Don't You Believe It
"They" say (and you know who they are are) that your pace drops by a minute per mile every year you age after some time (I can't always remember everything they say). Well don't you believe it. (Actually I don't believe it either because a minute a mile per year would mean that if you run a 10 minute mile at 40 you will be running a 20 minute mile at 50 and that's not right). Oh well - "they" say you slow with age but I love proving "them" wrong.
In 1997 I ran the 'Run to the Far Side" 5K in 38:23 at a pace of 12:21 per mile. That was 9 years ago. Today I ran the Bah Humbug 5K in (according to the clock over the finish line and my Garmin) drumroll please......
29:32
That would be a 9 minute improvement. And lest a certain someone from Boulder Colorado think I haven't grasped the magnitude and importance of this event -
that would be a
proving yet again that I am not getting older - I'm getting better.
* I'm not sure what my official time will be becaue it was one of those races where you end up in a chute full of people waiting and waiting to hand them your slip. We'll see.
Comments
DATE: December 02, 2006 2:38 PM
Congratulations! That's a minute *off* your pace per year!
Posted by: Danielle | January 27, 2007 6:43 PM
DATE: December 02, 2006 6:29 PM
CONGRATULATIONS! Well done!I'm hoping to crack 30 minutes next year when I'm as FAST AS Y0U!
Posted by: nancytoby | January 27, 2007 6:43 PM
DATE: December 02, 2006 6:39 PM
congratulations! isn't it great when you get one?!?
Posted by: DebbieJRT | January 27, 2007 6:43 PM
DATE: December 02, 2006 6:49 PM
Believe your time over the events because I discovered how they time these runs when I scolded my friend (name will be withheld) for jumping shoots. She told me that she didn't think that it mattered but she emailed the race just to be sure. She was surprised at their answer. They spot some bib numbers and fit the tags that fall in between at evenly timed distribution. Not very "official" if you ask me. This is especially true if there are several shoots like the one where she asked (Far Side).Congratulations on your PR.
Posted by: Juls | January 27, 2007 6:43 PM
DATE: December 02, 2006 7:20 PM
Congrats on the awesome PR! And I think you will get faster in the coming few years, too.
Posted by: Bex | January 27, 2007 6:43 PM
DATE: December 02, 2006 8:29 PM
Awesome job!! Yayyyyyyyy!
Posted by: Firefly's RunningJanuary 27, 2007 6:43 PM
DATE: December 03, 2006 3:01 AM
Way to go!! You've worked hard for this...and I agree--it just gets better:) Congrats!!
Posted by: susie | January 27, 2007 6:43 PM
DATE: December 03, 2006 5:34 AM
Contratulations!!! You must feel extremely proud:)
Posted by: Janice | January 27, 2007 6:43 PM
DATE: December 03, 2006 6:20 AM
a 9 minute improvement!so did you PR?because if you did, you really shouldn't be shy about letting peeps know...PR!
Posted by: Bolder | January 27, 2007 6:43 PM
DATE: December 03, 2006 7:10 AM
"Not getting older, getting better" - Right on!
Posted by: Jessica | January 27, 2007 6:43 PM
DATE: December 03, 2006 8:50 AM
That's great! Congratulations.
Posted by: Dori | January 27, 2007 6:43 PM
DATE: December 03, 2006 10:03 AM
Congratulations on your awesome PR!You are definitely getting better with age.
Posted by: Laurie | January 27, 2007 6:43 PM
DATE: December 04, 2006 7:05 AM
Great job. Now on to 28!
Posted by: Vickie | January 27, 2007 6:43 PM
DATE: December 04, 2006 7:46 AM
Great job! You are tough. We over 50 crowd just get better.
Posted by: WADDLER26.2 | January 27, 2007 6:43 PM
DATE: December 04, 2006 3:35 PM
nice work. i plan on getting faster too. some day.
Posted by: jeanne | January 27, 2007 6:43 PM