PB in 10k race after brutal week

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2006-04-30 9:57 PM

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Subject: PB in 10k race after brutal week
So here's my weird week, I am training for an Ironman Distance race in August, but I have been feeling sick all week so I took 3 days off training, and the days that I trained I felt pretty crappy. So I went to my 10k run race today with pretty low expectations oly to come out of the race with not only a PB, but a PB by nearly 2 full minutes!!! I ended up running a 41:41 whereas my previous PB was 43:38. Anyway, I just thought that was kind of strange to follow up a bad week of training and illness with an awesome race. Anyone else ever have a bad week and then go on to have a good race?


2006-04-30 11:21 PM
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Subject: RE: PB in 10k race after brutal week
Never doubt the power of the taper.



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2006-05-01 9:34 AM
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Subject: RE: PB in 10k race after brutal week

Had similar experience this year, knocked three minutes off my 10k pb whilst marathon training. Had down very little speed work, legs were tired from all the long runs and felt very slow generally. Had been drinking the night before and ran nearly 3 miles to the event as warm up. I then ran a undulating 10k in 38.25???

Probably not the best prep but if it works then who cares. Not going to make a habit of it though.. . 

2006-05-01 3:34 PM
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Nice, yeah I hear you about not making a habit out of it, that is a wicked fast 10km time though nice one.
2006-05-01 7:47 PM
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I've heard ALOT of PBs in 5k and 10ks come from those training for marathons. I think it shows the power of long slower base training even for short distances (z1-z2 endurance training). I had a PB in a 5k on Saturday as well. Congrats!
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