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I ventured over to Redbud for my annual non-paying entrant position. This year proved to again be warm like many years, but unlike last, and a lot of people paid the piper. I think most people just chalk their slow times to the course and heat but they don't ave the doubly frustrating side effect of nausea. I, being an apparent "uber-Anglo" with slim to no pigment in my skin seem to suffer heavily, either that or I suffer from a vit. D overdose on these occasions. I also tore my heal up running without socks so hopefully that amounts to naught. Anyway, alot of people were doing the skeleton dance out there so the fact that I was running in a progressive fashion made me feel for the people I went by late in the race. I ran like a 18:15/17:15 split which was fine by me considering the ridiculous continuation of an overlap of the 5 and 10k courses that completely stagnates the 10k course and if you're racing it's one of the more demoralizing scenarios I can imagine where you are trying to duck potential casualties while alluding your pursuers. ENough of that shit, I finally got some beers and brown rice down and am feeling much better but only after having to lay around instead of getting out for more fun on what was a pleasant spring day if you weren't trying to run. Stuey & Kat Lisle looked good out there and Jenny impressed as always so the stakes are set for OKC in 2 weeks with those characters and I'll be out there for a relay team that can hopefully stay out front of ALL of the marathoners this year.

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