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Hi all, Race number 20 was the Race for Central Park.  We ran the middle loop counter-clockwise, finishing on the 72^nd Street Transverse. Goals:  to run between water stations and to run at 9:30 pace (it was already 78

The plan was to get up at 3am on Sunday to drive 2 hours to the spectacular Garden of the Gods 10-miler, race 7 in this year's 16-race Colorado Runner Racing Seies.

But common sense - actually tiredness - prevailed, and instead I found myself chasing glory instead of series points as a late entry in the Sunrise Stampede at Longmont. The race was on Saturday, a mere 30 minutes up the road, and was TWO miles instead of ten.

Hi all, Race number 16 was the Japan Day 4-Mile Run.  We ran the middle loop, starting and finishing on the 102^nd Street Transverse. Goals:  to run between the water stations and to finish in under 36.   

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To avoid overwhelming you, this will be a double recap, covering my 2^nd and 3^rd races in 5 days.  I ran the Wall Street 5k on Tuesday, May 20^th, and the first Media Challenge on Wednesday, May 21^st.

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Race number 13 was the U.Penn Alumni Run 2-miler.  It was 2 miles through and around campus – the most beautiful campus in the world!

Race number 12 was the Mother’s Day 10-miler. We started on the East Drive, just south of the 72^nd Street Transverse, ran the lower 5-mile loop, crossing the Park at the 102^nd Street Transverse, then continuing the loop all the way up to the north end of the Park, then down the West Drive to finish on the 72^nd Street Transverse.

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Race number 11 (9^th 2009 marathon-qualifying race – I just need to “volunteer” at a race to have guaranteed entry) was the Brooklyn Half Marathon.

Hi all, Race number 10 (8^th 2009 marathon-qualifying race) was the adidas Run for the Parks 4-miler.  We started just south of the 72^nd Street Transverse and ran the middle loop, finishing on the Transverse itself.  This race started the new corral system, for which all runners are seeded based on previous races.  I’m in the 4^th

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Race number 8 (6^th 2009 marathon-qualifying race) was the Scotland 10k, which took us around the big loop of Central Park and then some to complete the 10k distance.

Hi all, Race number 6 (4^th 2009 marathon-qualifying race) was the Coogan’s Salsa, Blues and Shamrocks 5k.  This race is in my neighborhood, so I got to sleep in this morning!  Well, I woke up early, but stayed in bed longer.  We run along Fort Washington Avenue from 168^th Street until we enter Fort Tryon Park, skirting a big rock formation until we are in the open ag