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soup anyone?

Stumbled upon THIS and it's just silly, it makes my running seem so un-inspired but that's just because we have lame venues in these parts. My goal is to make my running more impressive to watch, at least cough up blood or look good just gliding up a hill. We all know I have no footspeed but maybe I can look impressive from a k out in some 5k until the kickers feel their oats and look really good coming after me.
I've been running a little bit, after taking Monday off, I ran 45' Tuesday, 35 and 35 on Wednesday, 50 and 30 yesterday, and 50' this morning with 15 uptempo(felt king of rough) but it was warm and 95% humidity. My legs feel alright, but my lungs have been a problem, of course it's super humid too. I'm now doped with Singulair AND Symbicort so maybe these will help keep my asthma at bay. It's really hard to simulate the late marathon issues I've experienced so I'm just going to gauge their effectiveness by how many minutes faster I run in a 5k this summer.
This evening we will be gathering for the Lisle/Odell wedding party. I got some fine cutlery for these two lovebirds to christen their love nest. I can only hope that my gift will help each of them learn impeccable dicing, joullianing, and mincing skills. I'm kind of holding out for a sweet butane torch to add to the gift pack, but I don't know for sure if it's in the cards. Just think, you could flame-roast a marshmellow on a moment's notice, sear a freshly caught ahi on the spot, or brulee some creme. I, for one can't think of a single kitchen utensil that can do all those things.

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