It's the Final Countdown! Fitness - 5/21 & 22
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<p>Enjoy the last day of 39 <strong>boB!</strong> Speedy 5k vibes!</p>
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<p>Good luck to the other racers this weekend too. Can't wait for some reports!</p>
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<p>I'm running a 5k. Not expecting a PR though because the course always measures long (last year it was 3.43 WTF?). It's a charity one for Celiac, which we do every year for my nephew who has Celiac's Disease. Should be interesting in rain, humidity and 65 degrees. Fun!</p>
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<p>Good luck to the other racers this weekend too. Can't wait for some reports!</p>
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<p>I'm running a 5k. Not expecting a PR though because the course always measures long (last year it was 3.43 WTF?). It's a charity one for Celiac, which we do every year for my nephew who has Celiac's Disease. Should be interesting in rain, humidity and 65 degrees. Fun!</p>
Very hilly course! I'll post an elevation profile after I get home. My unofficial time was 21:20, which is 25 seconds off a PR. Not bad, considering the course, i guess. It looks like I came in 2nd for M30-39, which is pretty cool. Amazingly, it looks like I was 6th overall! And that's out of a couple hundred runners. (Quite a slow crowd!) Dunno exactly how many people since the posted results aren't complete yet. But heck, if I was 6th overall, I'll call this a success!
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<p>WOOHOO boB!!!</p>
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<p>GO Marier and Ailarie and Amy!</p>
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<p>I just took the Beastie for a few mile walk and saw a guy sitting on a bench with a sign about the end of the world with today's date. Heh.</p>
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<p>Going to take Jack for a walk around the block (@ half mile total). It will probably take about the same amount of time to walk him a sixth of the distance I walked Gus.</p>
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<p>GO Marier and Ailarie and Amy!</p>
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<p>I just took the Beastie for a few mile walk and saw a guy sitting on a bench with a sign about the end of the world with today's date. Heh.</p>
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<p>Going to take Jack for a walk around the block (@ half mile total). It will probably take about the same amount of time to walk him a sixth of the distance I walked Gus.</p>
<p>Here's the elevation profile from today. Lots of hills for a 5k. I don't remember that dip right after the start, so that's probably a GPS glitch. But I think the overall gist is about right...</p>
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<p><a class="H-lightbox-open" href="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/85740/width/1000/height/800/flags/" target="_blank"><img alt="Elevation Profile.jpg" class="lightbox-enabled" data-id="16941" data-type="61" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/16941/width/669/height/224" style="; width: 669px; height: 224px"></a></p>
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<p>Woot <strong>Amy</strong>! Your goal was under 3:00, right? That is awesome! Congrats!</p>
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<p>Nice way to end 39 <strong>Bob</strong>! Would you have gotten 1st AG if you were 40? Maybe tomorrow</p>
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Very hilly course! I'll post an elevation profile after I get home. My unofficial time was 21:20, which is 25 seconds off a PR. Not bad, considering the course, i guess. It looks like I came in 2nd for M30-39, which is pretty cool. Amazingly, it looks like I was 6th overall! And that's out of a couple hundred runners. <strong>(Quite a slow crowd!)</strong> Dunno exactly how many people since the posted results aren't complete yet. But heck, if I was 6th overall, I'll call this a success!</div>
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<p>I guess today was the day for slow crowd 5k's because I was first place OA female in my 5k! As I figured it would, the course measured long so it wasn't anywhere near a PR (and even if it was measured right, not a PR pace). 25:13 by my garmin, course was 3.31 miles long by garmin so 7:38 pace. Oh, and Governor Dayton was there and I beat him.
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<p>Nice way to end 39 <strong>Bob</strong>! Would you have gotten 1st AG if you were 40? Maybe tomorrow</p>
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Very hilly course! I'll post an elevation profile after I get home. My unofficial time was 21:20, which is 25 seconds off a PR. Not bad, considering the course, i guess. It looks like I came in 2nd for M30-39, which is pretty cool. Amazingly, it looks like I was 6th overall! And that's out of a couple hundred runners. <strong>(Quite a slow crowd!)</strong> Dunno exactly how many people since the posted results aren't complete yet. But heck, if I was 6th overall, I'll call this a success!</div>
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<p>I guess today was the day for slow crowd 5k's because I was first place OA female in my 5k! As I figured it would, the course measured long so it wasn't anywhere near a PR (and even if it was measured right, not a PR pace). 25:13 by my garmin, course was 3.31 miles long by garmin so 7:38 pace. Oh, and Governor Dayton was there and I beat him.
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<p>Rawr <strong>Bob</strong>! Sweet job!</p>
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<p><strong>Amichel</strong> - woohoo! Your goal was anything under 3:00, yes? Rawr!</p>
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<p>Me - some AAAUGH news and some slightly funny news. Recall that this race (Pave the path) last year holds my 10k pr, and the only one where I've broken an hour. With the pre-race announcements, I learned why. Last year, the course was short two blocks. #@)*#$#$. Not so this year. Kudos to them for correcting the route. Boo hiss for them taking us through a section near the finish line that added a small (yet annoying) hill. Finishing time 1:02:12. 1st place AG, though I was the ONLY person in my AG. Ahh well.. two years from now I"ll be in the 40-44 group, and I probably have NO shot there, so I'll take my little trophy and be happy with it. At least I got my a$$ out of bed and worked for it.</p>
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<p>I got tickled towards the end. One chick, I had been trying to reel in for ages. She was running faster than me, but couldn't keep her pace on hills. I'd almost pass her, and then she'd take off again. Grr. On the last (and surprise) hill near the finish line, she started walking and I eventually closed the gap and passed her. At one point, I heard her footsteps as she started to run again, but I refused to 'give' her the spot back. At that point, I thought she just could be the person that bumped me out of a possible AG award, so I was going to make her work for it, at least. After the race, she came up to me and said "I was trying SO HARD to catch you!" to which I responded "And I was trying so hard NOT to let you!". </p>
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<p>Turns out she is 5 years younger than me, so it didn't matter anyway, but we both got a good laugh at it and enjoyed the push at the end.</p>
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<p><strong>Amichel</strong> - woohoo! Your goal was anything under 3:00, yes? Rawr!</p>
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<p>Me - some AAAUGH news and some slightly funny news. Recall that this race (Pave the path) last year holds my 10k pr, and the only one where I've broken an hour. With the pre-race announcements, I learned why. Last year, the course was short two blocks. #@)*#$#$. Not so this year. Kudos to them for correcting the route. Boo hiss for them taking us through a section near the finish line that added a small (yet annoying) hill. Finishing time 1:02:12. 1st place AG, though I was the ONLY person in my AG. Ahh well.. two years from now I"ll be in the 40-44 group, and I probably have NO shot there, so I'll take my little trophy and be happy with it. At least I got my a$$ out of bed and worked for it.</p>
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<p>I got tickled towards the end. One chick, I had been trying to reel in for ages. She was running faster than me, but couldn't keep her pace on hills. I'd almost pass her, and then she'd take off again. Grr. On the last (and surprise) hill near the finish line, she started walking and I eventually closed the gap and passed her. At one point, I heard her footsteps as she started to run again, but I refused to 'give' her the spot back. At that point, I thought she just could be the person that bumped me out of a possible AG award, so I was going to make her work for it, at least. After the race, she came up to me and said "I was trying SO HARD to catch you!" to which I responded "And I was trying so hard NOT to let you!". </p>
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<p>Turns out she is 5 years younger than me, so it didn't matter anyway, but we both got a good laugh at it and enjoyed the push at the end.
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<p>YAY RIL and Ailarie!!! </p>
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<p>Nice work ladies. <img alt="notworthy.gif" id="user_yui_3_3_0_8_130599833840214" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/notworthy.gif"></p>
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<p>My beasts are crashed out from their walks this morning. I might join them for a snuggle.</p>
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<p>Nice work ladies. <img alt="notworthy.gif" id="user_yui_3_3_0_8_130599833840214" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/notworthy.gif"></p>
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<p>My beasts are crashed out from their walks this morning. I might join them for a snuggle.</p>
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<p>Nice races this morning gang!</p>
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<p>Just me, but I don't pay much attention to what my garmin tells me distance wise on race day I just go with what the distance is supposed to be...</p>
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<p>4.3 miles with 2x10 minutes at tempo pace - much better today hitting and holding the pace I wanted for the tempo portions.</p>
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<p>Just me, but I don't pay much attention to what my garmin tells me distance wise on race day I just go with what the distance is supposed to be...</p>
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<p>4.3 miles with 2x10 minutes at tempo pace - much better today hitting and holding the pace I wanted for the tempo portions.</p>
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<p>I'm home. The Geist Half Marathon is a really nice race. Good support from the locals, well run shuttles, etc. </p>
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<p>Goal 1 was to PR (needed under 3:02)</p>
<p>Goal 2 was under 3:00</p>
<p>Goal 3 was to get under 6 hours for the month of may club (Pig time 3:06:01+this time)</p>
<p> I missed that goal by about 2 minutes.</p>
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<p>It was hotter than I was ready for and I had a few annoyances along the way that cost me some time - sunglasses fogging, a bug in my eye, a blister that I could feel forming fairly early on. Blah, blah, blah. There's always going to be the feeling that you could have done better, but overall think I ran a decent race. </p>
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<p>Off to attempt a nap before DDs dance recital</p>
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<p>Goal 1 was to PR (needed under 3:02)</p>
<p>Goal 2 was under 3:00</p>
<p>Goal 3 was to get under 6 hours for the month of may club (Pig time 3:06:01+this time)</p>
<p> I missed that goal by about 2 minutes.</p>
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<p>It was hotter than I was ready for and I had a few annoyances along the way that cost me some time - sunglasses fogging, a bug in my eye, a blister that I could feel forming fairly early on. Blah, blah, blah. There's always going to be the feeling that you could have done better, but overall think I ran a decent race. </p>
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<p>Off to attempt a nap before DDs dance recital</p>
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<p>Congrats, <strong>RFTL</strong>, <strong>Amichel</strong> and <strong>Ailarie</strong>! Nice work!</p>
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<p>And congrats on the hardware!</p>
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<p>Nice way to end 39 <strong>Bob</strong>! Would you have gotten 1st AG if you were 40? Maybe tomorrow</p>
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Nope, I would've been third place in the 40-49 AG. First two guys were in their 40s. Third place was 16. Fourth was the M30-39 guy that beat me, fifth was another teenager (15!), then me. First place in M20-29 came in 7th. So this is probably the first time I beat all guys in their 20s. I'm pretty sure it's also the first time I beat the female winner. (I think she was 12th overall). Again, this just proves it was a slow crowd. Heck, the winner was well over 20 minutes, and less than a minute ahead of me. <br><br>
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<p>My beasts are crashed out from their walks this morning. I might join them for a snuggle.</p>
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I first read this with an extra 'r' added in there somewhere. I'll leave it to the imagination for y'all to figure out just where I read that in... <span><img alt="icon_geek.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/icon_geek.gif" style="width:25px;height:24px;"></span><br>
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<p>Congrats, <strong>RFTL</strong>, <strong>Amichel</strong> and <strong>Ailarie</strong>! Nice work!</p>
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<p>And congrats on the hardware!</p>
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<p>Nice way to end 39 <strong>Bob</strong>! Would you have gotten 1st AG if you were 40? Maybe tomorrow</p>
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Nope, I would've been third place in the 40-49 AG. First two guys were in their 40s. Third place was 16. Fourth was the M30-39 guy that beat me, fifth was another teenager (15!), then me. First place in M20-29 came in 7th. So this is probably the first time I beat all guys in their 20s. I'm pretty sure it's also the first time I beat the female winner. (I think she was 12th overall). Again, this just proves it was a slow crowd. Heck, the winner was well over 20 minutes, and less than a minute ahead of me. <br><br>
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<p>My beasts are crashed out from their walks this morning. I might join them for a snuggle.</p>
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I first read this with an extra 'r' added in there somewhere. I'll leave it to the imagination for y'all to figure out just where I read that in... <span><img alt="icon_geek.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/icon_geek.gif" style="width:25px;height:24px;"></span><br>
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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>KP</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/73930/it-s-the-final-countdown-fitness-5-21-22#post_2000288"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border:0px solid;"></a><br><br><br><p>Just me, but I don't pay much attention to what my garmin tells me distance wise on race day I just go with what the distance is supposed to be...</p>
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<p>I normally don't, but when it's SO off every year (last year it was almost 3.5 miles), I know it's not one to be expecting a PR on.<br>
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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>KP</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/73930/it-s-the-final-countdown-fitness-5-21-22#post_2000288"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border:0px solid;"></a><br><br><br><p>Just me, but I don't pay much attention to what my garmin tells me distance wise on race day I just go with what the distance is supposed to be...</p>
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<p>I normally don't, but when it's SO off every year (last year it was almost 3.5 miles), I know it's not one to be expecting a PR on.<br>
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<p>Hi all - first off, huge congrats to you <strong>boB</strong> (way to close out your 30s! with an AG), <strong>Ailarie</strong> (enjoy that hardware!) and <strong>Amy</strong> (sounds like it was tough day out there - kudos to you for getting to the end)</p>
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<p>Got out for a run(!) today...nothing much, just my usual 5K+ loop (about 3.3 mi). Pace was decent but lack of a good sleep plus a long day out of shopping and driving really showed the last quarter mile or so.</p>
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<p>Funny thing was I stepped on a piece of cardboard during the first mile - glanced down and saw it was a sign where the phrase "THE END IS NEAR!!!" was written. I was almost tempted to stop, go back and grab the thing, and run my route with that thing hoisted over my head. Almost...heh<br>
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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>GatorBob</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/73930/it-s-the-final-countdown-fitness-5-21-22#post_2000297"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border:0px solid;"></a><br><p>I first read this with an extra 'r' added in there somewhere. I'll leave it to the imagination for y'all to figure out just where I read that in... <span><img alt="icon_geek.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/icon_geek.gif" style="width:25px;height:24px;"></span><br>
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I always do that when <strong>Kath</strong> mentions the beasts in her posts...but it's like something kicks in my mind now that says "no, there is NOT an "r" in that word" <span><img alt="laughing7.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/laughing7.gif"></span></p>
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<p>Got out for a run(!) today...nothing much, just my usual 5K+ loop (about 3.3 mi). Pace was decent but lack of a good sleep plus a long day out of shopping and driving really showed the last quarter mile or so.</p>
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<p>Funny thing was I stepped on a piece of cardboard during the first mile - glanced down and saw it was a sign where the phrase "THE END IS NEAR!!!" was written. I was almost tempted to stop, go back and grab the thing, and run my route with that thing hoisted over my head. Almost...heh<br>
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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>GatorBob</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/73930/it-s-the-final-countdown-fitness-5-21-22#post_2000297"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border:0px solid;"></a><br><p>I first read this with an extra 'r' added in there somewhere. I'll leave it to the imagination for y'all to figure out just where I read that in... <span><img alt="icon_geek.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/icon_geek.gif" style="width:25px;height:24px;"></span><br>
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I always do that when <strong>Kath</strong> mentions the beasts in her posts...but it's like something kicks in my mind now that says "no, there is NOT an "r" in that word" <span><img alt="laughing7.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/laughing7.gif"></span></p>
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<p>Meh. I should have gotten my a$$ out of bed at 5:15am when I had the alarm set. Now, I'm just getting ready to head out for my LR. At almost 8am, it's already 66, with the humidity at 88%. By the time I"m done, the temps are expected to be around 79. Bring winter back!!!!</p>
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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>GatorBob</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/73930/it-s-the-final-countdown-fitness-5-21-22#post_2000297"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border:0px solid;"></a><br><p>I first read this with an extra 'r' added in there somewhere. I'll leave it to the imagination for y'all to figure out just where I read that in... <span><img alt="icon_geek.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/icon_geek.gif" style="width:25px;height:24px;"></span><br>
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<p>Friday at work I was absorbed in a project. As I finished it up and became aware of the conversation going on behind me, Kim-the-Danish-guy was talking about things jiggling and bouncing around, and he kept saying what sounded like Mary-uh-bras. I thought he was talking about bewbs flopping around, and so turned around and Betty (our supervisor, who is in her late 50s) is just smiling and nodding and doesn't seem fazed by it. </p>
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<p>So I asked him, "What did you just say?"</p>
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<p>And Kim is smiling. "You know, Mary-uh-bras? The guys that bounce all over?"</p>
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<p>And my eyes are still popping out of my head, not because I was offended, but more because bewbs flopping around is a conversation that would happen at the agency, not here, and I was puzzled that Jen (the b!tchy one, who is SUPER religious & conservative) wasn't all freaked out. I knew I wasn't hearing it right.</p>
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<p>Finally, in what Kim says is his Texas accent, but really just sounds hick-ish, he enunciates - M-a-r-i-o B-r-o-t-h-e-r-s.</p>
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<p>He was shortening <em>Brothers</em> to <em>bras.</em></p>
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<p>3 humid miles with the Beastie. And my bewbs came along too. Next I'll be taking them down into my studio to throw a ton of pots.</p>
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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>GatorBob</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/73930/it-s-the-final-countdown-fitness-5-21-22#post_2000297"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border:0px solid;"></a><br><p>I first read this with an extra 'r' added in there somewhere. I'll leave it to the imagination for y'all to figure out just where I read that in... <span><img alt="icon_geek.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/icon_geek.gif" style="width:25px;height:24px;"></span><br>
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<p>Friday at work I was absorbed in a project. As I finished it up and became aware of the conversation going on behind me, Kim-the-Danish-guy was talking about things jiggling and bouncing around, and he kept saying what sounded like Mary-uh-bras. I thought he was talking about bewbs flopping around, and so turned around and Betty (our supervisor, who is in her late 50s) is just smiling and nodding and doesn't seem fazed by it. </p>
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<p>So I asked him, "What did you just say?"</p>
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<p>And Kim is smiling. "You know, Mary-uh-bras? The guys that bounce all over?"</p>
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<p>And my eyes are still popping out of my head, not because I was offended, but more because bewbs flopping around is a conversation that would happen at the agency, not here, and I was puzzled that Jen (the b!tchy one, who is SUPER religious & conservative) wasn't all freaked out. I knew I wasn't hearing it right.</p>
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<p>Finally, in what Kim says is his Texas accent, but really just sounds hick-ish, he enunciates - M-a-r-i-o B-r-o-t-h-e-r-s.</p>
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<p>Oh.</p>
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<p>He was shortening <em>Brothers</em> to <em>bras.</em></p>
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<p>3 humid miles with the Beastie. And my bewbs came along too. Next I'll be taking them down into my studio to throw a ton of pots.</p>
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<p>Good morning, folks. Well, I ended my 30s on a good note yesterday, and got my 40s off to a good start today. It was another small race. (Both of these are inaugural events, which I'm sure helped keep the crowds down). My time today was 21:55, which is 30 seconds slower than yesterday, on a much easier course. But that's to be expected. I'm pleased with the consistency today. My three mile splits were 7:01, 6:59 and 6:59. </p>
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<p>Whereas the winner yesterday was over 20 minutes, the winner today was around 17 minutes, I think. But my time was still good enough for 15th place overall. And, amazingly, it was good enough for 2nd in M40-44. And, the first place guy in this AG was second overall, which means I was given the medal for 1st in the AG. And I actually would've been third had I still been M35-39. So for once. the 30s was more competitive than the 40s. Luckily that happened on my first race in my 40s. </p>
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<p>The 14 people that finished ahead of me were all over the map, age-wise, from teenagers to 55+. But no women again. Before yesterday, I don't think I had ever finished ahead of the female winner, but now it's happened twice in a row. I guess all the fast ladies stayed home this weekend. </p>
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<p>Well, now I want a nap...</p>
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<p>Whereas the winner yesterday was over 20 minutes, the winner today was around 17 minutes, I think. But my time was still good enough for 15th place overall. And, amazingly, it was good enough for 2nd in M40-44. And, the first place guy in this AG was second overall, which means I was given the medal for 1st in the AG. And I actually would've been third had I still been M35-39. So for once. the 30s was more competitive than the 40s. Luckily that happened on my first race in my 40s.
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<p>The 14 people that finished ahead of me were all over the map, age-wise, from teenagers to 55+. But no women again. Before yesterday, I don't think I had ever finished ahead of the female winner, but now it's happened twice in a row. I guess all the fast ladies stayed home this weekend. </p>
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<p>Well, now I want a nap...</p>
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