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4/10/2011

4:00 PM

5 mi

41:48

8:22 mi

Weather

62 F
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Bingo Bob's

Notes

Ever had one of those days??? I was about 30-seconds quicker than usual for my first RJST-LP marker [= "Runners Just Stand There - Looking Pissed" = when I have to wait to cross the White Horse Pike]. Carrying on I hit the 1-mile mark scarrily close to 8:00; Mile and a half was actually LESS than 12 "Self," I told myself "Slow down OK? We're TRYING to get used to a sub-9:00 for Broad Street; don't KILL It and hurt ourself" Myself listened a LITTLE, and we made the 2-Mile turn at 16-something. "Okay, still a little hot, but cooling down" Two and a half in 21, with an awkward rise and a weirdlt cambered street ahead "That'll back me off a bit" I thought, still looking to "recover" my 9-minute training pace ... Suddenly, as I was crusing down this lonely stretch of pick-up friendly pavement; these words came to me: "It's your run ... Do what you want with it!!!" ... TO BE CONTINUED

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