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help!! i have a quick question and after reading this forum, i figured that this would be the place to ask. if i was able to do 1.5 hours at a 2:06 during the summer and have been working out since (1 hr. on elliptical machine and weights), what should i be able to do <br /><br />1. a 20 mintue piece at? and <br /><br />2. what pace should i be able to do a 6k at?<br /><br />thank you so much and i appreciate your help! good luck at al lyour fall racing!!

<!--QuoteBegin-row4lyfe+Sep 12 2005, 05:05 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(row4lyfe @ Sep 12 2005, 05:05 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->1. a 20 mintue piece at? and <br /><br />2. what pace should i be able to do a 6k at? <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />Using the much maligned (but useful for purposes such as this) PATT, figure around 2:01 for 6K and 2:00 for 20 minutes.<br /><br />The calculations:<br /><br />1.5 hours at 2:06 ~ 88:36 half marathon<br />0.925*126/0.964 = 2:00.9 6K<br />0.925*126/0.97 = 2:00.2 5K ~ 20 minutes<br /><br />Your mileage may vary <br /><br />Since you don't seem to have been training at this pace, if I were you I'd start a little slow and look to build at the finish.<br /><br />Good luck,<br /><br />Bob Miller

<!--QuoteBegin-row4lyfe+Sep 12 2005, 08:05 PM--><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><div class='genmed'><b>QUOTE(row4lyfe @ Sep 12 2005, 08:05 PM)</b></div></td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->help!! i have a  quick question and after reading this forum, i figured that this would be the place to ask. if i was able to do 1.5 hours at a 2:06 during the summer and have been working out since (1 hr. on elliptical machine and weights), what should i be able to do <br /><br />1. a 20 mintue piece at? and <br /><br />2. what pace should i be able to do a 6k at?<br /><br />thank you so much and i appreciate your help! good luck at al lyour fall racing!! <br /> </td></tr></table><br /><br />(1) The rule of thumb "twice the distance add 5 sec" (Paul Smith) would lead to about a 1:56/pace ... taking 80 minutes at a 2:06, dividing by 2 to get 40 minutes at a 2:01 pace and then dividing by 2 again for 20 minutes at a 1:56 pace.<br /><br />(2) 90 minutes at a 2:06 pace is 21428 meters ... so divide meters by 2 to get 10714 and 2 again is 5357 meters at a 1:56 pace ... so maybe a 6K at a 1:58 pace?!<br /><br />But the way you described what you can do is a bit suspect ... if you did the 90 minutes at the start of summer and have not erged (or rowed) since you might not be able to put the 2:06 for 90 minutes anymore. A better estimate would start with what you are capable of erging right now (or as close to now as possible), including the average stroke rate.<br /><br />JimR