Comments on: Race Report: Carlsbad 5000 5K

By: 2011 Carlsbad 5000 5K | Trail Running Blog

2011 Carlsbad 5000 5K | Trail Running Blog — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 05:21:58 +0000

[...] Results: 19:08 (6:04, 6:17, 6:15, :30); AG: 38/645; OA: 114/1242. It’s not that much off of last year’s PR performance (18:58). But even better is the way I was able to hold back at the beginning to make [...]

By: azrunning

azrunning — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:05:12 +0000

Wicked fast, nice job.

The 5k is one race that is short enough that your best times actually come by starting out too fast, faster for the first mile than the next two. Maybe not that much too fast though. There is an article somewhere out here on the internet about it.

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:37:58 +0000

Hey, you PRed and that’s all that matters…sort of. Yeah, I hate being beaten by kids too but it happens.

By: lindsay

lindsay — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:30:34 +0000

tsk tsk!! :-p

racing and pacing are tough… it’s hard to not get caught up with competition and take off from the start. the last 5k i ran i let some women get out in front of me and just “stayed calm” and told myself i’d pick them off. less than a 1/2 mile later… i passed them back granted, it was a small race (um i won for females with a 21:xx something, not stellar) but still – i ran my race and didn’t let others gas me out from the start. i guess that’s the lesson i’m trying to instill here? haha.

sub-19 and a pr… i don’t think you really have room to complain! the pacing expertise will come.