I was in the middle of c 25 k and was invited to run in the Turkey Trot today . I ran the entire thing in 2828 and besides some calfAchilles tightness , I feel fine . I ' ve decided to go ahead and run another 5 K on December 17 th , but the c 25 k doesn ' t really tell you what to do if you jump the gun . My question is how should I modify my training plan to work on running a better time in a December ? I ' m thinking of running 30 minutes regardless of distance twice a week at a comfortable pace , and doing a long run once a week instead of the runwalk intervals . <| sep |> So what ' s the solution ? Lets just agree to disagree ? x ' D <| sep |> Yes ! Sometimes you get that little scrape of stubble against your skin too , and that ' s just ugh . Or you get a hand splay against your lower back , and press just a little . It ' s not possessiveness , it ' s just calm assurance and confidence . I could wax lyrical for ages