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Jess L.

First 5k coming up, how much should I run the week before??

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Alrighty, so I just started running in January. I have my first 5k on July 4th. Since Memorial Day, I've been doing this RunStreak where I run at least a mile everyday. Prior to that I was only running 3, maybe 4, times a week. I want to continue the streak, but I don't want to be tired or sore come race day. What should I do for the next week and a half? Should I just stick to 1-2 mile runs? Should I do intervals? Should I even do any long runs?? A long run for me is anything over 4 miles! I did a 5 mile hill run today - last time I did that, I was sore for a week! So, what would you do?? :)

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  Isaac M.

  Listen to your body. If it was sore for a week after last time you did a 5 mile hill work out and you really want to keep the streak going, then just do short slow runs this week. You want your legs to feel completely fresh come race day. Again, just listen to your body. At this point, you wont be able to do any workouts that will be able to improve your race time, but if you did to many, you could be sore for the race. Have a fun race!

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