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Personal Barrier – The Sub 6 Minute mile

Published by Patrick Durante on June 24, 2011

With this season I broke one of the biggest personal barriers, the sub 6 minute mile.  I’ve changed quite a few things since last year and I’ve improve my 5K time and overall distance.  My current PR for 1 mile stands at 5:17.  I’m looking to improve that and hopefully run my first sub 5 minute mile.

Things I have done (listed in order of how effective they have been):

  • form – pose running
  • Increase turnover rate
  • Intervals on treadmill
  • Hill work/Repeats
  • Foam roller at night
  • Shoe change for different distances
  • Extended length of trail running on weekends
  • More upper body work to strengthen core.

 

 

Skeleton Skurry 5K Road Run – Hatboro, PA

Skeleton Skurry 5K Road Run – Hatboro, PA

Published by Patrick Durante on November 18, 2010

The skeleton skurry is a great little race that takes place in Hatboro, PA.  The weather was nice that day, only a little on the chilly side.  Running a 5K isn’t the most difficult task but just imagine having to do it in a costume.

They provided awards for:

  • OVERALL MALE AND FEMALE (5K) – TOP 3
  • AGE GROUP AWARDS – (1st, 2nd, and 3rd)
  • U13, Teens, 20’s, 30’s, 40s, 50s, 60’s, 70+
  • COSTUME PRIZES, TOP 3:
  • Best Costume – Adult and Child (3)
  • Scariest
  • Funniest Costumes (3)
  • Best Family (1)
  • Group Costumes (1)

This was my first race where I actually received an age group award.  I ended up finishing first for 20-29, and 4th overall.  My only major complaint about this race was that the course wasn’t that well marked.  It takes place in the surrounding neighborhods starting and finishing at Pennypack Elementary School.  Really, I should have come in 5th place because the kid who was in front of me ended up running the wrong way.  I know they received complaints from other runners so hopefully for next year it will be better marked.  They gave some nice awards, dinner for a family of four to McDonald’s (not my first restaurant of choice), a free month gym membership to the Hatboro YMCA, and 10 gift certificate to Dick’s sporting goods.  They even snapped a picture of my puppy who was dressed up for the occasion:

Pictures from the event
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Athlinks Results

Event Site