One of my goals for 2013 is to run a sub-25 minute 5k.
My current PR is 25:03.
One would think it would be tremendously easy to knock 4 seconds off of my 5k time.
That would be true...if I actually knew how to do math.
I had hoped to be able to run the entire 5k series which happen in Crystal City every Friday in April at 6:30pm
As life would have it, I would only be able to run 1 of the 4 races so that would be my big attempt at a 5k PR.
I normally leave work early on Fridays and this past Friday was no different.
I got home, changed, drank a bottle of water and just kind of hung out before The Pilot, the puppy and I headed over to the start.
They were calling for a thunderstorm and the clouds were looming but the rain hadn't started yet.
The Race Start was crowded and I headed out at just below an 8:00 pace with the idea that if I maintained that, I would run in under 25 minutes.
5ks are short enough that this doesn't need to be a full on recap. Basically, I ran the 2nd mile a little bit slower than the first mile and picked the pace back up at Mile 3. I felt strong the whole time and thought I was on course to PR until my watch beeped at the 3rd mile marker in 24-something and I realized that I still had 0.1 to go.
Forgetting to calculate the 0.1 in the 5k when you're aiming for a PR is not the best way to achieve said PR.
I finished in 25:3x. My official results weren't recorded for some reason but I know I didn't PR.
Womp womp.
Fun Fact: The reason I ran a 4:01 marathon at Richmond is because I forgot to calculate the 0.2 in my pacing strategy.
Looks like I've learned a tough lesson.
Welp, 5ks are a dime a dozen. Let's hope I can hit that sub-25 sometime soon...and remember the lesson for Marine Corps in October.
My current PR is 25:03.
One would think it would be tremendously easy to knock 4 seconds off of my 5k time.
That would be true...if I actually knew how to do math.
I had hoped to be able to run the entire 5k series which happen in Crystal City every Friday in April at 6:30pm
As life would have it, I would only be able to run 1 of the 4 races so that would be my big attempt at a 5k PR.
I normally leave work early on Fridays and this past Friday was no different.
I got home, changed, drank a bottle of water and just kind of hung out before The Pilot, the puppy and I headed over to the start.
They were calling for a thunderstorm and the clouds were looming but the rain hadn't started yet.
The Race Start was crowded and I headed out at just below an 8:00 pace with the idea that if I maintained that, I would run in under 25 minutes.
5ks are short enough that this doesn't need to be a full on recap. Basically, I ran the 2nd mile a little bit slower than the first mile and picked the pace back up at Mile 3. I felt strong the whole time and thought I was on course to PR until my watch beeped at the 3rd mile marker in 24-something and I realized that I still had 0.1 to go.
Forgetting to calculate the 0.1 in the 5k when you're aiming for a PR is not the best way to achieve said PR.
I finished in 25:3x. My official results weren't recorded for some reason but I know I didn't PR.
Womp womp.
Fun Fact: The reason I ran a 4:01 marathon at Richmond is because I forgot to calculate the 0.2 in my pacing strategy.
Looks like I've learned a tough lesson.
Welp, 5ks are a dime a dozen. Let's hope I can hit that sub-25 sometime soon...and remember the lesson for Marine Corps in October.
