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title: Run Tyler, Run
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- miscellaneous
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- running
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This past Saturday I had the (mis-)fortune of being signed up for the [2011
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Cinderella Trail Run](http://www.coastaltrailruns.com/cin_spr_cinderella.html).
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EC (my wife) had signed up for the 10k race at the beginning of the summer to
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give her running a good goalpost to shoot for, and I agreed to run as well in
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order to help motivate her.
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Unlike my wife, I couldn't be bothered to properly train for the 10k race.
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Meaning I ran a total of 7 miles (just over 10k) *cumulative* in preparation
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for the race (1 mi., 3 x 2 mi.). While I consider myself in good cardiovascular
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shape (cycling), my ankles, knees and leg muscles were not nearly prepared
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enough for the race as they should have been.
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To add insult to injury, the Cinderella Trail Run is a **hard** course with
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some exhausting uphills and crushing downhills.
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<center><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/agentdero/6066623951/" title="Run Tyler, Run by agentdero, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6191/6066623951_6e2ee51546.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Run Tyler, Run"></a></center>
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My final race time was 1:06:30, putting me at 5th place in my age group
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(20-29) and if I remember correctly, in the top 30 finishers.
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Despite hobbling around a bit Saturday afternoon due to some pretty painful
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inflammation in my right knee (see: crushing downhills), I am proud of my
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performance.
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EC is planning on running more races, so I may have to add running back to my
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exercise regimen.
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