Ran a 5K for the first time in forever. The Interurban Runners Club put on a pancake flat 5K on where else but the Interurban trail in Auburn. One reason I haven't done a 5K has to do with the ridiculous cost of most 5Ks. This one was well run and only 10 bucks! When I was in my mid 30s I ran a bunch of 5Ks with some guys from work. I never really trained much. I would occasionally do a 2.5 mile loop around my neighborhood but that was it. I was never fast. I think my best time was a 22:20. So my primary goal some 15+ years later was to see if I could beat my younger self. Second goal was to not hurt myself. Mission accomplished 22:07 1st mile was 6:48 - not bad. 2nd mile was 7:12 - running mostly alone. 3rd was 7:28 - I felt my hamstring tug so I backed way off for fear of a UVM repeat. last .1 was 39 seconds or 6:41 pace. Heard some guy trying to catch me so I broke into an all out sprint (for me) to stay ahead of him. I wish he had shown up sooner. Would have gotten sub 22. Now I've got to go do another one because I know I can easily get under 22. | 