5th Avenue Mile 2010

Last year: 80, 91, 86, 85 for 5:42.

This year: 73, 81, 80, 79 for 5:14 (fractions rounded it up).

Was hoping to break 5:20 so very happy with this.

After the 5k 3 weeks ago did several 400m repeat workouts and one 800m repeat workout.

I guess they helped.

Doesn't look like I'll get to 5:00 before my 50th but the prospects are looking better for a post-50th 5:00 mile.

Closter 5k

Well that 10-week 5k plan took more like 20 weeks and I probably only got in about 6 weeks worth of the workouts. On the Sunday of Labor Day weekend I ran the Closter 5k in 19:08. That is my fastest 5k time since just getting under 19 minutes at the 1986 Ridgewood 5k. Yes -- 1986.