Ran the PHSC 5K this morning. Went into it thinking I had a shot at sub 16, so planned on pacing through mile 1 in 5:05 and then just try to hang on to that. Warmed up 3 miles and did some strides, which felt kind of flat... Oh well, just see what happens when the race starts. Anyways, stuck to the plan with mile 1 coming in about 5:05ish. Could see the clock after passing the halfway point and it read 8:00, but figured it wasn't happening as I had already fallen off pace. Came through 2 miles in about 10:25, and the last 1.1 was a 5:25ish pace. Finished in 16:25. No sub 16 today but at least I didn't totally blow up to a 17:00+ Cooled down for 3 more miles after.
I think working on speed more would definitely help, as my tempos indicated I could've done it. Getting my interval work of 800s-1600s in the 4:50-5:00 pace range would be ideal. Probably will be a while though until I can give a 5K another shot with Boston training starting in December.
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