Five miles No walking AND I my average was under 10 minutes per mile. Oddly enough, I felt better on this run than on my normal 2.5-3.5 mile runs. It was very nice.

Re age-ism, it's silly. I know that some things are slightly easier the younger you are but the most important thing is dedication and training. Some of the best endurance athletes I've been around have been older. The only thing I don't appreciate about age is just that it feels like it takes me so freakin' long to recover sometimes!!!