u/TheDarkestKnight7852

I don't have an account or anything yet, and everything is up to date. How can I fix this?

I just yesterday ran a 5 mile road race. The course was net 0 elevation, but had some easy hills (from the perspective of a New Englander), with close to the start/finish being a long but gradual hill. Here were my PRs going into this: 6:30 mile (1st of 4x1mi (3min rest), others were basically all 7 flat), 23:22 official 5K (338ft combined elevation gain/loss), an unofficial 5K best of 23:18, which was split from a 4-Mile​ race (30:17.07), and an unofficial 5 mile best of 40:14 during a tempo run.

Now here were my mile splits from this one 5 mile race:

7:20, 14:30 (7:10), 21:56 (7:24), 29:11 (7:15), and 5:33.

Yes. I quadruple-checked those numbers. I got five PRs in one race: 14:30 2-Mile, 22:19 5K (-59 sec), 29:11 4-Miler (-1:06), 34:44 5-Miler (-5:30), and a 5:33 last mile (-57 sec). I may have misdone some math, feel free to correct me on that if I did.

This race was basically right at sea level, but I only live at like 500ft, so I don't think I benefited ​from that very significantly. Also, I don't trust my watch's altitude sensor at all - when at my house at 500 ft it will say that I am at something way off, like 100 feet below sea level. The distance my watch recorded it probably off too, as my watch is around 0.02 off per half mile usually.

Initially, my goals for next season (HS sophomore year) were a sub-6 mile and a sub-21 5K​, but this race kinda wrecks the first, and makes me think I could do the 5K once I recovered. So... what now? I will be doing 3 sports next season: XC, Nordic skiing, and my first year of Track (long distance obv). I know there will be people saying I should do indoor track instead of Nordic, but I will not stop doing it. I have been doing Nordic longer than I have been running.​

Should I add the minimap for my next video, and if so, where would be the best spot? If it helps, I post these on YouTube.

The DK Pass 3 tree cut and Shy Guy Bazaar stats are ones I learned watching JixcsMKW on YouTube. For the second SGB one, I credit L1am for the feather variation.

Difficulty:

How hard the shortcut or tech is to pull off. May be somewhat biased, as I am an 8.5-8.7K player.

Practicality:

How realistic it is to make it in a real race, with item probabilities and consistency factored in.

Usefulness:

Essentially how much time it saves; how much it will help you win the race.​

Dry Bones Burnout feather cut: just another way to do it. Could save you from a shock by being in the air with a good amount of momentum.

DK Pass 3 Tree cut: faster than the gold rail on a log strat, also lets you get an item. More difficult, though.​ Very good for frontrunning, especially if you are trying for a shroom or feather.

Shy Guy Bazaar: useful if you don't know turn skip, or if it is too dangerous to take it. The feather variation is a lot faster, and gets you an item, where regular turn skip won't.

Boo Cinema Feather: doesn't save a lot, but it was the best spot I could find for a feather. Also, skips an item set. It isn't very good.

Wario Shipyard wall ride thing: could be a micro-save for time trials, but definitely too hard and inconsistent for online play. I have made it a grand total of 3 times, out of maybe 25 attempts.

Hope this is helpful! Feel free to ask me questions about these strats, I will answer them to the best of my ability. I might make another one of these in the future, but I don't know when.

This was a 4 mile race that the town put on for the 4th, so I figured why not run it? I got second in my age group (13-19, I am 15M), losing only to my former XC captain (who was probably taking it a bit easy, his 5K is low 18s). Chip time was 30:17.07 for me. It wasn't as hot as it has been, but the humidity was a big factor (I live in New England, if that helps). Here are my PRs:

400m: 1:19, 11th of 11x400m.

1K: 3:54, got 1025m in 4 min (doing 4x4 to see if I like time or distance intervals better).

Mile: 6:30, first of 4x1mi (3 min rest). Others were 6:58, 7:00, and 6:58.

5K: official is 23:22, 338ft combined gain/loss of elevation. Avg pace: 7:32 (course ran a bit long). Best was actually in this run, 23:18, but that was due to the net downhill course. My altimeter isn't the most accurate.

4 mile: (see above)

5 mile: 40:14, as part of a tempo run I admittedly went a bit to hard on, though it was a mostly flat course.

Advice an thought are appreciated. Thanks!​

Edit: I should note, I will continue to do Nordic skiing for the remainder of HS, and though I didn't this season, I am planning on doing outdoor track for the rest.

5 mile tempo run! Was pretty hot.

Here's my info: 15M, 5'8", 137-ish lbs, ~8 months of consistent aerobic training (XC, the Nordic Skiing, now HM training), 6:30 mile (part of 4x1mi, 4min rest), 1:20 400 (part of 11x400, 90 sec rest), and now a 40:14 5-mile!

My questions are as follows.

1. Is a sub-1:50 half marathon possible in late September with consistent training?
2. Next fall XC season, could I shoot for a sub-21 5K (current is 23:22, 338 feet total elev. including down)?
3. When should I start doing cruise intervals instead of on long tempo run?

Advice and thoughts are appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Earlier today, I made a post asking for help with the Tarzan shortcut on Cheep Cheep Falls. Someone asked for a clip, so here it is.