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Half Mara on Sun - should I race on Thurs?

  • 01-05-2013 9:42am
    #1
    ebowdia
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    Hi Guys,
    I'm doing the Limerick half marathon on Sunday and am debating whether to run a 5 mile race tomorrow night (Thurs) or not as my last prep run.

    Would it be a good sharpener or actually be a bad idea so close to the race on Sunday? Any thoughts?


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  • #2
    blockic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,821 ✭✭✭blockic


    ebowdia wrote: »
    Hi Guys,
    I'm doing the Limerick half marathon on Sunday and am debating whether to run a 5 mile race tomorrow night (Thurs) or not as my last prep run.

    Would it be a good sharpener or actually be a bad idea so close to the race on Sunday? Any thoughts?

    Too close to the Half Marathon to race it, this should be a handy week in the lead up to the race. Run 5 miles, but not at 5 mile race pace more an easy run.

    Again it depends if your priority is the 5 mile race or the HM, but I personally wouldn't race both.


  • #3
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,144 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    Too close to race it.

    I got a telling off from one of the local coaches last night for having done a 5 mile race on the Thursday before London. I did only jog around the 5 miler in order to get the points for the team in the series, but he still thought I shouldn't have run it. Possibly didn't help my claims of "I only ran easy" when I ended up doing some pacing/ wind shield duties over the last mile of the 5 for his daughter who was racing.


  • #4
    ebowdia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 176 ✭✭ebowdia


    Thanks for the solid advice guys - that's what I expected to hear but just needed to be told! No race tomorrow night for me then, just a gentle 5 mile run instead.

    Thanks again........


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