July 2017 Running Challenge
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Thanks @MobyCarp . I think my boots are 2lbs for both. My FRC seems light, only a cotton shirt under it.
Thanks @kimlight2 ! Glad my ramblings are entertaining.
@PastorVincent yuck! *Northerners* ketchup? I had 3 dogs yesterday with chili, cheese, onion and mustard. Mmmmm!
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@PastorVincent yuck! *Northerners* ketchup? I had 3 dogs yesterday with chili, cheese, onion and mustard. Mmmmm!
I have lived in the West, and in the South, and in East, the North... everywhere I go people eat hotdogs with ketchup.. so not a northern USA thing at all. Unlike say Pork Roll, which is a very much North East thing.
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PastorVincent wrote: »@PastorVincent yuck! *Northerners* ketchup? I had 3 dogs yesterday with chili, cheese, onion and mustard. Mmmmm!
I have lived in the West, and in the South, and in East, the North... everywhere I go people eat hotdogs with ketchup.. so not a northern USA thing at all. Unlike say Pork Roll, which is a very much North East thing.
Never put ketchup on a hot dog in Chicago unless you have a death wish.4 -
PastorVincent wrote: »@PastorVincent yuck! *Northerners* ketchup? I had 3 dogs yesterday with chili, cheese, onion and mustard. Mmmmm!
I have lived in the West, and in the South, and in East, the North... everywhere I go people eat hotdogs with ketchup.. so not a northern USA thing at all. Unlike say Pork Roll, which is a very much North East thing.
Ya I'm just bustin' your chops. You were supposed to say "well that's why it's MY hot dog and not yours"
My daughter is a ketchup/pickle addict. So I couldn't resist a little razzing. 1 -
@PastorVincent, @Elise4270, @RespectTheKitty - Ketchup goes on burgers...the only proper condiment for a hot dog is mustard
@OhHim - You are awesome! Go get it!
@SkippyGirlsMom - all that moving does not sound fun. Perhaps you can add it to your resume?
Can't believe it is the first weekday of the month and we're already 7 pages in! Caught up for the moment.
Everyone be prepared to kick me in the *kitten* this month...I need it. I've been doing fine with runs, but my eating / food choices have sucked all year. Time to readjust. Feel free to check my diary and hold me to task. THANKS!7 -
July goal: 55 miles
7/2: 4.3 miles
7/3: 3.7 miles
8/55 miles
I had the day off today so I ran early. I didn't do my yoga yet, but I am planning on that this afternoon. It was hot, but it is July so what can you do? It was easier than yesterday's run. I feel so slow, but I just try to tell myself that my pace will be slower in the heat and I'm hoping that it will be better when the weather is nicer.
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7/1: 5.36 km
7/3: 5.19 km
10.55 / 75 km
My hr was all over the place today because the barista must have decided that I needed caffeine instead of my usual decaf (I have an arrhythmia that acts up with caffeine). It made for an amusing run trying to get/stay in the right zone. On the bright side, I don't have any anxiety about it anymore.
@Elise4270 That's cool you're going for a DEXA. I'd like to try one. Let us know how it goes. Still, I'm sure your scale is accurate enough. It was probably just a time-of-day-and-clothes-with-heavy-boots thing. I love your ramblings
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@PastorVincent I'm all about the ketchup (and relish). Yum. Now, I'm hungry.1
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Ya Karl! Mustard! *Even on burgers*. For some reason I do like McDonald's cheap little burgers with that warm ketchup and a pickle. Must be an association from childhood.
If I can figure out how to get to your diary, I'll definitely kick you in the kitten! I'm on mobile and mfp won't even let me complete my diary. If you do complete it, it shares the link in the home feed. So glitchy sometimes.
You're not alone, I am working on my food quality too. *Urp...scuze... fast food and diet soda (jeez I hope it's diet).
My new runner friend that was so concerned with the disk golf course was hit that same day with a driver. Luckily, it hit her in the thigh and she's just bruised. She took an article to the park office where a runner lost vision in an eye after being hit with one. I sure hope they figure this all out.
Alright. I gotta go back to work..... Y'all be good. Or not. Whaddo I care. Haha! Except you Karl! Be good! Don't make me bring you a salad!3 -
RunRachelleRun wrote: »7/1: 5.36 km
7/3: 5.19 km
10.55 / 75 km
My hr was all over the place today because the barista must have decided that I needed caffeine instead of my usual decaf (I have an arrhythmia that acts up with caffeine). It made for an amusing run trying to get/stay in the right zone. On the bright side, I don't have any anxiety about it anymore.
@Elise4270 That's cool you're going for a DEXA. I'd like to try one. Let us know how it goes. Still, I'm sure your scale is accurate enough. It was probably just a time-of-day-and-clothes-with-heavy-boots thing. I love your ramblings
Ya, I'm sure my scale is fine. But I keep wondering about it. And it'll be nice to have a real number to compare in 3-6 months. Thanks! 0 -
Ya Karl! Mustard! *Even on burgers*. For some reason I do like McDonald's cheap little burgers with that warm ketchup and a pickle. Must be an association from childhood.
I absolutely despise ketchup. I think it is pure concentrated evil. The smell of it makes me gag. Yet, I don't mind it on McDonald's hamburgers. So strange.4 -
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Ya, I'm sure my scale is fine. But I keep wondering about it. And it'll be nice to have a real number to compare in 3-6 months. Thanks!
@Elise4270 - the WEIGHT is probably correct, but I doubt any of the home scales out there actually give a good number for BF %. I could be wrong... but I doubt it. 1 -
RespectTheKitty wrote: »Ya Karl! Mustard! *Even on burgers*. For some reason I do like McDonald's cheap little burgers with that warm ketchup and a pickle. Must be an association from childhood.
I absolutely despise ketchup. I think it is pure concentrated evil. The smell of it makes me gag. Yet, I don't mind it on McDonald's hamburgers. So strange.
Maybe it's not ketchup
Or ketchup and soy go well together? 1 -
PastorVincent wrote: »[
Ya, I'm sure my scale is fine. But I keep wondering about it. And it'll be nice to have a real number to compare in 3-6 months. Thanks!
@Elise4270 - the WEIGHT is probably correct, but I doubt any of the home scales out there actually give a good number for BF %. I could be wrong... but I doubt it.
I totally agree. Be a good baseline to have. I know I need to add muscle. Maybe this will help push me to work on that.0 -
July 1 – 5.0 miles & 21DFX ABC Extreme
July 2 – 3.0 miles & P90X3 Isometrix
July 3 – 4 miles & 21DFX Power Strength Extreme
Total: 12.0/100 miles
Upcoming Race:
July 21 - St. Pete Beach Series, Race #2, 5K
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@BettyM1017 lol! I wish I had a treadmill nearby but my subscription to the gym is over. Doing workout inside a building during summer is a thing I hate the most.
Anyways, my first run for this month, a easy one:
7/3: 8.1k -easy run-
8.1/140k
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A proper hot dog is mustard, relish and diced raw onions. Especially good if the hot dog has been cook on an open flame and the bun either toasted or grilled.5
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I booked a dexa scan mid August. I was happy with my home scale numbers until work came up with different numbers, 8 pounds heavier (dressed and in steel toe boots). I don't know if my clothes really weighed that much. Best I get on my scale is about 6. My scale says 20% bf works measurements are 27 (outside of clothes) seems to be like the Navy calculation. Figure the scan will answer questions.
My boss just tried to get me to eat homemade cheesecake. I looked at it. It smelled wierd.
I'm cold. Why do I have to work today? My check engine light is still on. AutoZone confirmed it is gas cap crap. Dang EPA regs. They can not reset it by law. Oh well. Bet he would have if dh would have shown him his kitten. Haha. Trying so hard today to do NOTHING at work today.
If you read all of my ramblings, you're either pathetic, a true friend, or trying to ditch work like me.
Is it lunch time yet?
@Elise4270 I have had different measurements with every calculation method and scale / hand-held bio-electric impedance method, but my Omron scale is always the highest. When I had a Dexa scan in April, my scale that morning showed 16.1% body fat. When I mentioned to the person doing the scan that I use a scale, she was about to tell me about the inaccuracies of those scales and how they show a much lower result than the more accurate Dexa (I hadn't heard the results at this point). I told her it was 16.1% that morning, and that I noticed it was ALWAYS higher than anything else... at which point she cut past the standard lecture she was obviously about to give and gave me the Dexa result (15.8%).
I'm going to do another Dexa scan when I think I'm close to my goal of 10% body fat or towards the end of the year - whichever comes first.4 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »I booked a dexa scan mid August. I was happy with my home scale numbers until work came up with different numbers, 8 pounds heavier (dressed and in steel toe boots). I don't know if my clothes really weighed that much. Best I get on my scale is about 6. My scale says 20% bf works measurements are 27 (outside of clothes) seems to be like the Navy calculation. Figure the scan will answer questions.
My boss just tried to get me to eat homemade cheesecake. I looked at it. It smelled wierd.
I'm cold. Why do I have to work today? My check engine light is still on. AutoZone confirmed it is gas cap crap. Dang EPA regs. They can not reset it by law. Oh well. Bet he would have if dh would have shown him his kitten. Haha. Trying so hard today to do NOTHING at work today.
If you read all of my ramblings, you're either pathetic, a true friend, or trying to ditch work like me.
Is it lunch time yet?
@Elise4270 I have had different measurements with every calculation method and scale / hand-held bio-electric impedance method, but my Omron scale is always the highest. When I had a Dexa scan in April, my scale that morning showed 16.1% body fat. When I mentioned to the person doing the scan that I use a scale, she was about to tell me about the inaccuracies of those scales and how they show a much lower result than the more accurate Dexa (I hadn't heard the results at this point). I told her it was 16.1% that morning, and that I noticed it was ALWAYS higher than anything else... at which point she cut past the standard lecture she was obviously about to give and gave me the Dexa result (15.8%).
I'm going to do another Dexa scan when I think I'm close to my goal of 10% body fat or towards the end of the year - whichever comes first.
Awesome numbers! That's nice to hear that yours was on the money.
I'm hoping mine is close. I'm studying up on recomp. Sounds like a solid way to lose and gain. Of course, that means I need to utilize my gym membership more... some... regularly.
Good luck on that 10%! I'll be tickled with 15-17%, (ok less than 20) Any advice on getting there?1 -
You guys notice that there are 1.6k views on this thread and this is the 200th post? Thats 8 looks per 1 post.
Lots a folks should jump in and make a running goal! Or maybe I'm not the only one that checks in just for a quick read while the boss isn't about.
Anyhow, 45 minutes left in this day. Thanks to everyone for entertaining me and sharing your hot dog preferences. I hate the things. But, once in a while I sure love a good chili dog. DH boils them. Guess that makes 'em better than the nuker. I work with a guy that said he use to make them and there are zero chicken lips and behinds in them. Still, Idk if I believe that.0 -
To jump in on the hot dog argument. A good hot dog doesn't exist. A hot dog should be tossed to the dog and replaced with a brat or other good sausage and then you can argue condiments which shouldn't go past mustard and kraut (depending on the sausage other allowances can be made).7
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To jump in on the hot dog argument. A good hot dog doesn't exist. A hot dog should be tossed to the dog and replaced with a brat or other good sausage and then you can argue condiments which shouldn't go past mustard and kraut (depending on the sausage other allowances can be made).
Someone's fancy!
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To jump in on the hot dog argument. A good hot dog doesn't exist. A hot dog should be tossed to the dog and replaced with a brat or other good sausage and then you can argue condiments which shouldn't go past mustard and kraut (depending on the sausage other allowances can be made).
Someone's fancy!
I accidentally read what was in hot dogs once
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midwesterner85 wrote: »I booked a dexa scan mid August. I was happy with my home scale numbers until work came up with different numbers, 8 pounds heavier (dressed and in steel toe boots). I don't know if my clothes really weighed that much. Best I get on my scale is about 6. My scale says 20% bf works measurements are 27 (outside of clothes) seems to be like the Navy calculation. Figure the scan will answer questions.
My boss just tried to get me to eat homemade cheesecake. I looked at it. It smelled wierd.
I'm cold. Why do I have to work today? My check engine light is still on. AutoZone confirmed it is gas cap crap. Dang EPA regs. They can not reset it by law. Oh well. Bet he would have if dh would have shown him his kitten. Haha. Trying so hard today to do NOTHING at work today.
If you read all of my ramblings, you're either pathetic, a true friend, or trying to ditch work like me.
Is it lunch time yet?
@Elise4270 I have had different measurements with every calculation method and scale / hand-held bio-electric impedance method, but my Omron scale is always the highest. When I had a Dexa scan in April, my scale that morning showed 16.1% body fat. When I mentioned to the person doing the scan that I use a scale, she was about to tell me about the inaccuracies of those scales and how they show a much lower result than the more accurate Dexa (I hadn't heard the results at this point). I told her it was 16.1% that morning, and that I noticed it was ALWAYS higher than anything else... at which point she cut past the standard lecture she was obviously about to give and gave me the Dexa result (15.8%).
I'm going to do another Dexa scan when I think I'm close to my goal of 10% body fat or towards the end of the year - whichever comes first.
Awesome numbers! That's nice to hear that yours was on the money.
I'm hoping mine is close. I'm studying up on recomp. Sounds like a solid way to lose and gain. Of course, that means I need to utilize my gym membership more... some... regularly.
Good luck on that 10%! I'll be tickled with 15-17%, (ok less than 20) Any advice on getting there?
The thing that worked best for me was to go extremely low carb. I started losing 5 times faster at the same calorie level when I first started low carb... after a year, I was experiencing a stall and decided to switch to low carb animal products only (except beverages such as coffee and some small amounts of condiments and spices). The carnivore diet worked wonderfully. With my recent backpacking trip, I let my nutrition go and ate a lot of nuts and peanuts. So I've put on some weight again and am not in as good of shape as I was in April when I had the testing done. I'm starting to switch back to a carnivorous diet now.1 -
@karllundy great idea on the resume! I spent the last 7 hours in the garage unpacking stuff, moving stuff, making room for stuff and realizing my car my never see the inside of the garage again ha ha My neighbor has 2 huge sheds and a garage bigger than their house in the back certainly they have space for all my stuff ha ha
@pastorvincent love me some pork roll. I always put ketchup on my hot dogs and both ketchup and mustard on my cheeseburgers.
I love hot dogs I could eat them every single day. Best are from a vendor on the streets of NY yummy! Not fond of them if they are boiled, better broiled or grilled.1 -
To jump into the hot dog conversation, I only have them 2 or 3 times a year but mine have to be all beef, Kosher and with yellow mustard and spicy stadium mustard. Broiled or grilled please. Yummy.2
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Sorry to interrupt the hot dog conversation with some running, but I haven't got any hot dogs here to talk about. For the record, I like 'em best boiled. It's easiest to ask for Chicago Style around here, but back in the day, it always ketchup, mustard, relish and chopped raw onion. I don't like my bun toasted, either.
Like I said; interrupting the hot dog talk. Yesterday's 4 miles was outdoors. I gave the Mizuno Wave Universe 5's another try. After all, I've only got about half a toenail on my right big toe just now. The damaged bit from the last wear is pretty well grown out, and I'm clipped as short as feasible. I had also cut the stitching on the toecap. It wasn't enough. Even without socks, they're not really comfortable for more than 3 miles. I'll try additional modifications, but I'm not convinced that there's anything much I'll be able to do with them. It's a shame, since they are otherwise dreamy. They encourage me to go even faster than I ought to, though. Even with coming to a full stop for water breaks, I averaged 9:40 minutes per mile. I am of the school of thought that "the clock doesn't pause on race day." I was trying to go easy, but that's damn close to 10k pace.
Today's 7 miles, I wore my trusty Merrell Bare Access 4's and told the Garmin I wanted to run in Zone 2, please. So I ran until my watch buzzed, then walked until it buzzed again. Lots of walk breaks. About 1/3 of my total elapsed time. I can't actually run slow enough to be in Zone 2 and running. 2 minutes per mile slower than yesterday, though.
7/1 - 3.4 miles
7/2 - 4 miles
7/3 - 7 miles
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July Running Totals (miles)
7/1 – 14.00 paced run
7/2 – 14.03 easy
7/3 – 6.21 easy + 4 strides
July total to date – 34.24
Nominal Challenge Goal – 260 miles
Real Goals: Stay healthy. Train toward Rochester Marathon. Pace Shoreline Half as close as possible to a 1:40 finish with even splits. Run Karknocker 5K in under 20 minutes.
Today's notes – Today's assignment was easy + 4 strides. Slept late, found time in the morning to actually go buy some sunscreen, and with one thing and another didn't get out on the road till about 4. The good news is, that delayed me till after the mail arrived, and my replacement HR monitor arrived in the mail. (estimated delivery, July 11-19) I'm glad to be back in a band that doesn't chafe, and doesn't lose contact if I wear it too long before I start running (as in, put on the HR monitor at home, drive to the group run or race, wait a while, and see fake reading high HRs till I sweat enough to make a good connection because the moisture I used when I put it on dried out.)
It was 80º F (27º C) when I started running, so I wanted to wear a singlet. And I could, because now I have sunscreen to use on my shoulder and rear underarm that are shaded by a tee. On the one hand, those areas don't look as fish belly white as they did earlier in the season. On the other hand, I have a race in the morning and I don't want to start it with a nagging soreness from sunburn. So the sunscreen went on, and it did its job. Will use it again tomorrow morning, which is supposed to be sunny and high UV index.
Today, I watched my heart rate. I kept seeing my HR in Zone 1 at paces that ought to be too fast for Zone 1. It didn't hit Zone 2 till the first hill, and I don't think it hit Zone 3 till I got to doing strides at the end of the run. There was some cardiac drift, and I ran much of mile 5 and the pre-strides part of mile 6 higher in Zone 1 than most of the run, with some crossing into Zone 2; but that's okay. I was feeling good.
Stretched, came in, and found that a frozen banana tastes great after a summer run. It was a nice day to just run a short easy distance, with the strides to remind me how to run faster for tomorrow morning.
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) short course, finished 4.88 miles in 32:50
February 4, 2017 USATF Cross Country National Championship Masters 8K (Bend, OR) Finished in 35:39, team won the 60+ Men's cross country championship
February 11, 2017 Freezeroo #5 (Valentines Run "In Memory of Tom Brannon" 8 Mile) (Greece, NY) sat out due to training schedule
February 25, 2017 Freezeroo #6 (White House Challenge 4.4 mile) (Webster, NY) short course, finished 4.34 miles in 27:51
March 11, 2017 Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 mile (Rochester, NY) finished in 33:25
March 18, 2017 USATF Masters 8K Championship (Shamrock 8K, Virginia Beach, VA) finished in 30:59, PR for 8K
April 17, 2017 Boston Marathon (Hopkinton, MA) finished in 3:49:42
April 30, 2017 USATF Masters 10K Championship (James Joyce Ramble, Dedham, MA) finished in 39:54, PR for 10K
May 21, 2017 Lilac Run 10K (Rochester, NY) finished in 40:04
May 27, 2017 Canandaigua Classic Half Marathon (Canandaigua, NY) finished in 1:33:06
June 9, 2017 Charlie McMullen Mile (Fairport, NY) finished in 5:44.90, PR for mile
June 18, 2017 Medved 5K to Cure ALS (Rochester, NY) finished in 19:32
July 4, 2017 Firecracker Four Mile (Fairport, NY)
July 15, 2017 Shoreline Half Marathon [1:40 pacer] (Hamlin, NY)
July 28, 2017 Karknocker 5K (East Rochester, NY)
September 3, 2017 Oak Tree Half Marathon (Geneseo, NY)
September 17, 2017 MVP Rochester Marathon (Rochester, NY)
November 23, 2017 Race with Grace 10K (Hilton, NY)
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midwesterner85 wrote: »midwesterner85 wrote: »I booked a dexa scan mid August. I was happy with my home scale numbers until work came up with different numbers, 8 pounds heavier (dressed and in steel toe boots). I don't know if my clothes really weighed that much. Best I get on my scale is about 6. My scale says 20% bf works measurements are 27 (outside of clothes) seems to be like the Navy calculation. Figure the scan will answer questions.
My boss just tried to get me to eat homemade cheesecake. I looked at it. It smelled wierd.
I'm cold. Why do I have to work today? My check engine light is still on. AutoZone confirmed it is gas cap crap. Dang EPA regs. They can not reset it by law. Oh well. Bet he would have if dh would have shown him his kitten. Haha. Trying so hard today to do NOTHING at work today.
If you read all of my ramblings, you're either pathetic, a true friend, or trying to ditch work like me.
Is it lunch time yet?
@Elise4270 I have had different measurements with every calculation method and scale / hand-held bio-electric impedance method, but my Omron scale is always the highest. When I had a Dexa scan in April, my scale that morning showed 16.1% body fat. When I mentioned to the person doing the scan that I use a scale, she was about to tell me about the inaccuracies of those scales and how they show a much lower result than the more accurate Dexa (I hadn't heard the results at this point). I told her it was 16.1% that morning, and that I noticed it was ALWAYS higher than anything else... at which point she cut past the standard lecture she was obviously about to give and gave me the Dexa result (15.8%).
I'm going to do another Dexa scan when I think I'm close to my goal of 10% body fat or towards the end of the year - whichever comes first.
Awesome numbers! That's nice to hear that yours was on the money.
I'm hoping mine is close. I'm studying up on recomp. Sounds like a solid way to lose and gain. Of course, that means I need to utilize my gym membership more... some... regularly.
Good luck on that 10%! I'll be tickled with 15-17%, (ok less than 20) Any advice on getting there?
The thing that worked best for me was to go extremely low carb. I started losing 5 times faster at the same calorie level when I first started low carb... after a year, I was experiencing a stall and decided to switch to low carb animal products only (except beverages such as coffee and some small amounts of condiments and spices). The carnivore diet worked wonderfully. With my recent backpacking trip, I let my nutrition go and ate a lot of nuts and peanuts. So I've put on some weight again and am not in as good of shape as I was in April when I had the testing done. I'm starting to switch back to a carnivorous diet now.
I'll keep that in mind. I plan on eating all the veggies I can stand with plenty of protein.0 -
Thanks for joining me @HonuNui
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
07/01/17 :::: 8.1 :::: 8.1
07/02/17 :::: 2.7 :::: 10.8
07/03/17 :::: 3.4 :::: 14.2
Goal = 110 miles
I went out for a walk with my Stella and decided midway to start running. The trail we were on was pretty challenging with roots and rocks, so it was slow going between that and the pokey little puppy, but it was kind of fun to do something a little different. Then I circled back to my house and dropped off the dog and finished up my run alone on a flat trail. Beautiful weather tonight!
Upcoming races
7/1 to 7/31 Race to Cure Sarcoma - July miles to Team Kelly's Courage Runners
10/1 Wineglass Half Marathon, Corning NY
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