This morning I volunteered for a run-a-thon for the local chapter of Girls on the Run. So at 8 a.m. I jumped on a treadmill at Route 16 Running in Gig Harbor to run for an hour. I ran 7 miles even, though I'm not sure I trust the treadmill's mileage. I ran the first mile around 8 minutes, then moved it to 7:45 and stuck there for the hour, cranked it up just a bit on the last two. I thought I'd move down to 7:30 earlier in the run, but felt a little sluggish from too much Ethiopian food last night. I think she blew the whistle on the hour about 2-3 minutes early on the hour, but I was tired and it was for a good cause -- raised more than $4,000 today! ($140 by me.)
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