Running Better

I have been running since I was 9.  It has been a long time since I felt I was running towards anything fast.  It has seemed for the past 5 or 6 years the only thing I was heading towards quickly was 40.  Lately a magical thing is happening-I am running faster.  Not fast, but faster.  Last week, I ran the Northeast Roadrunners 10k in 57:39.  I felt strong and I passed runners all the way back up Kelly Drive.  Today, I ran the Leprechaun 5 miler in 44:01.  It has been a decade since I felt this good.  I have been doing the same training, so maybe 40 is the new 30.