I tested out my endurance on the treadmill the other day and ran 3.5 miles! (on 6.4 or 6.5 speed, can't remember which.) It wasn't even difficult until the last few minutes.
I was thinking of going for 4 miles on Wednesday, then doing a 5K on Saturday. Is this advisable? Enough rest from Wednesday's run?
There is another race my sister wants me to do with her on May 7th - 4 weeks from Saturday's 5K. When she first told me about it I was planning on doing 5K but now I'm thinking I might go for 10K. Do you think I can get there in time? Does anyone have any good 4-5 week training schedules for someone at my starting point? The ones I found online where 10 weeks and so.
There isn't another 10K in the Nashville area until July 4th, so if I can be ready by May 7th that would be awesome!
Thanks for any help!
Last edited by LLBoldAsLove87; 04-03-2011 at 07:59 AM.
I think it depends on just how easy the 5K is. I routinely run 5K and have worked my way up to a point where it's pretty easy to do at a moderate pace. I ran 10K one weekend on a whim and was surprised at how easy it was.
Running outside is a lot different than running inside. I can barely do 4 miles inside, but 6 outside is no big deal.
Just my opinion, of course, but I think you can do it. If you are running that pace and consistently able to run a 5k distance, working up to a 10k in 4 weeks should be quite doable.
Sounds like a nice challenge, I think you should go for it. Chances of success? I dunno that's up to you, it can be hard for someone to get over the 5k slump. It'll probably take a lot of dedication. But even if you have to stop and walk through the race a bit, at least you're out there doing it, which is better than not, right?