[at-l] I am third. Or I came in third. Or something.

[tmcginnis@ucclan.state.in.us (Thomas McGinnis)]

     OKayyyyyyyyyy!
     Finally got the results of the Knobstone Trail races the other 
     evening, and after assembling all the hand-drawn finishes from four 
     different distances, found out that I came in third in the 10 mile! 
     Woo-Hooooo!
     
     Well, it sounded good, anyway. 
     
     My time was    01:24:42. What was the first and second place 
     finishers' time? 
     Ohhhhh, like   01:10:xx, just about TWO MILES ahead of me, that's all. 
     
     And fourth through 
     tenth was like 01:26:xx
      through about 01:33:xx
     
     So I was like "first among them others"....Now, I know I could have 
     cut 5 minutes off if I'd targeted the distance more specifically, but 
     *14* minutes? I DID get my eyes watering from speedy downhills, and I 
     bet I covered the last mile+ at a 6:00 clip (I had a lot in the bag 
     when I crossed the finish line), but 14 MINUTES!!! Sheesh! That would 
     have been fun to watch just for jaw-dropping giggles!
     
     And the half marathon finishers came in around 01:38:xx -- my time 
     would have been something like 01:50:xx, given where the last loop 
     goes.....
     
     Have a good one,
     TMc in Indy
     (that Sloetoe to some)
     
     
     ORN: Going out now. Speedwork or distance.
     
     NP: Phish. "If Liiiiiiffffeee were easyyyyy and nooooot so fassttttt."
     
     
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