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2017-09-14 4:29 AM

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Subject: Possible to do 5k followed by marathon (next day)
Hey guys,
Has anyone done back to back races? My A race is the 5k and the next day I am running the marathon just as a long run, not trying to PR or anything. I will have done 3 runs over 2 hours and 30 min when I get to the start line of the marathon. I've mostly been running tempos and track workouts for my 5K races, not done any longer tempos because I don't want to kill myself in the marathon, just finish.


2017-09-14 7:04 AM
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Yes.  Piece of cake.  I've had athletes who raced double triathlon events - a sprint tri on Saturday and half ironman on Sunday.  Back to back running races is pretty straightforward.  Depending on your fitness level, you may need to hold back a bit on the 5k, and focus on recovery between the races.

2017-09-14 10:38 AM
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Well, how far do you run in 2 hours and 30 minutes?
2017-09-14 12:20 PM
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Originally posted by goran007 Hey guys, Has anyone done back to back races? My A race is the 5k and the next day I am running the marathon just as a long run, not trying to PR or anything. I will have done 3 runs over 2 hours and 30 min when I get to the start line of the marathon. I've mostly been running tempos and track workouts for my 5K races, not done any longer tempos because I don't want to kill myself in the marathon, just finish.

 

I think you will be fine going hard on the 5K and doing a Marathon the next day.  One year I registered for some 1/2 marathons as training days for a full marathon I was planning to do.  One of the 13.1's hit at the end of a heavy training week.  So with no taper and started the half marathon.  The first 6 miles I felt very dead legged due to the volume I had done over the previous 10 days.  at around the 6 mile mark all the lactate had worked out of my legs and I started to feel loose.  The last 7 miles were as good as I have ever run a half marathons. So...you may feel your 5K for the first part of the Marathon, but once you get going will probably be fine.

 

I did the 5K five days after a Marathon once.  A lot of guys in my marathon training group had done 5K's the week after their first Marathon and though I needed to have that experience too so they practically signed my up for the 5K.  The 5K felt great for about the first 2 miles then I fell apart and finished about 10% slower than a typical 5K (so I was about 30% slower on that last mile).  

2017-09-14 1:30 PM
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Well, how far do you run in 2 hours and 30 minutes?


It was 2h37 min for 29.12K so 18.5 miles, I think. You can check in my log, it was last Sunday
2017-09-14 8:14 PM
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Originally posted by goran007

Originally posted by nc452010

Well, how far do you run in 2 hours and 30 minutes?


It was 2h37 min for 29.12K so 18.5 miles, I think. You can check in my log, it was last Sunday


Based on your logs you're doing enough volume. Might not be a bad idea to hit it hard for the first 2 miles and then throttle down the last mile. That could keep you sharp for the next day.


2017-09-15 3:23 AM
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Thanks guys, I will update this thread to let you know if I made or if I died
2017-09-18 12:09 PM
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Updating the thread if you die may be more difficult than two races in two days.
2017-09-19 4:28 AM
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I didn't mean to literally die but if I don't make it to the finish
2017-09-19 6:03 AM
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Forgot the winking emoji. Good luck.

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