tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668199593986982895.post1716595274924723682..comments2023-11-28T01:29:02.955-08:00Comments on Run Away Fast: Ham hocksJaymeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01680519617786773673noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668199593986982895.post-58938826101634952252010-06-20T11:29:52.081-07:002010-06-20T11:29:52.081-07:00Thanks, Ewen. As always, your comments and sugges...Thanks, Ewen. As always, your comments and suggestions are helpful. This wasn't supposed to be run as a predictor workout. I just started thinking about it later when I downloaded my splits and saw how close I was to my goal time. I agree that a much better predictor would be 5 x 1000 w/ 1 minute rest. Maybe even a 6 x 1000 with the 2 minute rest.<br /><br />I like your suggestion of checking my splits each km. I was thinking about just keeping track using each 400m split, knowing that I need to be at about 84 per. I suppose that would get cumbersome, trying to remember all those splits.Jaymeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01680519617786773673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668199593986982895.post-77579416602789148402010-06-20T02:08:02.635-07:002010-06-20T02:08:02.635-07:00Ah, I'll have mine without beans.
I'm fee...Ah, I'll have mine without beans.<br /><br />I'm feeling sorry for poor Pinky, but I think you're right about not overdoing the Phatness.<br /><br />You did well to run those so consistently by feel. I'm always bemused by imperial pace v metric pace on the track. Kilometre splits will be easy for you to keep track of in the race. First one is at the finish line, second at the 200 start, third at the finish etc. If you hold 3:30 ks you run 17:30, 3:24s will give you 17 flat.<br /><br />I'm not sure about a good predictor for a 5000. Decades ago I ran a lot of times in the 17:33 - 17:45 range. We ran 1000 repeats, but faster (1500 to 3k race pace) and with more recovery. I think your method is better - esp with the 200 session giving you the speed. Maybe 1000s in 3:30 with a shorter jog (1 minute) predict a 17:30? Esp if you run them in racing flats (or spikes) rather than trainers ;)Ewenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01093209634556111656noreply@blogger.com