September 2020 Monthly Running Challenge
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September miles = 109.18
I made it! I made it! I made it!
Space Race 400K = 188.84 (Just 59.66 to go!)
9/1 5.55
9/2 5.21
9/3 5.23
9/4 Helped with Mom's yard sale all. day. long.
9/5 Bass fishing tournament with the Hubs. We didn't win, but I caught fish!
9/6 4.35
9/7 10.17
9/8 4.25
9/9 6.2
9/10 Wedding Anniversary… but we did stroll around the lovely park where we were married
9/11 6.16
9/12 11.03
9/15 1.36
9/22 4.11
9/23 5.23 and 1.64 walk at lunchtime
9/25 5.12 and 1.79 walk at lunchtime
9/26 11.60 miles. Wanted 12, but my leg cramped. Boo!
9/27 4.45
9/28 5.31
9/29 4.72
9/30 5.61
See you in October!!!5 -
September Goal: 100 Miles
9/1: 6.22 miles
9/2: 5.05 miles
9/3: 6.06 miles
9/6: 10.11 miles
9/7: 6.25 miles
9/8: 6.11 miles
9/10: 6.25 miles
9/13: 10.03 miles
9/15: 6.08 miles
9/17: 3.26 miles
9/18: 3.42 miles
9/20: 7.25 miles
9/22: 4.04 miles
9/23: 6.26 miles
9/24: 6.04 miles
9/27: 10.02 miles
9/29: 6.02 miles
9/30: 6.26 miles
114.72/100 miles completed for September
1059.94/1000 miles for Run the Year Team Pavement Pounders
28.78/26.2 milescompletedforthe@PastorVincentvs.BostonMemorial Challenge
It was another day of perfect fall running weather. I ran 6.25 miles so I guess that's a 10K to close out September with 114.72 miles. It was an uneventful run, but a really nice one. If was cool but not cold and I just enjoyed the sound of my feet hitting the pavement. The weather was even more perfect today than it was yesterday. And the moon was gorgeous this morning when I set out. I kind of felt like I could run forever. I love those kind of runs.
Thanks everyone for all the congrats to team Pavement Pounders. There is no way I could run the year in miles, but I can do it on a team. And I do have a goal to run the year in kilometers and I am only 195.23 kilometers away from that.
@Scott6255 I'm with you on loving this weather. I wish it was always like this, but I will enjoy it while I can.
@kristinajeang I didn't realize you had such a young baby. Congrats on finishing out the month strong! And I hope you get some rest.
Speaking of rest, @Camaramandy648 I'm glad you are taking a few rest days before you set off on your next adventure!
@shanaber I guess we never really stop worrying about our kids even when they are adults. I hate to hear that Hobbes is slowing down. As far as I know, 8 years is considered a "senior" dog. I have a couple of seniors, a 10 year old collie and a 13 year old min pin. They can't walk like they used to. I used to walk to the park a half mile away and then go a lap or two at the park and then head home. Now I just drive them to the park to walk because 1 mile is really about as far as the 13 year old can go anymore. But they still get extremely excited when we go for walks so I guess it is ok if they have to slow down some.
@quilteryoyo I'm glad your dad has the VA. My dad went to the VA here and they always took really good care of him. There was a time when he didn't have any other health insurance so the VA was really a blessing.
@polskagirl01 You are way braver than me. That place looks really creepy.
I guess I will head on over to the October thread. Thanks for setting us up @skippygirlsmom !
2020 races:
11/7/20: Run for 57th AHC Half Marathon4 -
4 miles at half marathon pace. I always hate these runs because I like to ease into my pace. Mile 1 was hard, went a little too fast in mile 2, so backed off in mile 3 and then had fastest mile for 4. Hal said I should do this in 44 minutes, I came in just under at 43:45 (I had to round up to 4.05 because my workout stopped at 4.01 & I can't deal with that LOL)
Ended at 58 miles. I had hoped to get 70-80. Oh well. *kitten* happens. On to October!7 -
0930-8k, total-48.8k goal-80k
8km to round off the month. Didn't reach goal but it wasn't as bad as I had feared.
@polskagirl01 That place looks creepy. You're way braver than me.
@Camaramandy648 Love the way you talk about the stuff happening in your life. Way more interesting (ahem) than mine
Update on noblsheep vs. sleep:
Was onsite for an event from 24-26 and was just so knackered that I gave myself some days off from the sleep experiment. Plan to start again tomorrow. We're having the next 8 days off, public holiday in China. Will keep everybody posted.8 -
9/09 2.35 miles
10/09 2.35 miles
12/09 2.33 miles
16/09 2.38 miles
17/09 2.31 miles
20/09 2.31 miles
23/09 2.60 miles
24/09 2.40 miles
26/09 2.32 miles
29/09 2.42 miles
30/09 2.46 miles
Total 26.23 of 26.2 miles for PastorVincent memorial challenge
Yah! I managed to get it done.5 -
@polskagirl01 Agree, looks creepy; don't think I would have gone in. Rest of the trail was nice!
@shanaber Hard to hear about Hobbes. It's so hard when they get older.
@quilteryoyo Glad your dad got VA
@Scott6255 @kgirlhart Agree on the weather this morning! Should be like this year round. LOL.
and @kgirlhart you are strong and hugs to you for keeping going after your dad passed.
So I did try the 10K again. Today was 58.34 so I will log this one! I think the weather helped for sure. 55F and lower humidity than the other day. Not quite a PR, but not bad for not really "training" and I did spin yesterday. Happy with it.
Don't remember what my goal for the month was...100 I think. Only made 78 - on to Oct!
The gamin colors are def interesting!
Great running everyone!
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9/1 – 7.02 miles
9/2 – 5.03
9/5 – 18.02
9/6 – 8.13
9/7 – 6.13
9/9 – 5.37
9/10 – 5.54
9/12 – 19.71
9/14 – 5.34
9/16 – 5.01
9/17 – 5.25
9/19 – 20.02
9/21 – 5.11
9/23 – 5.19
9/24 – 5.11
9/27 – 13.01
9/29 – 5.01
9/30 – 5.57
Total – 149.57/Goal – 130 miles
It was 45F and windy when I got out the door at 6:40 this morning and because it was mostly cloudy it was still pretty dark. I dressed in capris and a long sleeve tech shirt and was mostly warm except for my ears. Thanks to my marathon training I exceeded my goal for the month. On to October!
@shanaber – What a beautiful bird, especially against the backdrop of that blue sky. Thanks for sharing. Hope your glute problem goes away soon. That’s scary about the guy following you on the bike. Was Hobbes with you then?
Thanks for starting the October challenge @skippygirlsmom!
@katharmonic – I had to go get my phone and look at Garmin Connect. I had not noticed the color changes along the route. Interesting. I don’t care for its judgmental attitude either. This morning I was feeling pretty good and it told me my performance level was a -6! Whatever!
@polskagirl01 – I can’t believe you went in there. I think my pace would increase just running past it!
Congratulations @Mari33a on your virtual HM in memory of @PastorVincent and congratulations to EVERYONE ELSE for setting goals, reaching them or just doing the best that we could!
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Hi all. Like @kgirlhart I did around a 10k to close out the month this morning. Happy to have scraped over 100 miles for the month but I suspect I’ll have to be less ambitious for next month. Weather will definitely be a factor from now on, but it was a lovely morning today and I was treated to another pretty sky...
See you over in October. Thanks @skippygirlsmom for setting up. X
September total: 102.2m
September goal: 100m
1/9: 7.6m
2/9: 1.4m and strength training
3/9: 6.2m
5/9: 8m
6/9: Strength training
7/9: 7m
8/9: Strength training
9/9: 6.3m
10/9: Strength training and 1m with my class
11/9: 6.9m
13/9: 6.2m
15/9: 6.4m
16/9: Strength training
18/9: 7m
20/9: 10m
21/9: 0.77m with the class
22/9: 6.22m
26/9: 5m
27/9: 5m
28/9: 5m
30/9: 6.2m
Jan- Aug 2020: 549.2 miles
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@noblsheep hahahahahaha I guess it is interesting. Also stressful. Also the reason I run. Also wouldn't trade it for a single thing.
@Faebert I WANT TO RUN THERE!1 -
Closed out the month with almost 10 miles including 10k running for a total of 117 running + walking miles. My primary goal this month was to get back to running 10k long runs, so I’m satisfied. Hoping to keep increasing distance next month without my knee misbehaving.
We got out on the Greenline again and the weather was spectacular. Last time we dared to venture there it was raining and we passed one guy. Today there were dozens, despite us going at an off time - late morning on a weekday. It’s not really broad enough to pass 6 ft apart unless both parties are making an effort, and many of these people weren’t. It felt risky and I’m annoyed because I really want to keep doing it but would rather not die. Our positivity rate is still well over 10% with a couple hundred new cases each day in our county alone, cases are climbing, and the state governor has dropped all restrictions and is calling for our county to drop its mask mandate and restrictions. So, yeah, consider this a treat and back to the exile of our access road from now on. It’s a shame because I love running there.
In other news, three days ago I sliced off a quarter of my fingernail bed while trying to saw through a block of salmon which Kroger didn’t cut right. They sliced the flesh but didn’t cut through the skin, and none of my knives are good enough to easily cut salmon skin. I figured out how to handle it - kitchen shears - AFTER mutilating my finger wrestling with it. If these were ordinary times I would have gone to an urgent care clinic, but since the second largest source of cases locally (after ‘we have no idea where this came from,’ which accounts for more than half) is still the medical profession, I am not visiting a doctor unless the alternative is death. So, cleaned it, eventually got it to stop pouring blood all over, crammed a hydrocolloidal bandage on it, read a lot of stuff on the Internet and prayed for the best. Yesterday I cleaned it up and finally got a good look at it, I suspect my fingernail is going to be permanently wonky, but otherwise it seems not infected and healing as well as could be hoped.
Greenline photos!
The Greenline was originally a railroad, and you can still see old telegraph poles paralleling it. One of my favorite spots.
Got a live photo of this big hawk taking off as we walked by! This was the best frame I think. I’m clearly not good at tracking birds in flight!6 -
Camaramandy648 wrote: »@noblsheep hahahahahaha I guess it is interesting. Also stressful. Also the reason I run. Also wouldn't trade it for a single thing.
@Faebert I WANT TO RUN THERE!
@Camaramandy648 Do it!! Come to London! In fact, you all should. We’ll have a big group run and I will make cake for everyone!
Would be so nice if we could all have a giant meet up and run together...8 -
Wow @rheddmobile - the hawk photo is stunning!!!
Sorry about the injury. Hope you’re not in too much pain and it heals quickly xx1 -
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9/1 – 6 with Champ
9/2 – 3 with Champ
9/3 – 5 miles
9/4 – 3 miles of trail climb with Champ
9/5 – 7 miles
9/6 – 5 miles
9/7 – 5 miles with Champ
9/8 – 5 miles with Champ
9/9 – 10K for my monthly challenge
9/10 – 3 miles with Champ
9/11 – 5 miles with Champ
9/12 – 6 miles
9/13 – 5 miles with Champ
9/14 – 2 miles with Champ
9/15 – 6 miles
9/16 – 4 miles with Champ
9/17 – rest day
9/18 – 5 with Champ
9/19 – 7 miles
9/20 – 5 miles with Champ
9/21 – 6 miles
9/22 – 5 miles with Champ
9/23 – 4 miles with Champ
9/24 – 1 mile
9/25 – 5 miles with Champ
9/26 – 8 miles
9/27 – 6 miles (Space Camp 5K trail and 5K road)
9/28 – 4 miles with Champ
9/29 – 6 miles
9/30 – 4 miles with Champ
142 (146.74) of 115 miles
@polskagirl01 looks like a fun place to run, but no thanks LOL
See you over in October thread!
Races:
148 of 335 miles Pinhoti Trail Challenge done
209 of 248 miles of Space Race doneMother’s Day Virtual 5K – done
Retro Run Virtual 5K – done
Rona on the Run - Virtual for St. Jude benefit - done
Keep Moving Huntsville - at least one mile a day 1 - 31 May - done
The Big Run - June 3 - done
NEGU virtual run - June - Team NEGU helping support kids with cancer - done
Big Foot Wild Thangs Trail Race 5K/10K – June 20 on the trails…all together like a real race - done
Run 4 on the 4th – Virtual 4 miles on 4th of July - done
ISS Virtual 5K in July – done
Jackalope Trail Run 4 miler – done
Flora-Bama 600K - Virtual race from Huntsville AL to the Florida Alabama state line in Orange Beach – done
Scooby Doo Virtual 10K - done
Skunk Ape 5 miler August 1 trail race in person – done
Pirate Challenge – 10 weeks mile challenge June – August – done
Chupacabra 10K/HM – August 22 - done
Running of the Bulls Virtual 5K – 9/14 – 30/2020 - done
The Pinhoti Trail Challenge 335 miles virtual – 1 Sept to 31 Dec – 133 miles done
2020 Liberty Road Challenge WWII soldiers journey from St. Mere Eglisde to Bastogne, Belgium – charity virtual run for the WII museum in New Orleans 716 miles team event 4 July – September – our team has finished
Space Race 400K Challenge 12 weeks running 248.5 miles to the ISS – August to November – 194 miles done
Oak Barrel Half Marathon – October – running virtual3 -
Thanks @hamsterwheel6 And congrats on your 10K.
What a beautiful sky @Faebert. I've always wanted to go to London.
@rheddmobile I'm really glad the photos were of the greenline and not the finger. LOL I'm sure there are a few here who would have liked to see the finger. And the hawk photo is spectacular! No wonder you will miss running there. Hopefully you can get back there soon.3 -
Camaramandy648 wrote: »@noblsheep hahahahahaha I guess it is interesting. Also stressful. Also the reason I run. Also wouldn't trade it for a single thing.
@Faebert I WANT TO RUN THERE!
@Camaramandy648 Do it!! Come to London! In fact, you all should. We’ll have a big group run and I will make cake for everyone!
Would be so nice if we could all have a giant meet up and run together...
Unfortunately, I don't think those of us who are from the USA are permitted to travel to the UK.2 -
@polskagirl01 - nope, nope, nope... you do recall what they call a runner who finds a dead body right? I am pretty sure you are NOT a jogger 🤣
@kgirlhart - Hobbes still loves to jump and can really 'fly' over the obstacles on course, it just really wears him out. I think I will likely move him down to jump a lower height in agility though so it isn't so hard on his joints and hopefully he can continue to do it for a lot longer.
@Teresa502 - Hobbes was not with me. It was a while ago and before he was able to really run distances with me.
@rheddmobile - OUCH! I hope your nail grows back ok, it may surprise you. Also I think you need to order some new sharper knives! I too was really happy for greenling pictures and not of your finger - ha! That picture of the hawk is fantastic! How far from you was it?
@Faebert - it would be fun to all get together for a run IRL. A few have been able to meet up at races and such but I would love to see a bunch of us meet somewhere too. I know @Elise4270 was trying at one time (maybe a few times) to get us all to go to Hawaii and meet up with @HonuNui
No run for me to close out the month. I planned to get out this morning but it is just too hot again. So I did not meet my 100 mile goal. With the previous heat and smoke I had many days of not running but still ended the month with just over 82 miles.
I am, I must say, very envious of the great running weather and even rainy runs you all are enjoying. We have Excessive Heat Warnings again with temps over 108F where I live. Too hot really to do anything outside. I'm hoping it will cool down enough overnight that I can get out early in the morning for a run tomorrow to start the month. See you all in October!
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Sept total: 57.3/60 miles
9/2: 3.5 miles
9/3: 3.5 miles
9/5: 4.7 miles
9/8: 3.2 miles
9/9: 3.3 miles
9/11: 3.1 miles
9/12: 3.7 miles
9/14: 3.5 miles
9/15: 4.3 miles
9/18: 3.5 miles
9/19: 4.8 miles
9/22: 4.4 miles
9/23: 3.5 miles
9/27: 3.2 miles
9/28: 3 miles
9/29: 3.1 miles
That's it for September! Got pretty close to my goal, so I'll take it. I just read through almost 145 comments to get caught up, so everyone who had a race gets a congrats!
@quilteryoyo I hope your surgery goes smoothly!
@WandaVaughn I was thinking about what my old self would think of me new just the other day. It's amamzing how much things can change in just a few years, isn't it!?
Re: running safety. Reading through everyone's comments made me realize how good I have it. I've never felt unsafe anywhere that I run, which is about 98% within my neighborhood. That said, I do try to be aware and make eye contact with those who pass me. I'm one of those annoying runners who says "morning!" to everyone as I go. And I don't do isolated trails in the dark, though like someone else said, that is just as much a falling and hurting myself risk as a safety risk. I've only gotten a couple of catcalls from a passing car and no one on the road with me has ever said anything or tried to follow me. I have noticed a couple of cars slow down as they pass (I'm on a sidewalk usually), and I look at them just so they know I see them. My list of concerns definitely puts cars first (since I've almost been hit a few times now) followed by dogs, especially the little yippy ones that never seem to be on a short leash.
See you in October.
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Fell short of my goal for Sept.
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Congrats to everyone that made goal, and the ones that got close. Close enough is good enough here 😁
Wow @rheddmobile that cut sounds horrible. But sounds like you took good care of it. I'm sure you will be fine 😊 And that hawk pic is fantastic!3 -
@shanaber My Tippy is 7 years old. I like to think she still acts like a puppy, but she does spend a little more time sleeping and laying around than she used to and I've noticed some extra fur is white. She's getting grey, like her momma. LOL As for your personal safety, I'm glad you were aware of your surroundings and alerted others to the weird man following you. It can be scary for anyone these days.
@polskagirl01 I have those odd feelings sometimes too. Glad you didn't wind up in a horror movie...that building looks a little spooky to me. Yeah for meeting your goal.
@Camaramandy648 "Then she said she wants a whole new wardrobe. That's cute. I'd still like her room to be clean.:)" I laughed out loud. You are a great mom.
@WandaVaughn Congratulations on making your goal!
@kgirlhart Glad you had such a great run. Yes, I'm really glad dad has the VA. They have been so good to him and are on top of things. I am eligible to go, but have good healthcare through my AF retirement and really like my PCP. If he ever quits or move, I'll probably transfer to the VA.
Great run @RunsOnEspresso !
@hamsterwheel6 Great time for you 10K!
@rheddmobile You did great in September. Too bad about not feeling safe to run on the Greenway. It looks like such a nice place to run. Love the hawk picture. Hope your finger heals quickly.
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@shanaber Those temperatures are awful. I hope it cools down some for you soon.
Congratulations to all who met their October goal and also to those who got out there and did what they could. You still lapped all of your friends that were sitting on the couch.
I just took an easy walk, not fast enough for me to count it, after work today. So, I didn't make my goal for the month...I finished 61.6/70 miles run and 14/20 miles walked, I think. I'm okay with that.
I have lots of people who are concerned about me running with the aneurysm. The doctor had told me it was okay, but now I am worried. I tried to call the nurse to talk to her, but she hasn't returned my call. So, my plan is to just not push it. I will walk when I can and still plan to get out and do an easy 3 miles on days I don't work or play tennis. I'll just make sure my HR doesn't get too high as I assume that would also be an indicator of increased blood pressure. On to October.
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@rheddmobile welcome to my September sliced finger club. Somewhat comforting that it wasn’t a club of one, but also my condolences on club membership.
My desire to avoid government paperwork combined with my desire to avoid medical situations also led to me going for hope and self care route, also. But, even for my usual doctor avoiding self, it was bad enough that medical attention crossed my mind, which likely means it was pretty bad, along with the aftermath my newbie employee encountered AFTER I thought I had cleaned it up.
My one suggestion....Once I got it under control a bit, new skin/superglue plus bandages were my friend. (Because in the world of liberal hand sanitizer use, I PROMISE you that you want that sealed layer from the new skin or super glue!!!)3 -
The Garmin heat map shows you your pace, changing from blue to red based on your speed. It is all relative to THAT specific run. So usually mine is blue when starting, then ends red as I finish. I think it is interesting and useful.
Well, that's what I thought it was supposed to be too, relative within the same run, but then some are all red and there's this run that is all blue:
Tonight's workout made more sense and had the full spectrum of colors.
@polskagirl01 - ooh creepy. Kind of like my "clown murder trail" here. Something compelling about it but creeps you out at the same time.
@rheddmobile sorry about your finger! I was also worried about what might be under that spoiler, but I would have looked for sure.
Now I've lost track of where I am in posts so congrats to all who got out there this month. @quilteryoyo you got ahead of yourself. October hasn't happened yet!
Date :::: Miles :::: Cumulative
09/01/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 3.1
09/02/20 :::: 3.5 :::: 6.6
09/03/20 :::: 1.9 :::: 8.4
09/04/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 11.6
09/05/20 :::: 7.5 :::: 19.1
09/06/20 :::: 1.5 :::: 20.6
09/07/20 :::: 2.2 :::: 22.8
09/08/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 26.0
09/09/20 :::: 4.0 :::: 30.0
09/10/20 :::: 5.2 :::: 35.2
09/11/20 :::: 3.3 :::: 38.5
09/12/20 :::: 8.6 :::: 47.0
09/13/20 :::: 3.4 :::: 50.4
09/14/20 :::: 5.1 :::: 55.5
09/15/20 :::: 2.1 :::: 57.6
09/16/20 :::: 2.3 :::: 59.9
09/17/20 :::: 1.8 :::: 61.7
09/18/20 :::: 1.8 :::: 63.5
09/19/20 :::: 8.5 :::: 72.0
09/20/20 :::: 3.1 :::: 75.1
09/21/20 :::: 4.4 :::: 79.5
09/22/20 :::: 2.3 :::: 81.8
09/23/20 :::: 3.8 :::: 85.6
09/24/20 :::: 2.0 :::: 87.6
09/25/20 :::: 3.0 :::: 90.6
09/26/20 :::: 9.0 :::: 99.6
09/27/20 :::: 2.5 :::: 102.1
09/28/20 :::: 4.0 :::: 106.1
09/29/20 :::: 1.6 :::: 107.6
09/30/20 :::: 4.6 :::: 112.2 of 100 mile goal, 288 days running streak
Tonight was group speedwork and the workout was 30 minutes of hill repeats. I knew that's what it was going to be and I really didn't want to go because that is a long, tough workout. By the time we do warmup and cooldown we're out there forever. But I finally decided I wasn't going to get any productive work done tonight anyway so I better just go and at least accomplish a good running workout. It was a nice night and as always I was glad when it was done.
See you all in October!3 -
@katharmonic I've never had one that is only one color. They usually have 2-3 colors.0
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Camaramandy648 wrote: »@noblsheep hahahahahaha I guess it is interesting. Also stressful. Also the reason I run. Also wouldn't trade it for a single thing.
@Faebert I WANT TO RUN THERE!
@Camaramandy648 Do it!! Come to London! In fact, you all should. We’ll have a big group run and I will make cake for everyone!
Would be so nice if we could all have a giant meet up and run together...
Unfortunately, I don't think those of us who are from the USA are permitted to travel to the UK.
Oh I know, and I’ve lost track of where us Brits are currently allowed to go as it changes all the time. It was more of a wistful ‘one day’ kind of thing.
But @shanaber I like the idea of a Hawaii plan!! That sounds much better to me... 😎 ☀️ 😉
Happy first of the month. I’ll head over to October now4 -
skippygirlsmom wrote: »I didn't see an October Challenge so I started it here
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10811403/october-2020-monthly-running-challange/p1?new=1
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No run for me last night. I was so exhausted that I wasn’t able to do anything productive.
Ouch, @rheddmobile!3 -
@katharmonic Maybe I subconsciously just want Oct to be over. LOL2
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