Dunno what's going on with me. An absolute glorious day to run a race, with a nice cool breeze. About a mile in, got some stomach issues, then needed to pee. Had to stop at the second water stop to use the portos. Thought, "oh, well. there goes any shot at a decent time".

When i got back on the road though, I felt really good. Got into a kind of economical rhythm, a weird technique whereby I basically just churn foot turnover like a robot and power on up hills and past people. I can only do it for a short while, but it got me past a lot of people and back into the run.

It reminds me of reading Dylan's "Chronicles" where he talks about how he worked out that if he sang a certain way, was more economical with his breath and voice, he wouldn't blow out his voice and could do more shows (also explains when he sings with that unique Dylan sound).

I wasn't running the prettiest style, but it didn't tire me out and I ended up having some stamina to stride out on the last mile. Still...wonder what's going on with the ol' tum tum.

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