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Well ... not a 5K. But close.
Ran my first three miles. Never was any kind of athlete when I was young. In high school, I did band instead of PE. In college I took ballroom dance for my phys-ed requirement. As a middle-aged woman it took quite a long time to build up to my best distance before today, which was 1.6 miles.
I was pretty darn slow when compared to the first thing google has to say about average running speed. But I did a little more digging and found that my 43 minutes for 3 miles was right there in the middle of the pack for 57-year-old women.
Average 5K Time: By Age, Sex, and Tips to Get Faster
And now I have a "personal best" to work from.
P.s., thank you ABBA, for the music. Couldn't have done it without you.
Ran my first three miles. Never was any kind of athlete when I was young. In high school, I did band instead of PE. In college I took ballroom dance for my phys-ed requirement. As a middle-aged woman it took quite a long time to build up to my best distance before today, which was 1.6 miles.
I was pretty darn slow when compared to the first thing google has to say about average running speed. But I did a little more digging and found that my 43 minutes for 3 miles was right there in the middle of the pack for 57-year-old women.
Average 5K Time: By Age, Sex, and Tips to Get Faster
And now I have a "personal best" to work from.
P.s., thank you ABBA, for the music. Couldn't have done it without you.