[HappyFeat]

<p>I planned on doing my 10-mile out-and-back rolling hills route on the bike trail today - which I did - but added on a mile at the turnaround, going up a side road which turned out be a really nice addition. My avg pace was probably around 10:30. Then since I was tired at the end, I decided to run faster for the last mile - and ended up running 9:15 ! Surprised the heck outa myself!</p>
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<p>Hope everyone else is having a great day.<span><img alt="icon_sunny.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/icon_sunny.gif"></span></p>
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[Baba O'Riley]

<p>Always feels great to finish strong. Well done, Happy Feat. </p>
<p>I wrapped up the month with a solid 5-miler on the trails. May sneak into a 5k right here in town tomorrow. We'll see.</p>
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<p>Good runs, all</p>

 

[evanflein]

<p>I hope you do that 5k, Baba!</p>
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<p>10.1 miles for me today, 8:08 avg pace and felt good. I sure needed this cutback week, and feel so much better now. More energy, less coughing and overall better outlook on things. I hope it lasts... next week is planned to be a big one with my second attempt at a 20 miler before Newport.</p>
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<p>Go racers this weekend!! </p>

 

[OrangeMat]

<p>Excellent strong finish, HappyFeat!</p>
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<p>Looking good, Baba!</p>
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<p>Yes, Erika, a cutback week is always good for the soul, if not for the body. Or so they tell me...</p>
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<p>My 15k race yesterday was amazing. I basically ran it at my 5k pace, which means that either I run my 5k's too slowly, or I ran this too fast. Either way, it just seems like I only have one pace, regardless of the distance. Now I doubt this would translate into a long effort, but hey, so far so good!</p>
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<p>Official stats: 01:22:39 and placed 230 overall out of 339, gender place was 74/144, age group place was 12/19. Right smack in the middle, pretty much. I'm very pleased. </p>
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<p>Good luck to today's racers!!</p>