10K one week before HM, WWHFD?

[ebeth]

there is a local neighborhood 10K next weekend that I want to run (5/19). its a fundraiser for local schools and a neighborhood tradition and I just want to run it.  I'm also running a half one week after that (5/26). 

the half will likely not be a PR, but I want to put in a good, hard effort. 

would it be totally nuts to go for a 10K PR next weekend if I want to run a solid half? will running a hard 10K take away from my half efforts?  should I just do the 10K as a tempo? skip it entirely and do a long run (10ish) instead next weekend?  WWHFD?

mitigating factor that might sway you towards skipping the 10K and getting another long run in: I did 13 this weekend for my longest run and it was not pretty and I was kind of a mess after. 12 miler the week before was fine. glorious even. so I'm not sure what went wrong with the 13, but it's kind of shaken my confidence.

/long rambly question

[gt7301b]

I ran a 10k the weekend before my last half (Nike) and PRed at both. My plan was to run the 10k as a tempo run, but that didn't happen.

I say race both.

[cinco]

Saturday was warm and Sunday was windy if you are looking for some excuses.

I would race the 10k, maybe doing a mile or two before or after. I think you should be fully recovered from the 10k after a couple days, and a race is great speed work (hell, it is often my only speed work)

[secretlyevil]

You can do both, it'll be great!

[Susie]

I did a 5 miler the week before my half. I wouldn't call the 5 miler balls-out, but it was a solid effort, faster than a tempo run. I don't think it had any effect on my half.

[shorty20]

Do both!

[Deleted]

I'd do it.

[clseale]

Another vote for both, with racing the 10k to PR.

[taratru]

Do it! Those shorter PRs always come in the midst of longer training, so now's the time.

[enfuego23]

Do them both!! I always PR when I'm in the middle of a training cycle for a longer race:)

[Wines Not Whines]

I'd do both.

Was your long run on Saturday? It was crazy humid and gross outside. I was supposed to run 8 miles, but I bailed after 7, because I just couldn't do it. The first few humid days of the year are always really tough.

[Deleted]

May 13, 2013 14:03:40 GMT -5 Wines Not Whines said:

I'd do both.

Was your long run on Saturday? It was crazy humid and gross outside. I was supposed to run 8 miles, but I bailed after 7, because I just couldn't do it. The first few humid days of the year are always really tough.

I was just going to ask if it was on Saturday.  I wore pants for the first time in 10 days on Saturday (my one casual skirt was dirty), and I was MISERABLE just standing outside.  Yesterday, however, was amazing.

I have no advice, but if your 13 was Saturday, then I am proud of you for just not dying.

[ebeth]

May 13, 2013 14:08:55 GMT -5 @angryharpy said:

May 13, 2013 14:03:40 GMT -5 Wines Not Whines said:

I'd do both.

Was your long run on Saturday? It was crazy humid and gross outside. I was supposed to run 8 miles, but I bailed after 7, because I just couldn't do it. The first few humid days of the year are always really tough.

I was just going to ask if it was on Saturday.  I wore pants for the first time in 10 days on Saturday (my one casual skirt was dirty), and I was MISERABLE just standing outside.  Yesterday, however, was amazing.

I have no advice, but if your 13 was Saturday, then I am proud of you for just not dying.

Nope.  I did it on Sunday, so I can't use the humidity as my excuse. Saturday was the plan but I rescheduled last minute.  I'm generally not a fan of Sunday AM runs but I chose wind over humidity this weekend. I guess it just wasn't my day (also I didn't really eat a good dinner the night before. mostly just grazing after a late lunch).  it would have been nice to finish with a solid long run, but c'est la vie. 

thanks for all the feedback everyone.  I'll do them both and run them both hard. 

[spunkypenguin]

I'm not exactly sane when it comes to running back to back races/weekends, but I think it's completely do-able to race a 10K and then a half the week after. I PR'ed my 10k last weekend (and ran a 5k and half last weekend also) and ran my heart out at my half yesterday - very close to a PR.

[MrsE]

Race it! You have a week to recover before your half if needed. Good luck, I know you're itching for some PRs!!