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re: I lied to a girl I'm trying to impress, told her I can run a 5k in under 29 minutes (DONE)
Posted on 8/14/19 at 10:57 am to StupidBinder
Posted on 8/14/19 at 10:57 am to StupidBinder
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What’s your definition of “super small”? I’ve seen races with 100 people that are won by someone who ran 19, 20 or even 21
<100
Maybe I need to run in your area
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Posted on 8/14/19 at 11:01 am to Salmon
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<100
Maybe I need to run in your area
For real! A man could make some money cleaning up podunk 5ks every weekend
Posted on 8/14/19 at 11:02 am to fallguy_1978
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You better sprain your ankle baw.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 11:03 am to Salmon
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Maybe I need to run in your area
Come on over. Your low 20s will be highly lauded
Maybe it’s differences in elevation. It’s hilly as hell around here. I dunno, but unless it’s a massive race or there are a lot of kids running, I don’t see a lot of times significantly under 20
Posted on 8/14/19 at 11:15 am to Ssubba
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I was sucking wind after the first mile and somehow was able to make it to 1.5 before I had to stop. I was blazing for the first mile though, with my app telling me I was at a 9.30 pace.
This is exactly how i expected your first run to go because I've been there not too long ago. (see my post above predicting this very thing).
Regarding the girl, I suggest coming clean and then sticking with the race. Play it humbly. something along the lines of "I was trying to impress you, i was embarrassed about it, but I really want to run this race with you and I'll do my best to keep up with you"
in the Meantime, my prep advice for you would be to jog slowly for 1-2 miles today and Thursday at a pace slower than you expect to run on Saturday (somewhere around 10-10:30/min per mile. Do not run on Friday. you have a good idea to walk the course on Friday, which will help you manage your sense of distance to the finish line on race day. Wake up a couple hours before race time, and eat something very light (one piece of toast with Jelly and half a banana). This will put some sugar in your system with enough time to not be sloshing around your stomach.
On race day, run with the girl and gut it out. You should be able to keep pace for most of it and will likely bow out around mile 2 due to the heat. Tell her to keep going and meet her at the end. She'll appreciate the effort.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 12:00 pm to PacWilly
tell her to run her race pace, then run back to run you in
Posted on 8/14/19 at 12:37 pm to CORIMA
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tell her to run her race pace, then run back to run you in
This is better than trying to keep up and talk to her and slow her down. If she's trained for this to better her time she will not appreciate you showing up out of shape and slowing her down talking to her trying to score. Let her run her own race.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 1:20 pm to Ssubba
that's like a walking pace. jeez this country is out of shape.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 1:37 pm to donRANDOMnumbers
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that's like a walking pace. jeez this country is out of shape.
a walking pace is 4 MPH and would take over 45 minutes to complete a 5K.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 1:40 pm to donRANDOMnumbers
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that's like a walking pace. jeez this country is out of shape.
Go run 3.1 miles tonight, record it on an app, and post your results.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 4:32 pm to TopFlightSecurity
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29 minutes is easy as hell as long as you aren't morbidly obese.
I got ten downvotes for this, proves everone is fat.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 4:45 pm to Ssubba
The good news is it is going to be nice and cool.
The bad news is you lied for no reason. Thst is just insane
The bad news is you lied for no reason. Thst is just insane
Posted on 8/14/19 at 5:09 pm to TopFlightSecurity
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got ten downvotes for this, proves everone is fat.
OP is not fat and he’s in the for the fight of his life trying to do this
So really it just proves you’re unaware of people or running or both
Posted on 8/14/19 at 5:09 pm to Ssubba
you're not fat, and that's not a fast time. Don't be a pussy
Posted on 8/14/19 at 5:10 pm to McVick
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OP, can you arrive early and run a warm-up mile? The trick is to get the heart rate up before the race begins, then your body will be all set to maintain a solid pace. Remember, a warm engine is more efficient than a cold engine.
I did not expect to receive eight downvotes and zero upvotes with my comment. The fastest 5k and 10k I ever logged came after I jogged/lightly ran before the start of the race. I didn't realize my advice was that bad.
Best of luck to the OP on Saturday. You got this!
Posted on 8/14/19 at 5:48 pm to NawlinsTiger9
5k in under 29 minutes can be done by senior citizens.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 6:23 pm to TopFlightSecurity
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5k in under 29 minutes can be done by senior citizens.
Link your strava then big man
Posted on 8/14/19 at 6:25 pm to Ingeniero
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Link your strava then big man
Strava is for beta fricks that don't have real jobs
Posted on 8/14/19 at 6:26 pm to TopFlightSecurity
When you're in a hole, it's best to stop digging 99BLKBRD.
Posted on 8/14/19 at 6:59 pm to Paddyshack
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I want to see all these other couch potatoes in this thread saying it was a simple 10min/mile pace post their results.
I haven’t ran a 5k in a while since I usually run 4 to 5 miles at an average pace of around 8:30 at age 59. Right now, I have a bad knee and my pace is a little slower being around 8:45ish.
This post was edited on 8/14/19 at 7:50 pm
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