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mickeyvw98
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 Posted: 10/25/04 - 09:36 Post subject: Great Pumpkin Challenge 10K
Short Version:
1:05 Time, not sure what my finish was comparative to other runners in my age group. I can't find the numbers anywhere. I didn't finish last, there were 8 people behind me. 
Longer Version:
I got there early, about 45 minutes. The park was pretty packed with 3 other events going on there too along with the normal stuff. I picked up my race packet with a nice long sleeve t-shirt and water bottle and starting doing my warm up. This is the first race where I've seen lots of people stretching and getting warmed up beforehand.  I lined up towards the back since I'm between 10 - 11 minute mile and I was doing the 10k not the 5K (they had us both lined up at the same time). The race started without a hitch. I ran with one of the ladies from the group I run with on Saturday morning (Saratoga Stryders) for the 5K. We did pretty well. If I had been just running the 5K, it would have been a PR for me at 32 minutes! The first 5K was very flat, and fast. The second 5K, not so much. I've never run over 5 miles before so I wasn't sure how I was going to do. Then I saw miles 5 and 6, there were 4 large hills!!! Argh, why couldn't those have been in the beginning? Mile 6 's marker was at the top of the largest hill.  I did okay. My legs and feet were tired at the end but I'd like to run another one!!!
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Posted: 10/25/04 - 09:47 Post subject:
 Excellent!
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purple hayes
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Posted: 10/25/04 - 09:50 Post subject:
So the end of the race was downhill? 
Congrats on running your longest distance EVAH! :w00t:
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Cappy
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Posted: 10/25/04 - 09:52 Post subject:
Nice race
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pokychick
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Posted: 10/25/04 - 10:09 Post subject:
Congrats! 
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rolling rock
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Posted: 10/25/04 - 10:34 Post subject:
congrats on your first 10K finish!
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akern
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Posted: 10/25/04 - 10:36 Post subject:
Nice! 
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TriBob
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Posted: 10/25/04 - 10:53 Post subject:
Great race.
This stuff can get addictive
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elkid
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Posted: 10/25/04 - 10:58 Post subject:
Very nice!
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mickeyvw98
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Posted: 10/25/04 - 11:25 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | | So the end of the race was downhill? |
Oddly enough, no... at the top it levelled out and turned so it was a flat finish..
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genie
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Posted: 10/25/04 - 21:40 Post subject:
Go Mickey go!!! Nice job on your first 10k! You realize the HALF is next, dontcha? 
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mickeyvw98
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Posted: 10/26/04 - 08:22 Post subject:
| genie wrote: | | Go Mickey go!!! Nice job on your first 10k! You realize the HALF is next, dontcha? |
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robp
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Posted: 10/26/04 - 08:34 Post subject:
Nice job Mickey
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sonnylax
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Posted: 10/26/04 - 08:38 Post subject:
Nice job for your first 10k EVAH!
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phillycat
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Posted: 10/26/04 - 08:42 Post subject:
| sonnylax wrote: | | Nice job for your first 10k EVAH! |
 Great job!!!!
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