Doctors and scientists said that breaking the
four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the
attempt. Thus, when I got up from the track after collapsing at the
finish line, I figured I was dead.
-- Roger Bannister
My preliminary race calendar for the year is
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2005-04-17 Länsiväyläjuoksu 16,5 km
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2005-05-14 Helsinki City Run 21,1 km
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2005-06-18 Jukola (probably 1st leg 13,3 - 13,5 km)
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2005-08-05 Helsinki City Marathon 42,195 km
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2005-10-02 Pirkan hölkkä 33 km
I have arbitrarily defined that 1.5 times the world record is a proper aim for personal running records. This page tracks my progress.
As of 24 August 2001 the IAAF world records on running, the derived target times, and my record so far are given.
| distance | world record | target | min/km | personal best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 9.79 | 14.69 | 2.27 | |
| 200 m | 19.32 | 28.98 | 2.25 | 27.82 23.9.2001 Tampere |
| 400 m | 43.18 | 1.04.77 | 2.42 | |
| 800 m | 1.41.11 | 2.31.67 | 3.10 | 2.38.64 23.9.2001 Tampere |
| 1000 m | 2.11.96 | 3.17.94 | 3.18 | 3.06 3.9.2002 Espoo |
| 1500 m | 3.26.00 | 5.09.00 | 3.26 | |
| 3000 m | 7.20.67 | 11.01.01 | 3.40 | |
| 5000 m | 12.39.36 | 18.59.04 | 3.48 | |
| 10000 m | 26.22.75 | 39.34.13 | 3.57 | |
| 20000 m | 56.55.6 | 1.25.23 | 4.16 | 1.25.24 29.9.2002 Helsinki |
| half marathon | 59.17 | 1.28.56 | 4.13 | 1.36.09.0 3.8.2002 Tampere |
| marathon | 2.05.42 | 3.08.33 | 4.28 | 3.40.23 17.8.2002 Helsinki |