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Yesterday, I got some football viewing in, making for about the first such instance of this season. Both OU and OSU played exciting games and although I didn't care for the officiating, I would bet that Texas is beatable in conference play, allowing us to still make it to the conference championships. Maybe I'm overly hopeful in the wake of my Pig's Eye buzz from last night.
I was happy to be able to get in a decent run yesterday, although today my foot is pretty sore as a result. I have definitely turned a corner with the injury and if I don't overdo it, I think I should be able to progress without any more major time off. I still feel pretty weird from the biking transition. The impact of running is muscularly way different than any effect you experience on the bike, I don't care what anybody says about genetics, drugs, or VO2, Lance Armstrong will never run under 2:40 for the marathon. THe Chicago marathon was today and without wondering what if, I can say that the AMerican race was pretty sparse. Up front, I couldn't believe the way the leaders ran away from the rest of the field. What happened to the Ethiopian women? And how about a Dutch guy getting 5th (and being 10 minutes behind the winner)? It was a strange dynamic for the race this year and I can't help but wonder if Chicago has lost its luster since the debacle that was last year and sponsor change.

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