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Fit2Run Twilight 10k Cross Country Challenge - Race Report
- Monday, September 23 2013 @ 10:17 PM UTC
- Contributed by: Dan Stoner
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I finished the 10k in 38:16 and earned 2nd place overall. This is the first time I can remember getting to stand on an actual podium!

Photo by "Captured Memories by Esta Eberhardt"
The 5k and 10k runners started at the same time so pacing was just a little bit tricky. I went out fairly relaxed and didn't let the 5k runners pull me out too fast. Most of the fast runners opted for the 5k distance, so when they turned toward the finish line and I started into the second lap, there was nobody in sight ahead of me. Dan Clark was out there somewhere but I never saw him.

Photo by "Captured Memories by Esta Eberhardt"
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70-miles per week
- Monday, September 09 2013 @ 11:39 PM UTC
- Contributed by: Dan Stoner
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Sunday I capped off my second 70 mile week with a 26 mile trail run at San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park. I ran on the hiking trails, the horse trails, and the mountain bike trails. There is a surprising (for Florida) amount of elevation and terrain on some of the more remote trails.
Dailymile gives me a nice weekly brag sheet:

I think my training is going well. I hit a low spot last week after slogging through a few 4 am workday runs. The weekend trail runs have kept me going, though. I am amazed by how much more quickly I can bounce back from a 20-mile training run than a few months ago. I have finished 5 runs of at least 21 miles since July, with many runs over 10 miles during that time.
Now I plan to scale back for a week in order to recover. Then I am going to try to get in one more long day (5 hours and close to 30 miles?) before the 50k race.
My goal? Finish the race and hopefully still be running during the last few miles.
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Melon Run 2013 - Race Report
- Thursday, July 04 2013 @ 10:43 PM UTC
- Contributed by: Dan Stoner
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This year I ran 17:41 and won 1st in my age group.
The Melon Run always draws a big crowd of the local talented runners.

Photo by Race Pace Photos.

Photo by Race Pace Photos.
I am still road racing in my Inov-8 Bare-X Lite 150 shoes.
Awards included an actual watermelon!

Race results available here: http://www.floridatrackclub.org/race-...-run-2013/
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Trail of Payne 10k 2013 - Race Report
- Thursday, March 21 2013 @ 10:23 PM UTC
- Contributed by: Dan Stoner
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Before the race, I felt good and ready to run.

On your marks, GO!
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Newnan's Lake 15k 2013 - Race Report
- Friday, February 22 2013 @ 01:18 AM UTC
- Contributed by: Dan Stoner
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Going into the race I was hoping to run under an hour for the 15k. For some reason I had "6:22 per mile" in my head as the pace I needed to hit that time. I became a bit discouraged during the race because my splits were slow and every time I clocked a 6:30+ mile I knew I was falling further and further behind. I pushed miles 6 and 7 with a 6:17 and 6:18 and then did my best to hold on. Meredith DeFranco passed me on her way to win 1st place female and I tried to catch her but she was on a mission and ran fast and strong to the end.
When I caught my first glimpse of the finish clock it read 59:50, so I sprinted like crazy, finishing just under an hour at 59:57. That works out to 6:26 per mile. I didn't quite break into the overall awards but I did win my age group and feel great about my race performance.
This is most likely a lifetime PR for me since I didn't race these longer distances when I was younger.

Newnan's Lake itself provided beautiful scenery:

Official results by Half-Mile Timing posted here: http://www.halfmiletiming.com/Datafil...3/Results/
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