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Meh. I perform much better at shorter distances. Even at my peak, my long distance runs were under the expectations of where they should be based on my 5km time. Even the genetic test I did said I'm built more for running fast 5kms than I am for running marathons and half marathons.
Yet for all of that, if I'm running an event, I'm going to run a half marathon, because I just don't enjoy 5km as much as I enjoy long distances. Unless it's a parkrun, it's not worth getting out of bed for a 5km running event.