<p><strong>Compression socks:</strong> I use Recovery Socks and I love them. Not too tight. They make me feel warm and cozy and good after I put them on. </p>
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<p><strong>TCM training thread</strong>: Yes, I'd participate. How many are doing it?</p>
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<p>Way to go <strong>MrJenRuns</strong> on his furthest distance! Jen, those "slow" paces that you are running would likely be around what me and the mystery guest (is it a secret??) would run at Urban Half. I think you should do it if you are feeling up to the distance. You could register under a fake name so you wouldn't be embarrased by the time in a race!</p>
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<p><strong>boB</strong> - sounds like it was a great morning! I can't imagine running on a tarmac in that heat.</p>
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<p><strong>Crane</strong> and <strong>BigG</strong> - nice work in brutal conditions today!</p>
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<p>Hi <strong>Dan</strong>! <img alt="" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/wave.gif" title=""> (((((<strong>Dan's</strong> hammy/glute/hip)))) </p>
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<p><strong>KP</strong> - nice run! What sort of plan are you following? </p>
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<p><strong>Tonya</strong> - nice negative bike split! Just barely is good enough! </p>
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<p><strong>Brandy</strong> - how was Hyland? Were there tons of deer flies? I was at Carver and they were horrible.</p>
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<p>I should have started my run an hour earlier. It was horribly hot when the sun came out. (77 and full sun by the time I was done). Goal was 13 w/ 8 at MP. I finished with 13.5 and 8 at MP (8:16 - 8:32) . BUT - I am quite sure I didn't run the MP miles the way Pfitz envisioned them when he wrote the plan. I had to do them in chunks, with ultra easy miles mixed in between them. It was just too hot to do 8 MP miles in a row. Plus I had MAJOR MAJOR GI issues mid-way through my run, so needed to stop (but couldn't find a porta-potty until 2 miles after the issues began). The deer flies motivated me to run fast, just wanted to be done. Brutal run.<br>
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