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    Robert Grumbine
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    Yes, yesterday I won the big prize money in my age group. I had a good 7 minutes over my nearest
    competitor. Big, in this case, was $2.

    This was at a stupid little 10 mile race* yesterday. I ran my plan -- hold semi-conservative
    marathon pace through the whole route and learn how it feels so that I can reproduce it on race
    day. I spent the last mile encouraging a woman to pass me, as I was going for pace rather than
    place. She didn't, but thanked me for providing a target the last couple miles of the race.

    Today, again as part of the training plan, I went out for another 10 mile run. This time it was
    LSD pace. While I was pretty much ok, I definitely felt it when I reached the hill on the 8th
    mile, and the uphill side of rolling on the rest of the route. Still, it went pretty well and I'm
    just pretty fatigued. No injuries or serious complaints from body parts. My first time with back
    to back 10 milers. i think my longest double previously was 10k.

    *The name of the race really is the Stupid Little 10 miler. Being a stupid race, however, the big
    prize money in age groups went for last place, not first. I was 3rd of the 3 in my age group.
    :-)

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  2. Theracker
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    I'm on a roll too, last week on Thursday I found three dollars while out for a run and the week
    before I found a quarter. And who says the economy is bad?

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  3. Miss Anne Throp
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    Two bucks, huh? I would have paid you three, to keep it to yourself.

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  4. Theracker
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    Make it four and I'll say it didn't happen.

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  5. Sydenhams Chore
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    "Robert Grumbine" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

    Robert, I must give credit where credit is due. Two years ago, your posts were a model of muddled
    thought, rambling sentences and unengaging prose. You won't be challenging for the Pulitzer prize
    for non-fiction anytime soon, but you are now entirely readable and even, on occasion, genuinely
    interesting.

    Thank you for making an effort. It is much appreciated.

    Roger.

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  6. Layne Wallace
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    Robert Grumbine said:

    Yes, yesterday I won the big prize money in my age group. I had
    a good 7 minutes over my nearest competitor. Big, in this case, was $2.

    This was at a stupid little 10 mile race* yesterday. I ran my plan -- hold semi-conservative
    marathon pace through the whole route and learn how it feels so that I can reproduce it on race
    day. I spent the last mile encouraging a woman to pass me, as I was going for pace rather than
    place. She didn't, but thanked me for providing a target the last couple miles of the race.


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    *The name of the race really is the Stupid Little 10 miler. Being a stupid race, however, the big
    prize money in age groups went for last place, not first. I was 3rd of the 3 in my age group.
    :-)


    Hmm, doesn't this sort of ruin your amateur standing? :-) Seriously, this pretty cool. So the podium
    folks got medals and you got cash AND a medal? That also seems longer than I would have expected
    (although 10-milers are becoming my favorite events). Lessee, your marathon pace and my all-out,
    balls-to-the-wall, lung-chunking pace - nope, it still doesn't work out and you'd STILL have to have
    water waiting for me at the finish.

    Layne

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