Running

Running has been part of my life for some time.  IN high school I was a XC (cross country) runner for 2 years, but the love of running was instilled much earlier.  After about 2 years of not running in a focused manner I have come back with a vengence.  I have set goals and have tried to reach those goals.  IN high school I could run a 18:15-18:30 5k pretty good, sub 18:00 was hard to come by but I did do it once.  Now getting back to running I was not expecting instanst sub 18:00 on a 5k but I was expecting to at least get sub 24:00 (8:00 min. a mile).  I have been running now back at school for around 3 weeks consistently running 2 to 4 miles a day.  My first attempt back on the 5k running in the ALS run at Murray State University with a time of 22:03 very respectable my first mile was 7:20, second mile consistent with a 14:40, and of course 22:03 for the last mile.  This was a pretty consistent time on all three miles.  Part of running is consistent times on miles.  I was very happy with the time of the race for a first race back it was pretty good for me especially after being out of running for about 2 years.

The next race for me was Homecoming run 5k, this race was much stronger for me.  20:19 with a place finish of 6th overall and 2nd in age group.  Hell, placement doesn't matter but to be up there felt pretty good.  The reason I was so happy was because I hit my goal of under 22:03.  Like last time I had consistent mileage times which is proven that helps you hit the goals.  In my next race whenever that will be I hope to continue improving to under 20:19.   If I can I want to find a longer distance run possibly a 7k.  I hope to find another 5k in the area to get under the 20:19.

Any suggestions for a 7k or 5k run in the area of Murray or western KY?