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affreeman
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 posted Nov-10-2007 11:31 AM
   
Lawdy, how I love this sport!It's one of those cold damp days that we do so well in southern New England this time of year, and the wind is whipping at a nice 15 mph or so. Still, hundreds of runners - including me - make the trek out to Edaville just so they can spend part of their morning running a 5 mile race on the dirt roads around the lake and some of the cranberry bogs. And I took 4 1/2 minutes off last year's time at this race! I don't have the official time yet, but it looks like I finished in 38:00 or 38:01, compared to 42:32 last year. Isn't that awesome! It's good to be a runner! Oh yeah, and negative splits too! Mile 1 07:30
Mile 2 07:52 (wicked head winds)
Mile 3 07:33
Mile 4 07:25
Mile 5 07:07
Mile 5.1 00:34 (5:56 pace) It totals more than 5 miles because those are Garmin numbers. My goal was to hold my pace just under 8:00 m/m. I kept thinking to myself "I can't run this fast!" Okay, let me say it again: It's good to be a runner! ------------------
Allen Freeman
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Canfit
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posted Nov-10-2007 01:00 PM
Wow ...4.5 min off last year's time! That's quite an improvement over 5 miles. Congrats on a great race! It is good to be a runner!
PJ
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flkjr52
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posted Nov-10-2007 01:00 PM
Allen, that was awesome. I think your marathon training has turned you into quite the speedster. Grate times for the 5 mile!Fran
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ksrunr
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posted Nov-10-2007 03:28 PM
Congratulations AIt is good to be a runner, indeed! ksrunr
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charleygross
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posted Nov-10-2007 04:41 PM
Allen< great run!! Congrats! Edaville, now that's the Carver area correct? My son's football team played there in the latter part of September I think. Anyway, that is quite an improvement, good job.Chris
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tselbs
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posted Nov-10-2007 04:45 PM
Wow, affreeman, that's a heck of an improvement for 5 miles. It's obvious you are pleased with your results and rightly so. Congratulations.TomS ------------------
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RunsTheBitterroot
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posted Nov-10-2007 05:28 PM
Allen, great job on your race. Congratulations on a huge improvement in time! That sounds like a fun race. Larry------------------
"If you see a man running up a mountain trail in Montana with a fly pole attached to his back, you are probably lost. LDD
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maryt
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posted Nov-11-2007 05:40 AM
Great job on the improvement!Were they still harvesting? I ran that a few years back and we could see them harvesting cranberries from one of the bogs as we ran by.
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affreeman
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posted Nov-12-2007 07:07 AM
The official results:Time: 38:01
Pace: 07:36
OA: 51/302
AG: 11/46
Gender: 45/182 ------------------
Allen Freeman
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vista129
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posted Nov-12-2007 07:13 AM
Wow....that is a good PR for any race, never mind for 5 miles.
I enjoy reading and sensing your enthusiasm. That is great to see.
Thanks for the report. You are in a beautiful part of the country. Enjoy! ------------------
vista129
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smpankowski
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posted Nov-12-2007 07:23 AM
Affreeman!!!!! Sweet!!!! You RR is powerful.------------------
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affreeman
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posted Nov-12-2007 08:10 AM
quote:
Originally posted by maryt:
Were they still harvesting? I ran that a few years back and we could see them harvesting cranberries from one of the bogs as we ran by.
Believe it or not, I don't know. I don't think so, but I'm not sure. It's amazing how little I see when I am racing. When I ran MCM I remember running up and down the Mall, but I don't remember seeing any of the monuments. There's just way too much to think about and pay attention to - my pace, my footing, whether I should go left or right around that runner I'm about to catch, looking ahead to the next turn to see if I should be drifting left or right across the course, etc., etc. - that I never seem to have a chance to glance around. ------------------
Allen Freeman
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evryday
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posted Nov-12-2007 09:13 AM
It is good indeed!------------------
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Gerry0702
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posted Nov-12-2007 11:19 AM
I seem to be running in your shadow. Well actuall a few minutes behind your shadow.That was one well organized race with some wonderful clam chowder afterwards. Great job on your run and nice report. It was awonderful running day
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tallrunner
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posted Nov-12-2007 04:38 PM
Great run and report. And yes you are right it's great to be a runner....Keep it up
Tall
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Spareribs
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posted Nov-12-2007 04:55 PM
You appear to be having the time of your life. What a fun report. Nice going too. Spareribs
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millbot
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posted Nov-12-2007 06:22 PM
Wow. Congratulations on the breakthrough performance, Allen.Try to show some enthusiasm now, will ya? 
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