tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post730722919272031627..comments2024-03-28T12:05:47.779-04:00Comments on Racing Stripes: Christmas Caper 5K: Chill but not too chillyElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-63958341379995813562021-12-19T00:55:20.522-05:002021-12-19T00:55:20.522-05:00I have definitely felt a difference with carbon fi...I have definitely felt a difference with carbon fiber plated shoes and surprised you find it hard to notice a difference. Does the carbon plated shoes give you a sense of comfort that don't make you give the same effort like a grizzly bear is chasing you. In a 5K or 4 mile race that's the way I treat it after 1.5 to 2 miles.<br /><br />If you're satisfied that's all that matters. I know when I reach a point I feel I can't do better or reached a point I can't find a new milestone to push too (aka for me maybe the half marathon distance now), I'm not sure how motivated I will be to push harder in a half marathon going forward. But it's all about how you feel about it and what you were trying to get out of it.<br /><br />I just say if you're ok with what you did that's good enough! You know what you want to work towards, so see what you can do. You have my support! Keep at it and I hope you can get your 5KS to 6:20 but hey, think about this, 6:25 pace is 1 personal best 19:56 so maybe start with that if you find a flat 5K.<br /><br />One thing you are absolutely AMAZING at is pacing!! I wish I had your gift of pacing properly!!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727212475858505605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-72686515015834317222021-12-18T22:22:13.159-05:002021-12-18T22:22:13.159-05:00And in Mile 1 you smiling and waving at Greg. You ...And in Mile 1 you smiling and waving at Greg. You lost time there...LOL! You have to run 5k short-endurance never look or use watch except to lap mile splits at markers and stop across line!Froggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269761005612834052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-25864446982500326812021-12-18T22:20:11.493-05:002021-12-18T22:20:11.493-05:00Geez Zebra sometimes you way to over-critical of y...Geez Zebra sometimes you way to over-critical of yourself! Last pic on post is awesome and some really sweet form! Do not look at the watch to see what the "so-called real time pace" is. Just run the race as you feel. Your not going to beat some woman can post 17-something 5k, which explains why the 1st two bolted out way in front and you recognize you #3. Be interested to know if both those two ladies finished 1-2? Yes....if you want to run 6:20 average pace 5k....you have to train specifically to run 5ks....and not just test races in training towards other longer endurance races like half and full marathons. To me you seem to love the "speed" aspects of racing in that 5-10k race distance, and you likely can run faster in those races, have to target your training with emphasis on those race distances, and not the longer half and full marathon races. In that shift in training you work all the fast-twitch and the convertible slow-twitch muscle fibers keyed in on 5k race distance. Just commit a cycle of training entirely to 5k race distance and not a race imbedded in a longer term marathon race you want to do. Shift the training focus to 5k fully...you will achieve your goal! I wish I had your speed and drive and "moxie."Froggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269761005612834052noreply@blogger.com