A miler as a youth, I'm a 5K guy now by dint of availability of races.
As I near 56 in a month, I see that I hit a time of 21:42 as a 55 year old, a time trial on a track at the 5000 ft. altitude of Oaxaca. Received knowledge among statisticians gives me a 25 second allowance for the altitude, I'll take it.
Today at sea level, I ground out a 22:28.3, again on the track.
I didn't hit the roads too much this year, my best being a 23:05 at altitude. I was not in shape and it was a hot day.
Onward, through the years, I always think I can run faster, and I pretty much always get slower, but I love the game and continue.
As a youth on the UMass track team, I ran 10 miles in the woods on an easy day in 70 minutes, about my race pace now!
My best ever over 5K, 16:10, came in a low key race where I loafed then had way too much kick over the last 400. I think my best effort over the distance came in a high school XC race in Boston, where I hit 16:22, exhausting myself.
Saturday, February 16, 2013
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