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peachtree!

July 4, 2011 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

Comments:
i've decided i would like some flats.
got up early. got pumped with passion pit on the way to the MARTA station. waited 25 minutes for a train and became decidedly less pumped. talked to friends and warmed up at the parking garage with john. did a strider with r. kelly. looked for ryan hall. saw his hand when his name was announced. started out too fast-- first three miles @ 5:25. slowed down some for the hillier part of the course. got faster towards the end. the last stretch is longer than i remembered. my legs hurt. free peaches post race. took three to save two for later. ate all three. planned to cool down afterwards. didn't. i'll make it up with 10 tomorrow.

post race thoughts: a minute faster than last year, 137th overall out of 55090. i'm happy with the race. not so much the way i raced-- i started too fast and then died. miles 4 and 5 are usually rough, but i was feeling kinda weak too. maybe i'm tired from running pretty hard, but that's not an excuse for ryan hall, so it's not an excuse for me. however, i'm not exactly in racing shape, so i don't expect to have an outstanding race. i was hoping to break 35, but i'm still satisfied.