Project 20 - chasing the sub 20 5k parkrun
Welcome to "Project 20," a podcast where I document my journey on a 20-week training plan with a run coach to chase down the elusive sub-20-minute 5k parkrun. Join me, Adam, as I share weekly updates, training tips, challenges, and breakthroughs. Whether you're a seasoned runner or just starting, tune in to find motivation, expert insights, and a community of fellow runners striving to reach their personal bests. Let's break barriers together and see what dedication and perseverance can achieve!
Project 20 - chasing the sub 20 5k parkrun
Project 20 - Week 8 Update | Journey to a Sub 20 Minute 5K Parkrun
Welcome back to Project 20! 🎉 Week 8 is complete, and it was a rest week with a time trial to cap it off. Coach Carl had me pace myself differently this time, aiming for a more controlled pace instead of my usual all-out approach. 🏃♂️
With Carl, Brenton, and Lisa pacing me, we hit around 20:37. It’s great progress, but I know there’s hard work ahead to shave off those remaining seconds over the next 12 weeks. 💪
Feeling positive and ready for the challenge! Let’s see where this journey takes me! 🚀
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Well, I didn't mind week eight. Week eight was rest week. Pretty cool. Did end with the time trial and the, request from coach Carl was to not do what I always would do at a time trial, which was just go all out and hang on. And not for 5k, my traditional,, approach, but certainly when I've done a 20, 20 in the past while ago now, was to go out at that sub four minute pace and just do it. See how many I can string together, which is two, by the way, not three. And, and that was over two years ago. So that was the request. Let's call it a request. Let's call it a request there, Carl. That was the request from Carl to go out at 408 pace or 407 pace, whatever it was to Landed 2040 and with thanks to him pacing me and Brenton and Lisa also were there pacing the whole way. we landed under that, 2037, 39, 38, depending on whose watch it was. So well done, Carl. we landed. where you wanted me to land yesterday. There was nothing left in the tank, so I think to shave another 40 seconds off over the next 12 weeks is going to be some hard work. I'd probably have to do some of that. Anyhow, the hard work is the programming at Carl, but so far so good. And, thank you to the three of you yesterday for pacing me and, yeah, week eight. It's going well. Thank you.
