As I said before I'm new at this and I have no idea what an "average" time for a mile would be. Right now I do a non-stop mile (1600 meters) in about 40 minutes. What would be a resonable time for a 48 year old in good good shape? I'm looking for a realistic goal.
I can see I've got some major research to do especially on technique.
I've probably done more technique work in the past six months than in the previous 2-3 years. My 5k time last week was within a minute of what I did two years ago even though my yardage was way, way down, especially during month leading up to the swim. If I would have had enough glycogen in my system I'm pretty sure I would have been faster than two years ago, but I bonked at about the 3500 meter mark.
Skip Montanaro
I can see I've got some major research to do especially on technique.
I've probably done more technique work in the past six months than in the previous 2-3 years. My 5k time last week was within a minute of what I did two years ago even though my yardage was way, way down, especially during month leading up to the swim. If I would have had enough glycogen in my system I'm pretty sure I would have been faster than two years ago, but I bonked at about the 3500 meter mark.
Skip Montanaro
