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849 Views 4 Replies Latest reply: Sep 29, 2011 8:09 AM by Rennmaus RSS
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Sep 22, 2011 7:54 AM

2 races within one week?

I have been running regularly since April and run pretty much every day. Right now I run between 2 miles on a bad day and 5 miles on a good day. I am planning two races this fall/winter. I want to participate in a 5k trail run in December and I want to run a 10k (a regular one, not trail run). I have been running races years ago but those will be my first races in a long time. The one in December I will run for sure. I could be running a 5k or 10k exactly one week before the trail race. Is this something to recommend? two races within a week? And should I go for the 5k first as I haven't run races in a long time and also the route will be hilly. I am running hills a lot and love them, but I am not sure if a 10k (it would be my first ever) and hills would be to much? Should I go for another easier 10k or go for the hilly 5k? I definitely want to run a 10k soon. I am about one mile shy from a 10k right now. It should be doable within the next two months I guess. Any advice?

 

Thanks!




Britta

XTERRA Crystal Cove Trail Run 6k - 52:33.5

Redondo Beach Superbowl Run 10k - 01:05:49

Big Sur Half Marathon on Monterey Bay 11/18/2012

  • crl8686 Legend
    crl8686
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    1. Sep 24, 2011 11:04 PM (in response to Rennmaus)
    2 races within one week?

    Normally it takes about one day of recovery (no hard running or racing) for each mile raced. So racing a 5K and 10K one week apart should not be a problem for you.

    I've raced 5K's and 10K's on consecutive weeks a number of times - sometimes that's just the way a race schedule works out. Some have been flat and fast courses, some hilly and others in between. I wouldn't do it for many weeks in a row, but two in a row has never been a problem.




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  • lenzlaw Community Moderator
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    2. Sep 25, 2011 8:07 AM (in response to Rennmaus)
    2 races within one week?

    I would recommend the 5K the week before, for a number of reasons.

    - You haven't raced in a while.

    - The race is hilly.

    - You haven't been running consistently for very long.

    - Running the 5K will allow better recovery for the trail race.

    - A trail 5K will be closer to a road 10K in terms of effort.

    All in all, a road 5K, followed by a fairly easy recovery week, will leave you better prepared for the trail 5K.

     

    Len




    Len

  • Rennmaus Pro
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    3. Sep 29, 2011 8:03 AM (in response to crl8686)
    2 races within one week?

    Thanks for your reply! Well, I might go ahead and try it :-) It is true, ususally even after my long runs (4 miles and up - 5.3 miles running nonstop has been the most so far) it never takes me a long time to recover, usually one or two days. Maybe I will be able to run some races before December. :-)




    Britta

    XTERRA Crystal Cove Trail Run 6k - 52:33.5

    Redondo Beach Superbowl Run 10k - 01:05:49

    Big Sur Half Marathon on Monterey Bay 11/18/2012

  • Rennmaus Pro
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    4. Sep 29, 2011 8:09 AM (in response to lenzlaw)
    2 races within one week?

    Len, thanks! I also thought if I do a race before the trail run it should be rather the 5k. Regarding the Trail 5K, I will go and check the route out soon, so I get a better idea of what it will be. Hopefully I can increase my distance soon to 6 miles (so far 5.3 miles was the maximum I ran nonstop), I would love to run a 10k this fall. Maybe I will be able to reach this goal until November. Increasing distance hasn't been a problem though so far, and I even noticed that on most runs I increased my pace nicely compared to the past months. :-)




    Britta

    XTERRA Crystal Cove Trail Run 6k - 52:33.5

    Redondo Beach Superbowl Run 10k - 01:05:49

    Big Sur Half Marathon on Monterey Bay 11/18/2012

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