January 2017 Running Challenge

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  • lissadecker
    lissadecker Posts: 220 Member
    January goal: 100 miles
    1/1: 3.6 miles (m)
    1/2: Downpour Day
    1/3: 4.5 miles (m)
    1/4: 4 miles (m)
    1/5: 5 miles (m)
    1/6: 4.5 miles (m)
    1/7: 4 miles (m)
    1/8: 6 miles (m)
    1/9: Rest Day
    1/10: 4.15 miles (m)
    1/11: Unplanned Rest
    1/12: 3.75 miles (m)
    1/13: 4.5 miles (m)
    1/14: 4.5 miles (m)
    1/15: 3 miles (m -.5)
    1/16: Rest Day
    1/17: 4 miles (m)

    My Total/January: 55.5 miles
    Mike's Total: 55 miles

    Boy, have I missed lots of posts. Sunday's run was supposed to be long but I just felt gross and sluggish and myhip was hurting something fierce so I only managed 3 miles and Mike only made it about 2 and a half before he started walking. We took a day off yesterday and that seems to have been a good idea. We went out this morning in the rain with Fergus and both of us were feeling a lot better. I actually feel so much better that I am thinking about taking a second run this evening instead of my usual walk. I guess we will see how I feel at the end of the day and then make that decision.

    @skippygirlsmom It has been a long time since I have had shin splints, but I do remember feeling a tightness/tension in that same area in the front of the ankles. I'm sorry she is having to go through this and I hope it is not anything too severe.

    @RespectTheKitty I am sorry you have hit such a rough patch. I hope things are looking up for you soon.

    @OSUbuckeye906 I am so glad to hear that you are ok after your accident!

    @Orphia Groovy kangaroos!

    @BeeerRunner I always pop my blisters, too. They just feel so much better once the pressure is relieved.

    @7lenny7 I loved the pickle juice story. I haven't had to deal with cramps much lately. I used to get them fairly regularly though and I have been in that same situation with both inner thighs and the abs cramped up at the same time. If only I had known about the pickle juice! I pretty much hobbled around and drank a bunch of Gatorade until they subsided. It was not fun and I will probably never forget it. I will have to remember the pickle juice for the future as I start building more distance since I am sure I will be needing it at some point.

    Have a fabulous rest of the day!

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  • autumnblade75
    autumnblade75 Posts: 1,661 Member
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    01/01/17 - 5 miles
    01/02/17 - 5 miles
    01/03/17 - 3 miles

    01/05/17 - 6 miles

    01/07/17 - 10 miles
    01/08/17 - 3.25 miles

    01/10/17 - 6 miles
    01/11/17 - 5.5 miles
    01/12/17 - 3.25 miles
    01/13/17 - 6.5 miles
    01/14/17 - 5 miles
    01/15/17 - 4 miles

    01/17/17 - 5 miles
  • BeeerRunner
    BeeerRunner Posts: 728 Member
    January Running Challenge:

    1/1: 19 miles
    1/2: 5 miles
    1/3: BodyPump and 30 minutes of stair stepper
    1/4: 5.8 miles of a 10 mile planned run. Cut short due to knee pain
    1/5 Unplanned rest day
    1/6 2.2 mile walk, 30 minutes elliptical, Strength: upper body and core
    1/7 8.2 miles
    1/8 20 miles
    1/9 45 minutes light strength and 45 minute walk
    1/10 15 minutes of stationary bike, 20 minutes of Elliptical, 45 minutes strength
    1/11 57 minutes of walking (3.5 miles), 52 minutes of strength
    1/12 48 minutes of stationary bike, 30 minutes of strength
    1/13 Planned rest day
    1/14 6 mile run, knee felt so much better
    1/15 12 mile run
    1/16 5 mile run

    Goal: 81 of 170

    Ok...popped the blister after my run last night. It didn't hurt at all. What I thought was part of the blister on the left side of my big right toe turned out to be a callous. Yeah...my feet are pretty gross right now. If I went to get a pedicure, I'm sure my feet would be the talk of the salon but not in a good way. In a very bad embarrassing way!! Lol!!

    Btw, for those that commented, thank you for the blister advice!!
  • AdrianChr92
    AdrianChr92 Posts: 567 Member
    Date.......Distance

    January 1 - 12.1 km
    January 2 - 7.0 km
    January 3 - 12.9+5.3 km
    January 4 - 11.5 km
    January 5 - 7.0 km
    January 6 - 3.8 km
    January 7 - 9.45 km
    January 8 - 9.8+6.0 km
    January 9 - 5.2 km
    January 10- 10.0+6.0 km
    January 11- 8.0 km
    January 12- 7.0 km
    January 13- 7.0+7.4 km
    January 14- 10.0 km
    January 15- 13.1+6.1
    January 16- 6.0 km
    January 18- 10.0 km

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  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    January milege
    1---0.50 walk
    2---3.47 w
    4---5.37
    6---1.39
    8---1.0
    9,10 ---nada
    11--- swam
    12-15--- nada (work gets in the way)
    16---2.93
    17---3.79 (run 2min, walk 3)

    14.48/30 running miles
    3.97 walking miles

    Hopefully? races:
    March 19th 2017 RNR Half Dallas, TX
    March 26th 2017 A2A 5k Ardmore, OK
    April 30th 2017 OKC Memorial Marathon, Half


  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    @skippygirlsmom I have medial shin splints on my left only. It's more shin pain not ankle. It's right about middle way from ankle to knee, just against the shin bone (inside). Alex had ankle pain from running on the large gravel. It's was outside ankle. Rest, ice and a boot for a few weeks then TM only. Good luck. I hope it heals quickly whatever it is
  • louubelle16
    louubelle16 Posts: 579 Member
    @MNLittleFinn I'll be sure to let you know my thoughts on my plan, but right now it seems to be serving me really well. I have made some adjustments, however. For example, I know it breaks the 25-33% rule for long runs that @Stoshew71 and others swear by so, to make that work, I'm taking into account the time spent cross-training as per the plan and working it so that the long run works out to be about 30% of the time spent 'training' each week. I'm also cutting back the cut-back weeks by another 20% ish. As I'm injury-prone, these were the suggestion from my old PT, so I'm hoping it works for me.

    I've also bumped the 18miler training run up to a 20mile, because it matched perfectly with a 20mile race my running club are putting in a team for. I figured another couple of miles couldn't hurt, as long as I cutback the week after (which was on my plan anyway) but the psychological benefits of running two 20 milers in training rather than one, I think, will be extremely beneficial to me. Mainly because I'm still terrified :grimace:
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    louubelle16 wrote: »
    @MNLittleFinn I'll be sure to let you know my thoughts on my plan, but right now it seems to be serving me really well. I have made some adjustments, however. For example, I know it breaks the 25-33% rule for long runs that @Stoshew71 and others swear by so, to make that work, I'm taking into account the time spent cross-training as per the plan and working it so that the long run works out to be about 30% of the time spent 'training' each week. I'm also cutting back the cut-back weeks by another 20% ish. As I'm injury-prone, these were the suggestion from my old PT, so I'm hoping it works for me.

    I've also bumped the 18miler training run up to a 20mile, because it matched perfectly with a 20mile race my running club are putting in a team for. I figured another couple of miles couldn't hurt, as long as I cutback the week after (which was on my plan anyway) but the psychological benefits of running two 20 milers in training rather than one, I think, will be extremely beneficial to me. Mainly because I'm still terrified :grimace:

    That sounds good! Having another 20 miler would be a big confidence booster I'm thinking.

    I started my plan 2 weeks early, so I'm hoping, when I get 18 or so weeks in, I'll be able to slip in an additional long run week with a...GASP...22 miler....and an additional taper week, since my plan only has a 2 week taper...
  • OSUbuckeye906
    OSUbuckeye906 Posts: 315 Member
    edited January 2017
    skippygirlsmom wrote: »
    I need to go back and catch up on all the posts. Didn't run yesterday (track meet) or today because I only slept like 2 hours last night. I just couldn't sleep.

    I'm taking Skip to the orthopedic center tomorrow morning. I've never had a stress fracture or shin splints so we are not sure what she is feeling. Friday she said her ankles felt tight in the front, I thought it was strange, but in the interest of TMI she is getting to her TOM so I thought some water being held. Saturday we went out to run and she couldn't make a mile without having to stop. Within a couples of miles she had stopped a few times and was crying they hurt so bad. She did some stretching and tried again, still too much pain. She went home iced and rested. Sunday she said both were much better, just one was "tight". We get to her meet on Monday, she went outside and did about a mile or so warm up (to run a mile race LOL) and said she was fine. By about 600m into the 1600m I could see she was in pain and limping to run. I got as close to the track as I could and yelled at her to stop, I'm not a fan of watching my kid make an injury worse. She ignored me and continued. She finished and when I could get where I could talk to her she was crying (I think more about her time) but was saying the pain was unbearable while she was running. She went to the trainer there and she said she thought shin splints or tendinitis. She wanted to run the 800m, but her coach pulled her out not wanting to make things worse. Today she is still in pain.

    I've talked to her school trainer and tomorrow she has an appt first thing for xrays, he wants to make sure she doesn't have a stress fracture. I guess what I'm asking for those of who you have suffered with shin splints or stress fractures, does that sound like the type of pain you have? Either way she is done with indoor as far as I'm concerned. I won't let her run until she is healed enough not to have any type of relapse.

    Thanks

    I think we all know that I've had experience with shin stress fractures, but it seems to me like her pain came on more suddenly than it normally does with stress fractures unless she's had some pain she's been ignoring. Also, I don't think it's that common to get stress fractures in both legs at the same time. One better way to tell is to run your finger along the area, pressing slightly. If she can pinpoint an exact spot that's painful when you press on it, that's more indicative of a stress fracture. It's been awhile since I've had shin splints, so I'm not sure if it's that or something else. Hoping for the best outcome for Skip!

  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    @kristinegift that's a great sounding workout! No track work for me in training, kind of hello us of you folks who have tracks.
  • Elise4270
    Elise4270 Posts: 8,375 Member
    Anyone heard from @greenolivetree today? I looked to post on her feed but it appears private.

    Hope she and DH are doing well.
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    @kristinegift that's a great sounding workout! No track work for me in training, kind of hello us of you folks who have tracks.

    @MNLittleFinn Anything done on a track can be done a treadmill if you know what your paces should be! I think this is the 2nd or 3rd track workout I've done in the last year. I do most speed sessions on the 'mill. :)
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    kristinegift wrote: »
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    @kristinegift that's a great sounding workout! No track work for me in training, kind of hello us of you folks who have tracks.

    @MNLittleFinn Anything done on a track can be done a treadmill if you know what your paces should be! I think this is the 2nd or 3rd track workout I've done in the last year. I do most speed sessions on the 'mill. :)

    PT has banned me from the TM. He thinks that might have been a factor in my calf/achilles issues last week and the week before.

    I have a loop I can run that's just about 1000m that I use for the shorter 800-1000m intervals. Haven't done any intervals shorter than that that weren't part of fartlek runs.....
  • Stoshew71
    Stoshew71 Posts: 6,553 Member
    edited January 2017
    MNLittleFinn wrote: »
    louubelle16 wrote: »
    @MNLittleFinn I'll be sure to let you know my thoughts on my plan, but right now it seems to be serving me really well. I have made some adjustments, however. For example, I know it breaks the 25-33% rule for long runs that @Stoshew71 and others swear by so, to make that work, I'm taking into account the time spent cross-training as per the plan and working it so that the long run works out to be about 30% of the time spent 'training' each week. I'm also cutting back the cut-back weeks by another 20% ish. As I'm injury-prone, these were the suggestion from my old PT, so I'm hoping it works for me.

    I've also bumped the 18miler training run up to a 20mile, because it matched perfectly with a 20mile race my running club are putting in a team for. I figured another couple of miles couldn't hurt, as long as I cutback the week after (which was on my plan anyway) but the psychological benefits of running two 20 milers in training rather than one, I think, will be extremely beneficial to me. Mainly because I'm still terrified :grimace:

    That sounds good! Having another 20 miler would be a big confidence booster I'm thinking.

    I started my plan 2 weeks early, so I'm hoping, when I get 18 or so weeks in, I'll be able to slip in an additional long run week with a...GASP...22 miler....and an additional taper week, since my plan only has a 2 week taper...


    Be careful on how to take your plan's 2 week taper and turn it into a 3 week taper. You can actually over taper. I have examples on how I executed a 3 week marathon taper in my blog. That's what I usually do, 3 weeks.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    edited January 2017
    Stoshew71 wrote: »
    Be careful on how to take your plan's 2 week taper and turn it into a 3 week taper. You can actually over taper. I have examples on how I executed a 3 week marathon taper in my blog. That's what I usually do, 3 weeks.

    Thanks for that reminder. you're blogging was actually part of why I was looking at making a 3 week taper, instead of just adding in 2 more weeks of training and, well, I was slightly skeptical that 2 weeks was enough taper....I'm such a neophyte...... I'll have to go back and look at the examples again to get a better idea of what I want to do. I have 22 weeks to do a 20 week plan....because I wanted to get going on it....I operate better with structure.
  • vandinem
    vandinem Posts: 550 Member 
    Date     Miles      MTD
------   -----    -------
Jan 02     6.5        6.5
Jan 07     4.3       10.8
Jan 09     4.3T      15.1
Jan 12     6.1T      21.2
Jan 14     7.5       28.7
Jan 15     6.6       35.3
Jan 17     5.2T      40.5

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  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    @skippygirlsmom - I have not had any injuries with pain where Skip has it, but I just wanted to say you're doing the right things with her. A motivated runner is perfectly capable of running herself into serious damage, and a young person can lack the perspective needed to heal up enough. No matter how much Skip may complain, you're doing exactly what a Mom should do for her.

    @MNLittleFinn - I bet a lot of runners would just love to have a doctor's statement that they can't run on a treadmill!
  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    January Running Totals (miles)
    1/1 – 10.39 warmup, 7.5 mile race, cool down
    1/2 – 2.12 easy cross country
    1/3 – 8.58 warmup, tempo intervals
    1/4 – 5.01 easy
    1/5 – 5.99 warmup, speed work, cool down
    1/6 – rest day
    1/7 – 16.59 warmup + Winter Warrior Half Marathon
    1/8 – 7.62 easy on indoor track
    1/9 – 6.51 easy
    1/10 – 6.02 warmup + MP
    1/11 – 6.20 mostly easy
    1/12 – 9.01 warm up, speed work, cool down
    1/13 – rest day
    1/14 – 15.88 warm up, 5 mile race, post-race easy run
    1/15 – 10.06 easy with hills
    1/16 – 6.83 easy plus 4 strides
    1/17 – 8.02 warm up, speed work, cool down

    January total to date – 124.83

    Nominal Challenge Goal – 225 miles
    Real Goals: Train toward Boston, working 3 Freezeroo races plus Winter Warrior Half into the training plan. Avoid injury.

    Today's notes – Today it rained. All. Day. Long. Sometimes light, sometimes heavy, mostly steady. Temperature hung out in the upper 30s F. It's the kind of weather that makes me want to stay indoors. I know that if I dress for it appropriately and go run, the run will be pleasant; but perhaps not as pleasant as running with blue skies and sunshine at the same temperature. My funk about the weather kept me from going out to get a few groceries. That can wait a day. Today I just kept telling myself, "You don't have to shovel rain."

    Fortunately, my running assignment today was speed work on an indoor track. Got there a bit early, and found that the Garmin would not find my HRM. I've seen this before. Power down the watch, power it back up. Still no HRM. Okay, probably a dead battery in the HRM. Deal with it.

    Good thing I don't run by heart rate.

    So I got out and did my 2 mile warmup. Then the speed work: 4 x 200 at R with 200 recovery, 1 x 800 at T with 200 recovery, 2 x 600 at R with 400 recovery, 4 x 200 at R with 200 recovery. I thought I'd aim for 42 to 43 seconds per 200 m at R pace, and that might be a bit aggressive for my current conditioning.

    Turned out I'm in better shape than I thought. The first 4 200's at R came in at 40.6, 41.8, 41,4, and 40.2 seconds. The 800 at T came in at 3:13.4, compared to a target range of 3:12 to 3:16. The 600's at R came in at 2:09.8 and 2:09.3. The last 200's at R came in at 41.5, 41.7, 41.9, and 41.5. Those results show that I've got decent cardio conditioning. Backing into the numbers, it seems I'm training at a VDOT of between 51 and 52. That's as fast as I was at my peak during last year's Boston training cycle.

    Took a break for water and a bit of a breather, then went out and ran the 2 mile cool down. Even on a track, it felt wonderful and natural to just run easy at a pace slightly slower than an 8 minute mile. I think I'm pretty much healthy again. Did some good stretches and 3 sets of cone touches anyway; injury prevention sounds like a Good Idea to me right now.

    Coach says I'm in good shape for Bend. He's putting me on the A team for that one. With 6 Supervet runners, Coach wants 5 on the A team and one odd man out, rather than taking a chance with two 3 man teams. Bend should be an interesting experience, when my time will actually matter to the team in a national event. No pressure, right?

    2017 races:
    January 1, 2017 Freezeroo #2 (Resolution Run 7.5 mile) (Mendon, NY) Finished in 50:45
    January 7, 2017 Winter Warrior Half Marathon (Gates, NY) Finished in 1:32:40
    January 14, 2017 Freezeroo #3 (Pineway Ponds Park 5 mile) (Spencerport, NY) Finished in 33:42
    January 28, 2017 Freezeroo #4 (Hearnish 5 mile) (Victor, NY)
    February 4, 2017 USATF Cross Country National Championship 8K (Bend, OR)
    February 11, 2017 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY)
    February 25, 2017 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY)
    March 11, 2017 Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 mile (Rochester, NY)
    April 17, 2017 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA)

  • HonuNui
    HonuNui Posts: 1,464 Member
    January goal: Get up. Move.

    1/1: rest
    1/2 3.55
    1/3 4.21
    1/4 5.69
    1/5 rest
    1/6 2.71 + core/strength training
    1/7 4.17
    1/8 yoga
    1/9 bought a car. Took ALL day!
    1/10 4.70
    1/11 3.2
    1/12 work sux
    1/13 work still sux
    1/14 exhausted from sukky work week
    1/15 5.11
    1/16 3.15
    1/17 3.00

    Total: 39.49

    Ticker is my goal for 2017 and total to date:

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  • KusiQuyllur2015
    KusiQuyllur2015 Posts: 35 Member

    1/11- 2.4..... 2.4
    1/12- 3.4..... 5.8
    1/13- 3.8..... 9.6
    1/14- 2.7..... 12.3
    1/15- 4.3..... 16.6
    1/16- 3.3..... 19.9
    1/17- 3.0..... 22.9
  • bmelb1
    bmelb1 Posts: 224 Member

    Date Km Today - Km for Jan.
    1/3 5.73 - 5.73
    1/5 3.79 - 9.52
    1/6 5.41 - 14.93 10K running clinic
    1/8 6.08 - 21.01
    1/10 5.8 - 26.81
    1/11 5.96 - 32.77
    1/13 4.1 – 36.87
    1/15 7.11 – 43.98 My first LSD run
    1/17 6 - 49.98
    =========
    Goal 75 km

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    Upcoming Races:
    Polar Hero 5km OCR? - 2/4
    Ottawa Tamarack 10km - 5/27
  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
    Hard days ahead in my house, my husband's brother died suddenly over the weekend. 16km therapy run tonight, I have a feeling the rest of January will have to be sporadic long runs in the interest of prioritizing my husband and my inlaws

    January 1- Travel Day
    January 2- 8.1km
    January 3- 8.1km
    January 4- 8.1km
    January 5- Rest Day
    January 6- 10km
    January 7- 15.1km
    January 8- 6km
    January 9- HIIT Day
    January 10- 10.1km
    January 11- Rest Day
    January 12- 10.1km
    January 13- 7.1k
    January 14- 21.1km
    January 15- Rest Day
    January 16- Off
    January 17- 16km

    119.8/160km


  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
    Hard days ahead, my BIL died over the weekend. January will likely be sporadic long runs in the interest of prioritizing my husband and his family :(

    January 1- Travel Day
    January 2- 8.1km
    January 3- 8.1km
    January 4- 8.1km
    January 5- Rest Day
    January 6- 10km
    January 7- 15.1km
    January 8- 6km
    January 9- HIIT Day
    January 10- 10.1km
    January 11- Rest Day
    January 12- 10.1km
    January 13- 7.1k
    January 14- 21.1km
    January 15&16- Off
    January 17- 16km

    119.8/160km
  • greenolivetree
    greenolivetree Posts: 1,282 Member
    Elise4270 wrote: »
    Anyone heard from @greenolivetree today? I looked to post on her feed but it appears private.

    Hope she and DH are doing well.

    Aw, I just saw this. Stayin' alive :p Spent all but 3 hours at the hospital since Monday morning. Hubs is doing well as can be expected for having a vertical incision down his belly and a bunch of intestine cut out. Hopefully after recovery our life will get back to normal for awhile.
  • 07KatieP13
    07KatieP13 Posts: 220 Member
    Date,,,,,,,,,,Miles,,,,,,,,,,Total
    1/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2.0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2.0
    2/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2.3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4.3
    3/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,Rest,,,,,,,,,,,,,,4.3
    4/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2.3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,6.6
    5/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2.6,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,9.2
    6/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,Rest,,,,,,,,,,,,,,9.2
    7/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,Rest,,,,,,,,,,,,,,9.2
    8/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2.6,,,,,,,,,,,,,,11.8
    9/1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,2.9,,,,,,,,,,,,,,14.7
    10/1,,,,,,,,,,Rest,,,,,,,,,,,,,14.7
    11/1,,,,,,,,,,,,3.0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,17.7
    12/1,,,,,,,,,,,,2.3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,20.0
    13/1,,,,,,,,,,Rest,,,,,,,,,,,,,20.0
    14/1,,,,,,,,,,Rest,,,,,,,,,,,,,20.0
    15/1,,,,,,,,,,,,3.4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,23.4
    16/1,,,,,,,,,,,,3.0,,,,,,,,,,,,,,26.4
    17/1,,,,,,,,,,,,3.1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,29.5
    18/1,,,,,,,,,,,,3.1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,32.6

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  • JessicaMcB
    JessicaMcB Posts: 1,503 Member
    Thanks @Orphia , it didn't post the first time so I had to rewrite and then they both posted? Gah technology.
  • SweatsOnSunday
    SweatsOnSunday Posts: 514 Member
    At 61.5 here.

    My original goal was to hit 80. But now I'm upping it to 100.
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