I’m getting better at racing 5Ks. I won my age again with a time over a minute faster than 6 weeks ago. I don’t know if I really improved my speed as much as I’ve learned to run a 5K pace. I ran an extremely even 7:13 pace.

I’ve been plotting my workouts and target times all year and will admit my target was a half minute faster. I’ve gained weight since my last race. The late summer over-use injury has thrown me off my game. Or maybe it’s work or just maybe I’m burned out a bit. I want to run well at Boston next April so I need to refocus. The Colder Bolder is my next race in 4 weeks and the end of my 5K racing regimen. My target time is 20 minutes. I might reset that to 21 minutes.