Part of this is poached from the "Let's have your PR's" thread.
Ran my first competitive 5k since highschool (late 80's) this morning. Race for the Cure down on the waterfront in Portland. My wife, daughter and I ran it in memory of a dear friend who passed away at a very young age recently from breast cancer. While I was running I asked her for help and man, was she there with me.
I PR'd by a minute in 17:36. Never ran that fast in high school and now at 40 and truly BF I have done it and I'm over the moon.
So I'm left to conclude that 1. Running barefoot is faster than shod. and/or 2. We do NOT get slower between the ages of 18 and 40.
Ran my first competitive 5k since highschool (late 80's) this morning. Race for the Cure down on the waterfront in Portland. My wife, daughter and I ran it in memory of a dear friend who passed away at a very young age recently from breast cancer. While I was running I asked her for help and man, was she there with me.
I PR'd by a minute in 17:36. Never ran that fast in high school and now at 40 and truly BF I have done it and I'm over the moon.
So I'm left to conclude that 1. Running barefoot is faster than shod. and/or 2. We do NOT get slower between the ages of 18 and 40.