[cgerber]

<p>Sorry, spaced last-week's.</p>
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<p id="user_yui_3_3_0_6_1300734912716151">LW: 191</p>
<p id="user_yui_3_3_0_6_1301328956201122">CW: 192</p>
<p id="user_yui_3_3_0_6_1301328956201119">GW: 185</p>
<p id="user_yui_3_3_0_6_1300734912716150">WL:  +1 lbs</p>
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<p>I seem to be going the wrong way.  Need to turn this ship around...</p>
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<p>Flounder, just saw this, sorry:</p>
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<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>Flounder</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/73685/may-2-check-in#post_1997772"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border:0px solid;"></a><br><br><p>Chris - I need your help</p>
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<p>I have been running trails each week and sometimes the only time I can get to them (1 hour drive) is during the week.  That puts me on technical trail after dark - I have done OK up to know, but I am not tracking the rocks and roots very well, so I end up running up all the hills - shuffling the flatish stuff and walking the downs.</p>
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<p>Can you suggest what you think the best:  Headlamp and small handheld flashlight are?</p>
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<p>Last night was a good example - I started at a point in the trail where it is really technical and hilly for 4 miles - So the 40 minutes after dark were on that trail.  I might have went further - But I was not looking to rock hopping when you can only sortof see the rocks.  I had put new batteries in headlamp last time, so that was not the issue.</p>
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<p>I prefer a handheld... I don't use a headlamp at all.  The Petzl headlamps are supposed to be awesome though.  As far as handhelds:  Fenix.  I have the Fenix LD-20. </p>
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<p><a href="http://www.fenixlight.com/viewproduct.asp?id=118" target="_blank">http://www.fenixlight.com/viewproduct.asp?id=118</a></p>
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<p>It's a GREAT light... I love it.  Super super bright, adjustable brightness settings, and a really long burn time on the lower settings.  I usually run on the 2nd lowest setting and go weeks (months?) w/o changing batteries.  It's pricey, but worth every penny.</p>

 

[Flounder]

<p>Thanks Chris</p>
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<p>I went backward also</p>
<p>LW 218</p>
<p>CW 220</p>
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<p>Part was the 50 mile race Saturday - Part was the 10 beers and lots of food after the 50 mile race Saturday</p>
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<p>I usually pride myself on ideal pacing - But then again sometimes you think it was ideal and you might have left some on the trail.  This time I purposefully went out harder than I thought I should.  4-5 minutes faster on the 1st 9 miles to see what would happen.  Basically my legs felt crisp and burning by mile #12 and I went into active recovery mode and cruised until mile 40 - Then I felt pretty good and hammered home.</p>
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<p>Mile 1-9 in @ 77 minutes = 8:33</p>
<p>Mile 40-50 @ 90 minutes = 9:00</p>
<p>by defaults that leaves -</p>
<p>Mile 9-40 @ 5 hours = 9:40 pace</p>
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[Plugging Along]

<p id="user_yui_3_3_0_7_1305075278187125">SW 220</p>
<p id="user_yui_3_3_0_7_1305075278187137">LW 232</p>
<p id="user_yui_3_3_0_7_1305075278187138">CW 228</p>
<p id="user_yui_3_3_0_7_1305075278187139">Week -4</p>
<p id="user_yui_3_3_0_7_1305075278187140">Total +8</p>
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<p><span id="user_yui_3_3_0_7_1305580061626138">The warm weather seems to help because I didn't really do anything to merit that much loss. A lousy 8 miles last night, but a decent sweat so maybe water loss. Recovering from the strained hammy. Took it easy. Less than 30 miles last week.</span></p>