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8 Miles: I'm still waiting for verification but I'm pretty sure I broke the world record for sugar consumption yesterday. I have no idea what the deal was but I just couldn't get enough. Felt like I needed a run more than a trip to the gym today to help flush it out of my system. Saw the gym folk on an extended run. I'm curious what kind of adventure they were on. Effort felt very good and the body was moving well. Second run with the GoRun 2's and I really like them. Six miles is probably my limit until my achilles tendons become more acclimated to the lower heels.
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4.5 Miles: Becky signed us up for a cupcake challenge 5k in Eagle Mountain where your time is reduced by 2 minutes for every cupcake you eat halfway through the race. When we got there we realized that we didn't register correctly so we were just running the 5k. Since it was a super small fund raiser it really wasn't much of a race. She walked with her kids and I decided I would just run it at 1/2 marathon pace. Started the race at a very comfortable pace and was easily in the lead. The only problem with this was that I had no idea where I was going. I missed one of the first turns and didn't realize it for a couple of minutes. Most of the people that I led the wrong way turned back on the right course. Some guy told me that if we continued on it would hook back up with the course. I looked back, saw the droves of people that I would have to pass again and decided to take his advice. After 1/4 mile we were back on the correct course and way ahead of everybody. At that point I decided that I would just continue on and have them take me out of the results because I probably cut the course. Continued on at 1/2 marathon pace and felt very good. Just cruised along enjoying the run. Crossed the finish line (20:45) and told them what happened and to not count my time. I probably only cut 0.05 out of the race and won by a few minutes but I didn't feel right claiming the "win". In hindsight, I should have back tracked and run the correct course. I have a hard time making the right decision during races. | 