Finally, after going through my my old notes and files dumped in the garage trying to clean all the trashes, I was able to get hold on to a very simple running magazine published in Georgia, USA which I bought in one of the weekend races I attented to during my military schooling in Fort Benning, Georgia. The magazine is entitled “RUNNING IN GEORGIA”, published in May 1984 with a price of One Dollar.
In the said magazine are articles about running in the State of Georgia and the Results of all Running Races for the past months. I bought then the said magazine because my name was listed as one of the finishers of the road races while I was in Georgia.
On March 10, 1984, barely two months after I finished the 1st Infantry Marathon in Fort Benning, Georgia, I joined the Arby’s 5K Race in Columbus, Georgia. As a result of the race, I finished the race in 19:42 minutes with an average pace of 3:56 minutes per kilometer. Out of the 89 Finishers, I was ranked #39 with the Champion runner finishing in 16:09 minutes. I was then about to reach the age of 32 years old and I believe this was the time when I was breaking the 40-minute barrier finish time for the 10K run. Well, those were the days when I was still young!
By the way, Arby’s is a chain of restaurants featuring roast beef sandwiches. Arby’s was very active in sponsoring 5K & 10K races for the whole State of Georgia during those times.
that was some fast running! 😀
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Jovie, it’s neat to find some past records. Sometimes, you never know what you might find. That was definitely a fast time.
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Wow Sir that time was amazing!
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Sir Jovie, you were fast back then, and you are still fast today!
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What a phenomenal time Sir Jovie. Agreed with Natz. Ultra fast before, very fast today! 🙂 Thank you for sharing sir, it’s always nice to look back at past feats, at least for nostalgia’s sake.
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Sub 20!!!! That is fast!
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Hi BR,
That’s impressive! Glad you found that magazine and confirmed your 5K PR. You think you’ll be running a 5k soon?
QS
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Wow I hope to be as fast as that. Looks like I have more grains to eat to achieve that feat! (translation: marami pa akong kakaining bigas hahahaa)
Cheers!
Sam
The Running Ninja
http://www.therunningninja.com
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