But I have a funny story to share. I wanted to be sure that I can actually finish the 5K and ran a trial run today. I was exhausted at the end, but my wife, who timed me was pleasantly surprised that I took only 14 minutes. We quickly looked up the world record, it was slightly better at 12:37.35. Just like Ye Shwin possibly couldn't have clocked a time better than Ryan Lochte, there was no way I could have finished 5K under 15 minutes. The investigation revealed the track was in the shape of '8" and I had completely missed a loop.
Actually I am not the first one. It even happens to professional athletes. There was a marathon runner Frederick Lorz, who ran just half the distance and was declared a winner in the Olympics.
