Tough Times Demand Tough Hearts

There's a time honoured expression in masters track,"the older I get, the faster my times used to be" it's meant in jest but there is a ring of truth to it four years ago at 46 my target time for 5x1,000m was to try and keep them all under 3.05,now at 50 I aim for all five under 3.15 and from modest beginnings in August upon my return to repeats I'm getting there.
On  April 20th I went:3.15.1-3.15.4-3.14.4-3.23.0-3.19.1  and last time out on May 3rd I went:3.05.4-3.19.6-3.23.4-3.24.9-3.21.5 would it be third time's a charm???

Mentally and physically I wouldn't have bet the house on it on Saturday,maybe it was the "hangover effect" from Thursdays 1,500m race and the late nite but when I did arrive at Temple's track at 11.35am I wasn't feeling full of myself and the prospect of 5 x1,000m wasn't helping either but I was there now and w/ only one repeat session a week now pretty much uptill Nationals I need to make the most of each and everyone irrigardless of how I may be feeling.
6 lap warm up taken care of it was on w/ the flats and my bandana,my "warpaint" if you will....once more into battle........

#1 1,000m
1.17-1.21-35=3.13.2.
At first I thought I'd gone out too slowly but keeping in mind on May 3rd I went out in 1.11-1.16-38 and effectivly "shot my load" on the opener maybe this wasn't such a bad way to start off the session

#2 1,000m
1.19-1.21-36=3.16.3
Lost a little on the opening lap b4 reeling it back in on the second lap and closed well.

#3 1,000m
1.17-1.22-36=3.15.2
Almost a repeat of #1 and despite feeling the lactic acid build up in my legs I was consistant through three,could I keep it going through four and five?

#4 1,000m
1.20-1.22-37=3.19.1
Not going off half cocked on the opener was having it's benifits,granted I was slowing down but I was still reasonably consistant,did I have one more in me??

#5 1,000m
1.19-1.22-35=3.16.1.
Yes!!! Ok I'm a long way removed from the "glory days" of 3.05 but to notch my first set of 5x1,000m at sub 3.20{not 3.15 as earlier stated} I was pleased.

Frankly based on this performance 5x3.15 can't be too far off,maybe in a fortnites time when I tangle w/ 5x1,000m again I can go for that mark.
Compared to May 3rd I was 13 seconds faster which was satisfying period but coming off a sub par race give or take 40 hours prior this was a nice way to rebound and told me that I probably ran the wrong tactics Thursday nite,something to consider this Thursday when I plan to duke it out over 1,500m again.
134.25 miles for the month, a dip in my recent totals but losing a week in early May cost me 34.25 miles so we could've been looking at 168.50 plus the 3.5 I lost on Sunday 172 miles