Clean Air 5k

This was an awesome run for me. 5k personal best by about 30 seconds. Started out too fast the first 1/2 mile, adjusted the next mile, increased pace after the 1/2 way turnaround point. Held on for the last 1/2 mile to cross the finish line. Time = 19:03.

I was 40th out of 1600 finishers. I was officially 4th out of 72 people in my age group. The top 2 people in my age group won overall awards, so I actually got the 2nd place award for my age group!

Both the PR time & the age group award were unexpected & awesome!

April 2010 Workout Summary

Run: 70 miles (vs. 125 miles in March). Highlights:
10-April Garden Spot Village Marathon: 3:43:04; 8:30 pace; 55th overall; 6/48 M35-39
11-April Fruit Loop win #2 (Joe walked to finish behind Frank). My loop time was a personal best, around 62 minutes.
17-April Clean Air Councils 5K Run: 19:52.1 (personal best); 6:25 pace; 30/1300 total finishers; 27/578 M; 5/65 M35-39
18-April Penn Relays 20k Distance Classic: 1:33:06 7:30 pace; 57/187 total finishers; 7/25 M30-39
24-April Fruit Loop win #3 (Joe tried to pass me at Mile #6, but I wasn't going down without a fight; almost had to send out a search team for Kevin)

Swim: 25 miles (vs. 8.5 miles in March). I was back to my January swim pace and mileage.

Bike: twice ... 10 minutes each! My triathlon race is 2 weeks away!

Weightlifting: back to my once a week maintenance plan.

Judge Anders & Friends At Clean Air 5k

I organized two team of runners and walkers, Judge Anders and Friends I & II, for the Clean Air 5k race this year. Team members were me & my parents, Dan and his parents, Fins swimmers, and many of my personal friends.
Dan ended up getting a cold for the day, so he was the photographer for Team Anders. Dan's parents won age-group prizes (70+ male and female). It was my parents' first race ever. They walked the course and finished together just under an hour.

My time was 21:22. That was 62 seconds slower than my time last year, but I was thrilled with that time. It was nice to be with friends and family. I also enjoyed seeing members of the Frontrunners Philadelphia (gay running team) and Falcons (gay soccer team), as well as many random people whom I never thought were runners. The weather was great, and the Clean Air Council put together another fantastic event.

Personal Best at Clean Air 5k

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Originally uploaded by reflexblue

It's nice that I hardly ran the past 2 months and still able to break a 5k personal record. I finished 67th out of 1485 finishers with a clock time of 20:34 and a chip time of 20:31.20. I was 16th out of 119 in my age group, and 62nd out of 689 male runners.

Personal Best at Clean Air 5K

2007 Clean Air 5K Run
Saturday April 21
Martin Luther King Drive
Philadelphia, PA
My results:
20 minutes 37 seconds
6 minutes 39 seconds per mile
13th out of 93 men in age group 30-34
90th out of 632 men overall
103rd out of 1274 finishers