Personal Best

I'm sure you're all excited to know that I completed a 3 mile run in under 29 minutes. 28.33.16 to be exact. This is a personal best for me. I've been running on and off for several years now and after doing a little research, I've found some of my times for races I've done (please note, this is not a complete list cause I know I did the Elvis is Alive race back in 2005 and I know my sister and did a New Year's Day race that I can't seem to find the results for.)

• Bucktown 5k - 9/21/03 - 34:30 - Pace 11:06
• Wacky 5k - 3/7/04 - 35:10- Pace 11:19
• Shamrock Shuffle 8k - 4/3/05 - 56:34 - Pace 11:22
• Chinatown 5k - 7/16/05 - 31:18 - Pace 10:04
• Trick-or-Treat Trot 5k - 10/30/05 - 44:49 - Pace 14:25
• Wacky 5k - 3/4/07 - 34:12 - Pace 11:00
• Walter Payton 5k - 9/15/07 - 30:27.51 - Pace 9:48
• Trick-or-Treat Trot 10k - 10/28/07 - 1:04:26 - Pace 10:22
• Turkey Trot 8k - 11/23/07 - 53:19 - Pace 10:43
• She's Got Sole 8k - 6/22/05 - 49:19.5 - Pace 9:55

As you'll notice, for the most part I bounce between 10 and 11 minute miles (that Trick-or-Treat Trot in 2005 doesn't count because I was running with a girl from Girls on the Run and she was holding me back). You might also notice that for the She's Got Sole 8k I broke my 10 minute mile time and actually ran at a 9:55 pace. Very exciting for me. So when I got on the treadmill on Tuesday to do my three miles, I stepped it up a bit and finished with a 9:31 pace. I doubt I'll be qualifying for the Olympics, or hell, even placing in my age group that has women finishing 5k in 20 minutes. I might be able to take a couple of minutes off my time, but not 10. Regardless, it makes me happy to be in the sub 10 group. Those people are a bunch of wimps! Not really, it just makes me feel better to be able to beat someone, even if it is the women in the 65 to 70 age group.