Building endurance can help you run faster. This will increase your aerobic capacity, giving you an extra push to run faster during a 5k.  Strive for one 30 to 45 minute run each week. Make time for a run of this length in your schedule. You do not need to push yourself to run at extraordinary speeds during your longer run. Strive for a steady, sustainable pace. The point here is to build up endurance. Interval training is training where you alternate between a steady pace and bursts of intense speed. Interval training, much like longer runs, can help you build the endurance necessary to sustain a faster pace during a 5k.  To start, spend 5 to 10 minutes warming up with a brisk walk or a slow jog. When you start running, go at your regular pace for a certain distance or time period. There are no set rules for interval training. You can try running at a regular pace for 400 meters, and then speeding up for 100 meters. You could also try jogging at a steady pace for 4 minutes, and then pushing yourself as hard as you can for one minute. Continue switching between steady paces and quick paces for the normal length or time of your run. Running on a treadmill works in a pinch if weather is bad. However, you should mostly stick to running outside when trying to boost your speed in a 5k. A 5k will be held outdoors. Your body should be used to the atmosphere of the outside to adequately prepare. Avoid the treadmill unless the weather is too harsh for an outdoor run.  Make sure you choose a safe area to run. If you're running after sunset, make sure to wear bright colors so you're easily spotted by drivers. If you're doing a long or fast run multiple days per week, your body needs time to recover. You need at least one slow run day per week, where you do a slow jog or a brisk walk in lieu of a long, intense run. If you push yourself too much for too long, you'll end up straining your body and crashing.
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One-sentence summary -- Incorporate a single longer run each week. Interval train once a week. Run outside regularly. Have one easy running day to recover.


No matter which type of stone you select, keeping to one that is at least 2x6 inches will make your sharpening job easier. There are several commercial options available, including diamond stones, ceramic stones, and whetstones.   Whetstone: These stones are generally considered the easiest to use and are made from fine to coarse grit stone. You must soak your whetstone in cold, clean water for ten minutes before you sharpen your blade on it. Keep in mind that when a whetstone is used a lot, it often develops valleys or grooves where the knife is rubbed. Ceramic Stones: These stones must also be soaked in water before use, but for only three to five minutes. They are harder than whetstones which means that they will sharpen your blade faster. Ceramic stones generally last longer than whetstones but are a bit more challenging to use. Diamond stones: These stones come in several different levels of coarseness including hard, fine, and superfine. In many cases, diamond stones are actually metal plates with small diamonds attached to their surfaces. Some of the substrates have holes to capture the swarf, or sharpening debris. These stones are the hardest sharpening stones and will sharpen your blade the quickest. Keep in mind, that diamond stones are also by far the most expensive sharpening stone, but last the longest. Maintain the knife's position with the blade facing away from you at the determined bevel angle against the whetstone when sharpening.  Keep your hand steady and maintain the angle throughout the entire sharpening stroke. You may end up putting a rounded edge on the blade instead of a sharp edge. Holding your knife in the same position for a long period of time can be challenging. If this is your first time sharpening a knife, or you feel like your hands may not stay steady for long enough, you should consider buying a sharpening guide. Sharpening guides attach to the knife and hold it at a steady angle. Keep in mind that guides do not do very well with a curved blade.
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One-sentence summary -- Choose the style of sharpening stone you wish to use to sharpen your pocket knife. Position the knife at the proper angle against the stone.


If your parents start questioning your relationship with a specific person, you could tell them that you’re just friends. This may buy you some more time to keep hanging out. You could even tell them that you’re romantically interested in someone else to throw them off the scent.  This may be helpful if you want to date somebody who is the same sex as you but your parents don’t know that you’re gay or queer. If you choose to do this, be very careful about avoiding public displays of affection, like hand-holding and kissing. This is a definite gray area, but it could work if your parents haven’t specifically said you can’t go on group dates. Invite a whole group of friends, including the person you’re going on a date with, to go to dinner, to the movies, or some other fun activity. When your parents ask about what you did while you were out, you can honestly say that you spent time with your group of friends. Tell your parents that you’re going over to a friend’s house and instead go out on your date. Make sure your friend knows that your parents think you are hanging out together. And make sure your friend is okay with this arrangement beforehand!  This is always a little tricky, especially if your friend is going to be out somewhere they might run into your parents when you’re supposed to be together. If you and your friend’s parents are friends, this may not work. It would be really easy to get caught in a lie the next time they are talking. When you are making plans to see your date one-on-one, either talk in person or use an app rather than the messaging function on your phone. It’s easy for your parents to access your messages but if you have private apps that are hidden, they’ll be less likely to discover your plans. Check out the apps Telegram, Signal, CoverMe, Viber, and Kibo. They’re all free to download, and they each offer ways to keep texts secure and private so that no one else can access them. Malls, restaurants, coffee shops, and similar places that are popular stomping grounds for your friends and family are going to be off-limits for one-on-one dates. If you do decide to go out in public, be aware of your surroundings—you never know who could be nearby!  For example, if you decide to meet at the movies, arrange to arrive and go into the theater at different times. Select seats at the back of the theater so you can be sure that no one will see you. If you or your date can drive, you could go to the next town over to spend time together.
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Lie and tell your parents the person you’re dating is just a friend. Hang out in groups so you can technically not break your parent’s rules. Ask a friend to cover for you so you can go out on a date. Coordinate your dates through private apps to keep them secret. Stay out of public places where you might see people you know.