs, running on sheer willpower. I was so exhausted felt really gasping for breath at the finish.
It is a really satisfying running a PB. Why? Well, it means that you are at the height of your fitness. It is an objective measure that you are moving on & continually improving.
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