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Weekend Sweat - 4/2&3

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<p>it's been a while since i started one of these things so i'll take advantage of a late bedtime and get it going.</p>
<p>hey all, hope you're doing well.  i try to take a peek in here and read every now and then, but with so much travel lately and with work being as ballistic as it is i haven't had much time for horsing around.</p>
<p>running?  none for me.</p>
<p>but i did just buy a bike.  so as soon as i get over the sticker shock and put some miles in, i'm sure i'll feel better about the purchase.  i don't actualy get the bike until later next week so i'm really chomping at the bit.  i went out for 2 test rides and worked up a good lather doing it.  let me tell you, breathing in the cold air and having it blow in my face felt unbelievablly good.  what a stress reliever those brief rides were, even though they were probably only 5-10 miles total!</p>
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<p>it was great to hook up with <strong>moon</strong> last week and i'm bummed that <strong>kris</strong> was a week late in getting out to the left coast<span id="user_yui_3_3_0_8_130171903856243"><img alt="biggrin.gif" id="user_yui_3_3_0_8_130171903856242" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif" style="width:16px;height:16px;"></span>.  i'm thankful that he was responsible the night we went out - i certainly wasn't (shocker, huh?).</p>
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<p>well, go get 'em and get to exercising.  i need a <strong><em>dankinia</em></strong>-like <span style="font-size:8px;">(was that her kr name?)</span> update on the recent goings-on around here.  anyone?</p>
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<p>one of my best friends is stepping in for me and running boston on what would have been my #.  in return, i'm helping him fundraise to exceed his goal for the <a href="http://www.hopkintonrespite.com" target="_blank">Respite Center</a> (the same charity I have run for the last 8 years).  If interested in supporting the cause, please send me a note.</p>
<p><strong>duck</strong>/<strong>jen</strong>, i'm hanging in hopkinton on sunday and monday AM and will be in the city afterwards.  got plans that you feel like sharing?  a PM may be best.</p>
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<p>cheers</p>
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<p>Good luck <strong>B & B</strong>!</p>
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<p>I did an easy 3.5 miles today.  It was a beautiful morning. Hopefully it's this nice for the HM tomorrow.</p>
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<p>I did my run at the track today.  Since I haven't posted it in a while, here's the elevation profile from my run...   <span><img alt="biggrin.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif" style="width:16px;height:16px;"></span></p>
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<p><a class="H-lightbox-open" href="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/81367/width/1000/height/800/flags/" target="_blank"><img alt="Elevation.jpg" class="lightbox-enabled" data-id="16580" data-type="61" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/16580/width/791/height/198" style="; width: 791px; height: 198px"></a></p>
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I made it to Danbury with plenty of time to spare. Now I have to wait around for like an hour in the cold. This is beautiful weather for running, but not for standing around...
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Well, I'm done. But I think the beers will wait until later, since I have to drive 80 miles to get back home. Anyway, the race went well. It's a tough (hilly) course, and it was a windy day. But I believe I got a new PR, right around 1:41:00. I'll happily take that... I'll write more after I get home.
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<p>Wow, lots of great running today! </p>
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<p>They seem to have recorded my time as 1:40:55, which is a few seconds faster than I recorded myself.  So I'll take it.  My PR was on this course last year, at 1:41:06.  So I shaved off 11 seconds.  Not a lot, but I'll take it.  Especially since this was a really windy day.  The course was pretty hilly, and the steepest uphill climb was straight into the wind, from Mile 9 thru 11.  But kicked it back up and did Mile 12 as my fastest one of the day (7:02).  Now I'm home, and I feel like I need a nap...</p>
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<p>Heh, I crossed like 50 state lines today.  I went from New Jersey to New York, into Connecticut, then back to New York, then back to Connecticut.  And that was just on the way there.  I did that whole thing in reverse on the way home.  I drove on this bit of I684 that just nips the southwestern tip of CT for about a mile as I headed north.  This highway always cracks me up, on those rare occasions that I have to take it...  <span id="user_yui_3_3_0_8_130186003437749"><img alt="biggrin.gif" id="user_yui_3_3_0_8_130186003437748" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/biggrin.gif" style="width:16px;height:16px;"></span></p>
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<p><a class="H-lightbox-open" href="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/81543/width/1000/height/800/flags/" target="_blank"><img alt="Drive.jpg" class="lightbox-enabled" data-id="16602" data-type="61" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/16602/width/701/height/480" style="; width: 701px; height: 480px"></a></p>
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<p>Oh , I noticed that I came in 132nd place overall, but 43rd in my Age Group.  Jeez, it's like1/3 of the race was M30-39!  Sheesh!</p>
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