Why 66?

So, what's the origin of this blog's title?

My best 5k time was a (potentially short course) 18 minutes and 39 seconds, clocking me in at just over 6 minutes a mile. That was way back in my hey day of summer 1997, where I ran my best 5k and best marathon (3:39) of my life. Since then, I've really mostly just training and jogged, and my jog pace seems to be anywhere from 7:15/m (in fit times) to 7:45/m or 8:00/m. Therefore, given the distance of the race (this ain't no marathon!) and the time to potentially work up with some speed work (I've got about 12 weeks left), I think I can shoot for an average pace of 6.6min/m, which would bring me home at a clean 66 minutes.

Can it be done? Well, that's REALLY ambitiuos. I'd have to say my likelihood for success rests in the 20-30% range. But it's a great goal, and to be honest, finishing anywhere under 70 minutes would be graaavvvvyyyy. But, I gotta set my sights somewhere. And with my new ipod nano in tow (that is to say, weightless music player), I've got a lil' extra incentive with Enter Sandman coursing through my skull....