Running race 18:53 [4] 5.0 km (3:47 / km)
First 5000 m track ever, and the first track session in 2-3 months. Not the best preparation, but one time has to be the first time. Having a plan of 18 min, I fast realized that was not realistic and ran a pace of 3:45 min/km. That was not so hard for my heart/lungs, but for my legs. I past the first 1000m in 3:45 min, and the 2nd in 7:30 min, running constantly on 3:45min/km. The 3000 m mark I past on 11:20, having run on 3:50 min\km, due to loss of consentration. I managed to finish on the time 18:53 min. Not fast, but at least I have a time to improve.
I have learned that track sessions are necessarry ahead of a 5000m test, and that prepairing to be fit to fight for it is very importert. I was scared of the distance, and started too slow, and it is hard to increase the pace afterwards.