<p>Yay! Finished the Madison Mini Marathon this am. Ended up going with my friend, Michelle, which was supah fun given it was her first 1/2. We discussed going out at an 8:30 pace, but clicked off the first 2 miles under 8. I decided to back off a little because: (1) she and I are both competitive and I didn't want to push her for a blow up; and (2) I didn't want to blow up either. It was crazy soupy - low 70s and 97% humidity. I stuck about 20-40 secs behind Michelle the whole time and hoped I'd catch up around mile 11 or 12 so we could finish together but never did. I finished in 1:47:48ish - she was 1:47:11. It was awesome and she was pretty happy. I was pretty excited too given that I did not blow up and I felt nice and controlled the whole time. Yay. About 9 minutes slower than last year, but given the weather and my recent training, I'm perfectly okay with that.</p>
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<p>Just surprised DS#1 with our trip to Chicago and the field museum - I'm outta here.</p>
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<p>Have a great weekend! I wish fleet feet to all - especially watermelon!!!</p>
