September 2021 Monthly Running Challenge
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9/1 – 6.22
9/2 – 4.01
9/4 – 3.70
9/6 – 6.03
9/7 – 4.02
9/9 – 7.02
9/10 – 2.31
9/11 – 13.15 Sept HM
9/13 – 5.02
51.48 of 75 miles
Did the Sept HM this past weekend, best time since my broken ankle, still over 3 hours but I’m happy.
Thanks @Scott6255 and @quilteryoyo he’s a sweetie boy, I’m glad he’s here too. At night he’ll climb up on me while I’m watching TV and just stare into my eyes it’s like you can see the love in his eyes. Since I shared Champ I need to share my Macy, who has been an old soul since she's 2 years old, she's now 10. I amuse myself with the stupid things when I walk them, some old couch for garbage pick up.
@TheMrWobbly I’m so sorry.
@Teresa502 funny you mention humidity for some reason I assumed the humidity was low in the Caribbean…wonder why I thought that.
@kgirlhart glad mom is okay
@polskagirl01 yay for you and the kids. Great job on the race, love the medal! Congrats
@shanaber oh no I can’t believe you fell like that, hope you are okay. The medal is beautiful.
@martaindale I use Honey Stinger Organic gels, they aren’t all sugary to me and I don’t have a problem with them. If I can find them in Gold they are the winner for me.
@RunsOnEspresso frozen chews might be nice in the heat. LOL
Ha ha @swenson19d it’s been probably 3 years since I’ve been in a relationship and much longer since I needed products LOL!!! Ha ha @shanaber Skip and I do that, don’t tell me what color the jar, box, bottle is just send me a picture
Woohoo @katharmonic
@7lenny7 If I ran with you I’d constantly be checking my pulse to make sure I was alive with all these vultures on your runs.
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September 2 – 8.35
September 5 – 5.02
September 6 – 6.06
September 8 – 5.10
September 9 – 5.22
September 11 – 11.02
September 13 – 5.71
Unremarkable run with a couple of friends this morning. When you’re running on the city streets in the dark at 5:00 am, unremarkable is good!
@quilteryoyo – I would recommend starting in Elizabethton. I’ve parked at the Ingles in Elizabethton and gotten on the trail there before. It won’t be very scenic to start because the trail runs alongside the highway but it is pretty flat and would be a good warm-up and finish. If you start there, I would head towards JC from there. If you go the other way towards downtown Elizabethton, the trail kind of gets hard to follow and goes behind some industrial buildings.
@katharmonic – Congratulations!
That tree is very creepy @7lenny7! Right out of a Halloween horror movie.
Way to get that September HM done @skippygirlsmom! Love the puppy pics!
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Speaking of the OG members, it looks like Stan @Stoshew71 hasn't logged into MFP in over 3 years. For you new member, he was the originator of the monthly run challenge threads.
Stan and I ran together once(maybe twice?) when he came to Baltimore for a visit. This was probably 2013ish or so? I was on the original running challenges back then when I went by CarsonRuns(MFP won't let me reclaim it).
I moved to California 5 years ago and started surfing. Took 4 years off from running, but have now moved to North Carolina and I'm running again.
Goal for September is 100 miles.
My log is here: https://www.runningahead.com/logs/f395f426a792443989cc9b545ae45445
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Welcome back @CarsonRuns, err...I mean @CarsonSurfs I remember you posting here under that handle!3
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@shanaber I expected that first spoiler to be your battered hand or knee or something and it was just cute puppies! Nice surprise!
I have not tried Skratch Labs – Or @scott6255 gatorade chews. I will keep those in mind if I don’t end up loving anything I bought this round.
@teresa502 I have a couple of Gu gels in my pile to try. One of my triathlete friends recommended them and she has a pretty touchy stomach, so we’ll see how they work for me.
@quilteryoyo Awesome driveway long run! Even for your driveway that’s a lot of laps.
Congrats @polskagirl01 on your 10k race! Well done on the spartan race @katharmonic!
@skippygirlsmom You are doing great with your recovery!
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Thanks @Teresa502 and @martaindale the ankle is still swollen at the bone and the incision are still numb which is weird, but I'm feeling good.3
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Sept totals: 31.7/70 miles
9/2: 3.1 miles
9/3: 4.1 miles
9/5: 3.1 miles
9/6: 3 miles
9/8: 4.1 miles
9/9: 3.1 miles
9/11: 8.2 miles
9/13: 3 miles
Pretty unremarkable 3 miles this morning. Still a little cooler than average this morning but super humid ahead of tropical storm Nicholas blowing in later tonight. Light rain has already started but the heavier stuff and the wind won't come in until late tonight and the wee hours of tomorrow morning.
We live far enough north of Houston that mostly we just worry about flooding. Specifically road flooding. The Houston area is designed for roadways to flood first before property, as run-off since we basically live on a marsh. During Harvey when so much of the city was under water, we did fine but we were flooded in with no passable roads out for a couple of days. School has already been called for tomorrow and I will have to see if I can get to the office. As long as we don't lose power I actually kind of enjoy these tropical storms. They are so much less anxiety producing than hurricanes and I like a couple of good rainy days every now and then.7 -
9-1: 3.4 trails
9-2: 4.0 trails
9-3: 2.0 trails
9-4: 7.5 easy
9-5: 3.8 trails
9-6: 3.6 trails
9-7: rest
9-8: 4.1 trails
9-9: 3.5 trails
9-10:4.8 trails
9-11: rest
9-12: 8.0 easy
9-13: 3.6 trails
48.3 for the month7 -
9/13 - 27.08/60 completed4
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Okay Doctor report. I got lucky with getting a really nice and good doctor. His goal is to get a person back to healthy to reach your sporting goals. He examined me with pushing and pulling on my legs to see when it hurt and exactly where the pain was in my hip. He ruled out bursitis and said he needed to take X-rays to see what’s going on. He said no fracture but some arthritis happening. He said it’s was a bone contusion from my fall. So he said stay low for 2 weeks and he gave me some strength and stretching Exercises to work on my legs to keep the joints going. Then at 2 weeks try to do some walking and running to see how it goes. He didn’t want to see me back unless the problem persists. He felt that I should be ready for the 10 k I have entered for October 31st.10
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Nice running @7lenny7 ! Glad your son and his wife ran with you too. I'm sure that was enjoyable. The tree with all of the birds is a bit creepy.
@skippygirlsmom Macy is a cutie too. Yeah on your Sept HM!
@Teresa502 Thanks for the information. Sounds like the best plan.
@CarsonSurfs Glad you came back to us. I live in E. TN, so potentially not that far away.
Thanks @martaindale ! I hope the flooding isn't too bad for you.
That's good news @julieannegannon ! I hope rest is all it takes.
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I didn't update my mileage yesterday. Did my normal Sunday mile walk on the driveway between church and lunch.
Today was a very busy day for me. Started with an early, 8 am, meeting with the lawyer to finish up dad's probate and then a meeting with the bank to add my brother and myself to all of her accounts. After that, mom and I did a few other errands. I made phone calls, took the trash off, and then went down to do the push mowing at mom's. When I got home, I decided to go ahead and mow my yard, since I was already sweaty and dirty. I got done with it at 7:10 pm. I still needed to get my walk in, so did that before coming in for the night. If it weren't for the streak, there would NOT have been a walk taken tonight. (According to Garmin, I walked 2.65 miles total while mowing.)
Monthly mileage in the spoiler.1 Sept - 0.00 miles Ran - 1.0 mile Walk - Driveway laps
2 Sept - 3.00 miles Ran - 1.0 mile Walk - Mixed interval run in the morning on the rural road
3 Sept - 0.00 miles Ran - 1.0 mile Walk - Treadmill at 9:44 pm, after my Aunt's visitation and funeral - also played tennis that morning
4 Sept - 0.00 miles Ran - 1.0 mile Walk - Driveway laps in the evening, after my Aunt's burial that morning
5 Sept - 0.00 miles Ran - 1.0 mile Walk - Driveway laps after church and before lunch
6 Sept - 12.0 miles Ran - 1.0 mile Walk - PR for distance
7 Sept - 0.00 miles Ran - 1.0 mile Walk - Treadmill at 8:20 pm after work and weed eating mom's lawn
8 Sept - 0.00 miles Ran - 1.0 mile Walk - Driveway laps after 2 hours of doubles tennis
9 Sept - 3.00 miles Ran - 1.0 mile Walk - Driveway laps - Fartleks during the middle mile
10 Sept - 0.00 miles Ran - 1.0 mile Walk - Driveway laps after work - also played doubles tennis for nearly 2 hours
11 Sept - 10.00 miles Ran - 1.0 mile Walk - Driveway laps
12 Sept - 0.00 miles Ran - 1.0 mile Walk - Driveway laps after church and before lunch
12 Sept - 0.00 miles Ran - 1.0 mile Walk - Driveway laps after mowing
28 miles Ran - 13 mile Walked - No goal set for this month5 -
I had my first session of Intro to Yoga tonight. Tonight was just working on the warmups. Nearly everything we did felt like it would also benefit running. I enjoyed it and wish I had time to do it several times per week. Perhaps when I retire I'll do it regularly.
I'm impressed you got that extra walk in @quilteryoyo I would have just considered mowing to be more than enough.6 -
I did 5 of 7 this morning. Either I need to quit my job, get up at 3 am or get faster to fit 7 miles in before office days. None of which will happen so Wednesday I'll do 7.
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I had my first session of Intro to Yoga tonight. Tonight was just working on the warmups. Nearly everything we did felt like it would also benefit running. I enjoyed it and wish I had time to do it several times per week.
I do 10 minutes before bed every night (more if I have time and energy). Easy to slot in to the routine, helps me fall asleep faster. Definitely helps with the joint mobility.6 -
@julieannegannon That’s great news! I fell ice skating a couple of years ago and landed on my hip, and it hurt for a long time, despite nothing being really wrong with it except a deep bruise. I know that not having pain is better, but if you gotta have pain it’s nice to know it doesn’t signify anything important!
@katharmonic Yay for finishing all your obstacles!
@skippygirlsmom wow running a half this quickly after ankle surgery, you are awesome.
@sweetdaisy13 My husband was checking my phone for something and my Strava notifications came up and he said, “One of your crazy friends just ran an ultra,” and I said, “Yes!” Congrats on your ultra!
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My husband and I ran the West Cancer Center Fight On 5k yesterday. This 5k is our 4 year runniversary - the first race we ever ran, back when we were still overweight, in the middle of c25k, and couldn’t even run the whole way - and it’s also special to us because when we ran it my husband still had stitches in from his cancer surgery, and was in treatment at West Cancer Clinic. It was a great first race, because it usually has a ton of folks - about 5000 - booths, swag, a live band, and a mimosa breakfast, as well as being very casual as far as the people who enter so it’s possible for not so great runners to be competitive in a big race. My first time back then was 44:17 and it included the longest I had run at a stretch since grade school! Next year, we ran the whole thing in a respectable middle of the pack time. Year after that, I won my AG. And then last year it was called off completely, not even virtual option, and we ran our own private race on a secluded access road near our house.
Which brings us up to this year, when it was all planned and everything and then went virtual due to Delta. We were disappointed but at least had the virtual to run. We decided to run it on the official course around Patriot Lake, which includes a couple of big hills. Two practice runs on the course did not make us hopeful that we would run a good race! It’s been too hot to run fast recently, and time constraints mean we have mostly been training at WC Johnson park which has no hills.
Recently due to caring for my mother we have been getting out to run at midday when it’s hottest, and the forecast said it would be nearly 90 on race day. My mom has a caretaker in the afternoon, and we’ve been staying up until about 4 am which is the only time we are guaranteed private time after my mom is asleep. But racing with no shade in full sun and heat didn’t appeal, so at the last minute we decided it was better to stay up and run it on no sleep, last thing in our day! We would have run it at night, but in Memphis it’s illegal to go anywhere after dark. Seriously, it’s illegal to be in the park between sundown and sunup, and they enforce it - the exact hour of sunrise is posted on the park info page. So that meant the earliest we could be at the park was 6:40 am.
Good news, the weather at that time of the morning was perfect. Slightly overcast - dense fog while we were driving down - with a bright red sunrise, and 66 F. The lake was covered with egrets, which must be migrating as they don’t usually live here.
When we arrived at the park we were surprised by all the other people there. Turns out there was another race scheduled - an in-person race! The Runner’s track Club 10k was that day at 7 am. Fortunately for us, they were doing it at a completely different part of the park and not in our way at all. But seeing all the cars with distance stickers, people stretching, and so on, gave our little virtual race an in-person feel which was nice.
So, our run is an example of how strategy can shave time off a short race. In practice we challenged the hills and rested on the downhills. On race day we didn’t challenge the hills and bombed the downhills. Difference in time, two whole minutes faster. Also, the cooler weather helped a lot. We were going to have to hang up our shoes in shame if we couldn’t manage a sub-30 and we just barely made it, 29:56. I feel like I could have probably shaved off a little but my husband was having exercise-induced asthma problems and called for a break at the beginning of mile 3, so we walked the last hill then ran a fast finish. Not too bad for not having done speedwork since May! My husband’s watch, which he got in August, says he did his fastest mile since getting the watch, 9:09, which probably includes that downhill we bombed. For comparison our fastest all-time mile PR is 7:56. So, we are definitely not at our best, but pleased with where we are, considering!
Afterwards we went for a walk and found most of where we wanted to walk was blocked off for the race. So we waited for a big gap in the runners then bandited the race for about 100m to get to the trail system! I got cheered on by a volunteer! “You’re doing great, you’re almost there!” Uh, no, I’m going this way, see ya! Took a nice 5k walk, watched the race for a while and saw a friend with cerebral palsy who races in a wheelchair go by.
Drove home and realized hey, when you race at 7 am you can’t order food afterwards! And nothing at all in the fridge, I mean nothing, we were overdue for a grocery delivery. My husband came to the rescue - kielbasa and leftover French fries tossed in a skillet with runny fried eggs and salsa on top. Delicious!
In response to this month’s question about special items for a race, I mentioned my lucky headband and race color fingernails. West Cancer Fight On colors are lime and sky blue!
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@julieannegannon great news about your hip!
@rheddmobile nice 5K race!
@skippygirlsmom awesome job on your monthly HM!0 -
@7lenny7 I was tempted. Great job on the yoga. I'd like to do that too, but not enough hours in the day.
@rheddmobile Great job on your race! Love the outfit and nails. It's interesting that there was another race scheduled at the same place on the same day. I'm sure it wasn't organized after the first one went virtual. How were they going to pull that one off?
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***Low Battery*** That was the theme for this morning's run
My headlight showed it had 50% battery, and I had only used it twice since last charge, so should have at least 1 hour left. Nope, it died less than 1 mile out. Then at mile 3 my earbuds announced "low battery" and died about 3 minutes later. Those had been charging all night. And going with the theme, I felt slow and tired. But got in 7 miles.
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9-1 7k easy
9-2 rest
9-3 4k slow
9-4 4k sloooooooow
9-5 4k easy
9-6 4k moderate
9-7 4k moderate
9-8 rest
9-9 rest
9-10 4k slow
9-11 4k moderate
9-12 4k easy
9-13 rest
9-14 4k easy
September Total: 43k
September Goal: 150k
Partly cloudy and upper 60s F today. Was as pain free as I've been in 2 months or so.
@rheddmobile Great job on your race!!!!! I think I would retire from racing if I could get under 30:00.
When you pop in here claiming your December 2021 mileage, what accomplishments will you have made?
PUT THE FUN BACK IN THE RUN!
Return to a good running weight of 175 lbs (second attempt)
2021 Races:
6/26 Direction Up 5k, Solon, OH 31:48 chip; 31:59 Garmin; 53d overall; 2d male 65 and over
7/17 Run of the Ox 5k, Mantua, OH 32:19 Garmin; 44th overall; 3d place male 60 and over
9/18 Hattie Larlham ThriveK, Aurora, OH Scratch7 -
Great job @rheddmobile !!!
For those doing the Guinness WR attempt 10k, I did figure out how to log on. There's some info under "first steps" in the portal to help you know how to upload your proof of run. Exact time frame by location is there, too. And if anyone wants to join, there's a free option (no medal), just run 10k on Sunday and upload screenshot from run tracking app.
https://virtualrunners.azurewebsites.net/en-US/Home/GwrFAQs5 -
5 miles this morning. It was warm and humid and no breeze.
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Sounds like a good doctor report @julieannegannon
@skippygirlsmom I don't know how I missed your September HM but congrats! (how about we just say it means you are running so much now it's harder to notice???)
Way to keep that streak going @quilteryoyo
@7lenny7 yoga is something I have been wanting to get into myself, just haven't figured out what it is I specifically wish to do (information overload out there on yoga).
Congrats on the runniversary @rheddmobile
@Scott6255 you know you're a runner when you run 7 miles on a low battery...
Thanks for the info @polskagirl01 I was able to sync it up to my Garmin account with no issues
More boring walking stats below, but at least it gives me something to do...9/1 - 4.31 miles
9/1 - 5.01 miles
9/1 - 1.36 miles
9/2 - 4.23 miles
9/2 - 4.30 miles
9/2 - 1.54 miles
9/3 - 4.99 miles
9/3 - 5.52 miles
9/4 - 2.32 miles
9/4 - 4.67 miles
9/5 - 3.30 miles
9/5 - 2.53 miles
9/6 - 6.37 miles
9/6 - 2.33 miles
9/7 - 5.01 miles
9/7 - 5.14 miles
9/8 - 4.24 miles
9/8 - 4.79 miles
9/9 - 4.25 miles
9/9 - 5.21 miles
9/10 - 4.26 miles
9/10 - 5.22 miles
9/11 - 6.93 miles
9/12 - 6.91 miles
9/13 - 5.03 miles
9/13 - 5.18 miles
9/14 - 5.02 miles
* All mileage is walks (for now) due to stupid plantar fasciitis
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9/1 – 6.22
9/2 – 4.01
9/4 – 3.70
9/6 – 6.03
9/7 – 4.02
9/9 – 7.02
9/10 – 2.31
9/11 – 13.15 Sept HM
9/13 – 5.02
9/14 – 5.06
56.54 of 75 miles
@juileannegannon glad you weren’t to the doctor and he it was anything broken. Great news.
Thank you @rheddmobile I’m honestly getting worried I’ll never get under a 13 minute mile pace again. I’m considering early next year hiring Skip’s old coach to help me with speed. Interesting about Memphis and the curfew in the park, is it a crime issue? The race went great, better than expected, I need to buy some kielbasa now thank you very much…wait there might be some in the freezer. Love the headband and nails!!
Ha ha thanks @WhatMeRunning I appreciate that. Thanks @Scott6255
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Morning 6k with breathing issues, evening 5k at a faster pace with run club girls and forgot I even had exercise-induced asthma. I'm not sure what the difference was. Why are evening runs ok, and morning runs not?
September Goal 190 km
Upcoming races:
September 18 - Bytom HM (Silesia Half Marathon Crown #2/4) *I'm going to see how this goes and then decide if I'm going to sign up for the final HM in this series, since it will require taking off work and running half marathons two weekends in a row.
October 10 - HM around Żywiec lake (SHMC #3/4)
November 11 - Independence Day mountain 10.6k5 -
Short 4 mile recovery run, as legs are still a lillte achy from Saturdays race. Pace of 9:48 min per mile and 596 feet of elevation.
Wow! This thread moves so fast. It's hard trying to keep up with all the posts!
September cumulative:
55.4/100 miles
7,418/10,000 feet of elevation6 -
@polskagirl01 Could it be the humidity or higher pollen count?1
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I'm hopelessly behind on all the comments. But congrats on your races @polskagirl01 and @rheddmobile. And anyone else I missed - I feel like there were more and I liked them!
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
09/01/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 0.0
09/02/21 :::: 1.8 :::: 1.8
09/03/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 1.8
09/04/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 1.8
09/05/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 1.8
09/06/21 :::: 3.8 :::: 5.6
09/07/21 :::: 2.1 :::: 7.8
09/08/21 :::: 5.4 :::: 13.1
09/09/21 :::: 1.8 :::: 15.0
09/10/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 15.0
09/11/21 :::: 3.1 :::: 18.1
09/12/21 :::: 5.9 :::: 24.0
09/13/21 :::: 0.0 :::: 24.0
09/14/21 :::: 3.1 :::: 27.1
I'm continuing on pace to break my record for lowest mileage month
Yesterday work happened and running did not. Today I missed my planned warm-up run before yoga due to getting a phone call. But I decided during yoga that I would take the time after to get the run done even though it meant being later to work than I intended - I knew I would be staying late tonight. I stopped at the canal trail on my way home and did my 5k, which felt surprisingly fine after Sunday's race.
Thanks all of you who congratulated me on my Spartan race. You guys are all awesome for your support. I mentioned here that this was the first time I was seeing these obstacles since December 2019. I backed out of doing the Beast (HM distance+). which was the right decision - although my friends did it and had an awesome day for it on Saturday. They had great races and I felt a little twinge of regret, but I truly was not ready for that. The Sprint (5k+) on Sunday I was still plenty worried about. Killington is a ski resort and it is no joke for steepness. We only did 1600 ft elevation gain total in the sprint but I swear most of that was in the first mile. This is where hiking so much this summer was a benefit.
I was so excited to get the monkey bars, the rope climb, and the rings all on the first try. There were 20 obstacles in all and I missed one, the spear throw. I did my 30 burpees but then there was no line so I tried again and got it on the 3rd try. So excited! The dunk wall water was brutally cold but fortunately the rain held off and despite being windy it was not as cold as I feared. The sandbag carry up and down the steep muddy course was the hardest one I've ever done. The last obstacle on the course was the monkey bars and I was filled with dread because it's right at the end when you are tired and right in front of spectators. With every swing I grabbed the bar and said under my breath "do NOT let go" and prayed not to lose it now. And I did it! Then just a quick jump over the fire and we were done. My Garmin clocked 5.89 miles but I think it was more like 4 (Spartan 5k is never just 5k), my watch is always way too generous when there is elevation.
A few pictures from the race photographers:
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September Goal: 95 Miles
9/1: 4.05 miles
9/2: 5.51 miles
9/5: 7.51 miles
9/7: 4.11 miles
9/8: 4.31 miles
9/9: 5.51 miles
9/12: 9.11 miles
9/14: 4.6 miles
44.71/95 miles completed for September
Today's plan was 4 miles in 41 minutes. I ran 5.6 in 50 minutes. So a little longer and a little slower, but Hal says I'm on target. It was a good run. Not as nice as Sunday, but still good. I saw a little family of deer near the park. I haven't seen a lot of deer this year, so that was nice. Tomorrow the plan is 3 miles at HM pace of 9:19. It's only supposed to be 66°F in the morning, but 98% humidity. So we'll see how that goes.
I'm going to post this and then go back and get caught up on the thread.
2021 Races:
4/24/21: Run For The Children 10K PR 55:46:28.
11/6/21: Run For 57th AHC Half Marathon
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