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Kerryman Pub 5K

Pete paced me again. Much faster than last week. Meg ran also. As did Unca Phil. Sadie and the rest of the family walked Mary's Walk.
Results:
58 16/41 M1518 20:29 6:36 Jason Decker 18 M 226 Shapleigh ME
(A former student)
116 22/70 M4049 22:17 7:11 Philip Vezina 47 M 290 South Portland ME
(Unca Phil)
126 26/41 M1518 22:34 7:16 Madison Moody 16 M 547 Porter ME
(Another former student)
228 20/55 M5059 24:58 8:03 Jeff Lyons 50 M 502 Portland ME
229 21/55 M5059 24:58 8:03 Pete Lyons 51 M 613 Portland ME
434 30/58 F4049 28:48 9:17 Meg Lyons 45 F 503 Portland ME

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My time was more than two minutes faster than last week's, so I'm feeling pretty good about running right now.
Later in the day I flopped on the couch to watch Ohio State, and fell asleep. I've watched parts of maybe six college games, read a handful of articles and columns, and printed out the brackets. Tomorrow I'll make a post about the tournament, with art, links, etc. Maybe I'll even pronounce some opinions based on my great depth and breadth of knowledge.

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