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5k training - plans, recommendations, advice, etc

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  • #32
    Hedgehoggy
    Registered Users Posts: 187 ✭✭Hedgehoggy


    Mellow Yellow 26.2 wrote: »
    I did those two sessions along with tempo sessions in the weeks before Rathfarham last year where I got a PB. I found them really hard tbh. I'm coached so they aren't out plan as such

    They look hard! I ended up doing 3 x 1 mi repeats and I found that hard enough!


  • #33
    Ceepo
    Registered Users Posts: 2,508 ✭✭✭Ceepo


    Hedgehoggy wrote: »
    They look hard! I ended up doing 3 x 1 mi repeats and I found that hard enough!

    Any session is only as hard as the pace you're running at. 😉😉


  • #34
    The Black Oil
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 18,196 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Black Oil


    Hope to start training next week. How are the rest of ye getting on?

    Moderator: Television, Psychology and Dublin County North.

    CMod: Entertainment



  • #35
    Hedgehoggy
    Registered Users Posts: 187 ✭✭Hedgehoggy


    The Black Oil wrote: »
    Hope to start training next week. How are the rest of ye getting on?

    Good luck. Have you picked a specific plan? I've been following the grads 5k plan the last while and it's been going well enough. I'm hoping to take on another 5k TT in the next few wks to judge progress. I was a bit disappointed after the 1m TT a few wks ago but looking bk now I think it's helped give me a bit of a speed boost.
    Definitely still need some endurance work though!!


  • #36
    The Black Oil
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 18,196 CMod ✭✭✭✭The Black Oil


    Yep, grads plan too. 25 minutes tempo today - went poorly.

    Moderator: Television, Psychology and Dublin County North.

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  • #37
    Hedgehoggy
    Registered Users Posts: 187 ✭✭Hedgehoggy


    The Black Oil wrote: »
    Yep, grads plan too. 25 minutes tempo today - went poorly.

    Very windy out today in fairness... I have struggled with the paces a bit in the plan too and it's only now that I feel its coming right for me. Keep it up and it'll pay off.


  • #38
    DeepBlue
    Registered Users Posts: 3,668 ✭✭✭DeepBlue


    My progress towards the sub 20 5K has bottomed out. In December I was at 20:52. In January I got a knee issue that didn't clear up fully for a few months but still allowed me to run albeit mostly easy.

    I did the boards 5k TT in March in 21:16. At the same time I started the boards grads 5-10K plan for 14 weeks as my knee issue was resolved. My 5K TT result at the end of the 14 weeks running mostly 6/7 days per week was 21:18.

    Are there any recommended 5K plans for improving speed specifically? I've really got out of the habit of running flat out so that could do with improvement as well. I've gotten too used to running easy.


  • #39
    MY BAD
    Registered Users Posts: 1,178 ✭✭✭MY BAD


    I've done three 5k time trials since lock down on more or less the same route. 17:14, 17:09, 16:59. I've done a few 5km specific sessions but I'm keeping it varied. I think I responded better to sessions with different places in them. Something like tempo, hills and back to tempo or 2x 2miles at tempo then finished with kms at 5k pace. Another one I liked was 2km at 8km pace then 3x1km tempo, then just 1km slightly faster than 5km pace


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