Hey runnit!

I'm relatively new to racing (I've run two 10K races and a few 5Ks in the past....5 years), and I'm signed up for a 5K in about a month.

I've got what I think is a pretty solid training plan for the next month, putting me at around 15 miles/week (I have been slowly increasing that for fear of aggravating my bum knee).

Originally, my goal was a sub-28 min 5K.  My best previous in-race time was 34 min, but I was out of shape and slow.  Most of my training runs (including longer runs) have been between 9:45-10:15 min miles, so I know 34 minutes isn't a stretch for me.

Today, I pushed myself on my 3 mile run and ran it in 27:43.  It was hard, but I didn't almost throw up or anything.

Should I adjust my goal?  What is a realistic improvement I could make in one month on my 5K time?
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goal for 5K in a month was
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Hey runnit!

I'm relatively new to racing (I've run two 10K races and a few 5Ks in the past....5 years), and I'm signed up for a 5K in about a month.

I've got what I think is a pretty solid training plan for the next month, putting me at around 15 miles/week (I have been slowly increasing that for fear of aggravating my bum knee).

Originally, my goal was a sub-28 min 5K.  My best previous in-race time was 34 min, but I was out of shape and slow.  Most of my training runs (including longer runs) have been between 9:45-10:15 min miles, so I know 34 minutes isn't a stretch for me.

Today, I pushed myself on my 3 mile run and ran it in 27:43.  It was hard, but I didn't almost throw up or anything.

Should I adjust my goal?  What is a realistic improvement I could make in one month on my 5K time?
user
I'm running a 5K in a month,
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