Rathfarnham 5k 26th September

Jk_Eire

3 stars (average)

Aimman wrote: »

They are quite tight, But I suppose they are compression tops. My Large feels like an XS . Felf very warm in it, might come in handy in the winter.

Defo. It's tight, but creases a bit because it's large. Mediums were snapped up very fast. I finished around the 180th mark, idled for a moment, and they were all gone.

tunguska

4 stars (good)

W.B. Yeats wrote: »

Its really amazing the difference in running a fast short race and a long slow one- maybe i amn't suited to running short after all.

Not at all. Please get that idea out of your head. Do speedwork in training, thats all it takes. Saying that you're not suited to running fast is limiting yourself before you even get going. The mind is powerful and if you tell yourself you're just not fast or whatever then you create a psychological block. Give it a go in training, see what happens. Also the morning of a short fast race like a 5k, its well worth doing 6 x 200m sprints(or race pace) about 10mins before the start of the race. The reason for this is so that youre body is primed and ready to run at race pace and its not such a shock to your system when the strating gun goes off.

W.B. Yeats

3 stars (average)

tunguska wrote: »

Not at all. Please get that idea out of your head. Do speedwork in training, thats all it takes. Saying that you're not suited to running fast is limiting yourself before you even get going. The mind is powerful and if you tell yourself you're just not fast or whatever then you create a psychological block. Give it a go in training, see what happens. Also the morning of a short fast race like a 5k, its well worth doing 6 x 200m sprints(or race pace) about 10mins before the start of the race. The reason for this is so that youre body is primed and ready to run at race pace and its not such a shock to your system when the strating gun goes off.

Cheers for that- interesting to note that the starting gun caught us all by surprise where I was- we couldn't hear anything that the guy on the loudspeaker was saying.
Yesterday was the first time that I really felt that I couldn't go any quicker or further in a 5km. I pushed really hard- first mile was something like 6.54 (I knew I was in trouble right there) second mile was really hard and third mile I settled in but had nothing left to kick coming in at 22.54.
To be fair though I ran this in 27.49 last year so knocking 5 min off isn't bad. My previous PB was 25.04 from my last 5km in June and I've been training for the race series since then. I've done zero 5km work. My resolution is to join a club with a long-term goal of knocking 3 min off and coming in under 20min.....
Its an interesting lesson for the novice runner though that just because you can run a half marathon at just under 9min pace doesn't mean you can run 3miles in 7.30 pace

RayCun

3 stars (average)

W.B. Yeats wrote: »

Its an interesting lesson for the novice runner though that just because you can run a half marathon at just under 9min pace doesn't mean you can run 3miles in 7.30 pace

I'm in the same boat as you, coming in at 22.40 (on my watch), and feeling that I could have continued at the same pace for a couple of miles, but not run any faster. But that's just the training we've been doing, learning to run far at a consistent speed - I don't know if I've run 2 miles total at a faster pace than yesterday in the last 3 months. But in the winter the interval training will start...

maria74

3 stars (average)

Ran my first ever 5k today after only starting to run 3 months ago. Ran a 37:45 which is faster than I thought I could do given that I'm a 46yo "never really exercised before" slightly overweight female:D


Well done you! I think I finished about 37mins also, maybe that was you I finished with. 1st 5K also after c25k. I am weebit dissapointed tho that I didnt get 35, I have done in all my runs until las couple of weeks. But we did it and it can only get better from now. Proudly put up my pic in my new top on fb for all to see!:cool:

Might look at that jingle bells race now too in Dec

rsom

4 stars (good)

Hey Maria, it was great to have someone to run the last kilometer with, thank you!!

Never got a top.....

Registered today for the Jingle Bells.....might see you there:D

maria74

3 stars (average)

Hey rsom,
think I have pic with you in it..hubbie took it ...send me your email and Ill send it on to you!

digger2d2

4 stars (good)

Jk_Eire wrote: »

Anyone fancy swapping a Medium t-shirt for a Large?

pm me jk and we'll try sort something out...I tried to pm you but am struggling with technical inefficiency

Jk_Eire

3 stars (average)

digger2d2 wrote: »

pm me jk and we'll try sort something out...I tried to pm you but am struggling with technical inefficiency

Cool. Pm'ed ya back.

digger2d2

4 stars (good)

Jk_Eire wrote: »

Cool. Pm'ed ya back.

Nice meeting you....Hope that fits better

Jk_Eire

3 stars (average)

Nice and tight!
Cheers for that.

W.B. Yeats

3 stars (average)

Jk_Eire wrote: »

Nice and tight!
Cheers for that.

Wore mine this morning, after getting over my concern that I looked like I was debuting for a porn flick the top was really fine

digger2d2

4 stars (good)

W.B. Yeats wrote: »

Wore mine this morning, after getting over my concern that I looked like I was debuting for a porn flick the top was really fine

Amazed it's only your debut....I thought the W.B. stood for "Willy Bronco"