I had a really great run today. Ran a total of 5 miles in 34:58. Started with usual one mile warm-up then at the one mile marker I ran the 5k distance (3.1 miles whereas the target was 3 miles). I ran the 5k distance in 19:32, which is the fastest I have ever run that distance and 19 seconds faster than I ran it two weeks ago. Finished with a one mile cool down jog. Best of all is I felt even better today than during yesterday's run.
Other than having a great time, another thing I am happy about is that I improved by 19 seconds. When you improve that much over so short a period of time (sometimes even over a long period of time) it shows that there is still a lot more improvement that can be made with the right training. All things being equal, people who have reached their peak try to find ways to take a few seconds off of their time, which is very hard to do at that point. My ultimate goal is to run the 5k in 18 minutes. That is a lofty goal and right now I just have my eyes on a sub-19:00 mile.
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