I've decided to train for the 5 kilometers and
this is the page where I will keep track of my times. I want to
set a goal so I decided to first use the Dutch record and then
the world record as a basis:
5,000m world record: 12:37.35 - Kenenisa Bekele - May 31, 2004
5,000m Dutch record: 13:13.06 - Kamiel Maase - Sept 6, 2002
Of course I'll never be that fast, so I've decided to divide them
by the divine proportion (1.618) to get to my target time. That
means that my first goal was to run the 5km in 21:23, which I
accomplished in November 2004 after about 3.5 months of training
(see below). Half a year later I've started over with as my new
goal to run 5 kilometers in 20:25 or less...
