Sat May 15th - 0.5mi

Time of day 6:45 PM
Distance 0.50 mi
Duration 04:00 @ 8:00 min/mi
Shoe T5 Racer (yello)
Comments Not sure about my time in this one. I think I was in the range of 5th, 6th or 7th. Shins were killing me when I finished.
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Sat May 15th - 0.06mi

Time of day 7:00 PM
Distance 0.06 mi
Duration 00:14 @ 3:53 min/mi
Shoe T5 Racer (yello)
Comments Javelin - 77 feet

Not sure about my time in the 100m prelims, but I didn't qualify for the finals. I was in the Gentleman's Final.
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Sat May 15th - 0.06mi

Time of day 6:30 PM
Distance 0.06 mi
Duration 00:19 @ 5:16 min/mi
Shoe T5 Racer (yello)
Comments I alternated lead legs on these hurdles. Did pretty well. I think I was tied for 4th or 5th.
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Sat May 15th - 0.25mi

Time of day 6:20 PM
Distance 0.25 mi
Duration 01:19 @ 5:16 min/mi
Shoe T5 Racer (yello)
Comments Shotput before the hurdles. Sucked.

Didn't do too badly in the hurdles. And by that I mean I didn't hit any of them.
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Sat May 15th - 1.93mi

Time of day 6:00 PM
Distance 0.93 mi
Duration 05:04 @ 5:26 min/mi
Shoe T5 Racer (yello)
Distance WU/CD 1.00 mi
Comments Ho-lee shit. Kate's graduation was today, so I went to that in the morning. Then we went out for a late lunch after, where I was seduced by $2 Labatt Blue drafts. All to soon it was time for the Lilac Games to commence. Here's the meet schedule (this might be just a rough approximation of the order):

1500m Steeplechase
200m dash
Shotput
400m hurdles
100m hurdles
800m racewalk
Javelin
100m dash prelims
100m dash finals
Beer mile

There were 9 competitors, split into 3 teams. Team Skunk Car (Chebot, Mueller, me), Team Epilepsy, and Team High School Singlet.

The steeple was rough, and I ended up dogging it to save energy for the later events. I ended up 9th, but if I had gone all out the best I probably would have done was 7th or 8th.
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Sat May 15th - 0.12mi

Time of day 6:15 PM
Distance 0.12 mi
Duration 00:29 @ 4:01 min/mi
Shoe T5 Racer (yello)
Comments Rough 200m, but I placed better than I did in the steeple. 5th place, I believe.
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Thu May 13th - 12mi

Distance 12.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 9 (15)
Comments AU loop
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Fri May 14th - 2mi

Time of day 11:00 PM
Distance 2.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 9 (15)
Comments Quick run around my hotel in Rochester. It was late, and I was tired and full of hibachi food.
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Wed May 12th - 4mi

Distance 4.00 mi
Duration 30:00 @ 7:30 min/mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 9 (15)
Comments Treadmill at work. Lifted after running, which seemed odd after not lifting for about a year.
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Tue May 11th - 6mi

Time of day 8:00 PM
Distance 6.00 mi
Duration 41:00 @ 6:50 min/mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 9 (15)
Route Van Ness Loop
Temperature 53°F
Wind Light
Conditions Night
Intensity Easy
Overall Feeling Good
Comments Quick run. Was going to only run 2 miles, but when I got to the mile mark I felt good, so I just kept going. Pumped about the Lilac Games this weekend. Cold.
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Mon May 10th - 10mi

Time of day 7:00 PM
Distance 10.00 mi
Duration 1:13:43 @ 7:22 min/mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 9 (15)
Route Georgetown Loop
Comments Good run after work, although my right knee was a little tight. I didn't stretch well after my run yesterday, which could have been the issue.
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Sun May 9th - 16mi

Time of day 10:15 AM
Distance 16.00 mi
Duration 1:54:33 @ 7:09 min/mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 9 (15)
Route AU Loop
Temperature 70°F
Wind Strong
Conditions Sunny and Dry
Intensity Easy
Overall Feeling Good
Comments Nice long run, though it was very windy again. Cold, too. Ran the same loop as I ran the other night, but ran down the C&O canal to add on an extra couple of miles. Felt good, and gradually picked up the pace as the run progressed. Started out around 7:30s and finished around 6:50s, probably.

Lots of baby ducks and baby geese on the Mall.
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Sat May 8th - 6mi

Time of day 7:00 PM
Distance 6.00 mi
Duration 45:11 @ 7:31 min/mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 9 (15)
Temperature 75°F
Wind Strong
Intensity Easy
Overall Feeling Average
Comments Easy miles through Rock Creek Park. Buggy and really windy.
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Fri May 7th - 6mi

Time of day 4:15 PM
Distance 6.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 9 (15)
Route Van Ness Loop
Temperature 84°F
Wind Light
Conditions Sunny and Dry
Intensity Easy
Overall Feeling Average
Comments Rock Creek Park trails, including the PAT. Ran after getting home from the Servathon - my work's annual day of community service. We went out to the Roaches Run Water Fowl Sanctuary and pulled out invasive species. I ended up running pretty slowly because of the weight lifting I did yesterday (legs only). It was beautiful in the woods in the middle of the day, especially on the PAT near the brook. The best thing was that I had the trails all to myself.
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Thu May 6th - 8mi

Distance 8.00 mi
Duration 58:22 @ 7:17 min/mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 9 (15)
Temperature 74°F
Conditions Indoors
Intensity Easy
Overall Feeling Good
Comments On the treadmill after work. Started out at 7:30 pace and brought it down to 6:40 by the end.
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Wed May 5th - 14mi

Time of day 7:00 PM
Distance 14.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 9 (15)
Route AU Loop
Temperature 84°F
Wind None
Conditions Sunny and Humid
Intensity Easy
Overall Feeling Average
Comments AU loop, except I went down he Glover-Archibald trail, which added at least 2 miles, probably more. Ran pretty quickly, especially on the uphills. Made a conscious effort to push the uphills, of which there were some significant ones (Mass Ave, especially). So many bugs out tonight. I might have to start re-routing my runs along Constitution Ave instead of the Reflecting Pool.

Chugged some soda after the run and thought my stomach was going to explode from the carbonation.
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Tue May 4th - 11mi

Time of day 7:00 PM
Distance 11.00 mi
Duration 1:21:39 @ 7:25 min/mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 9 (15)
Route Georgetown Loop
Temperature 80°F
Wind Light
Conditions Sunny and Humid
Intensity Easy
Overall Feeling Average
Comments Good run after work. A little bit of a breeze, so the heat didn't feel too bad. I'm not feeling the delayed onset soreness from the race that I thought I would, which is great. Ran the typical Georgetown loop, except ran further up Wisconsin. My eyes were itching, I think from allergies.
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Mon May 3rd - 9mi

Time of day 7:00 PM
Distance 9.00 mi
Duration 1:06:00 @ 7:20 min/mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 9 (15)
Route Georgetown Loop
Temperature 80°F
Conditions Sunny and Humid
Intensity Easy
Overall Feeling Good
Comments Surprisingly good run after the race yesterday. Blisters were all taped up and didn't bother me. After the first two miles I was loosened up except for my hamstrings. I kept thinking it was going to rain, but it didn't do anything beyond a few sprinkles. Very humid, however.
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Mon May 2nd - 16.11mi

Time of day 6:30 AM
Distance 13.11 mi
Duration 1:15:58 @ 5:47 min/mi
Shoe T5 Racer (yello)
WUCD Shoe Adrenaline Gts 9 (15)
Distance WU/CD 3.00 mi
Temperature 90°F
Wind None
Conditions Sunny and Humid
Intensity Very Hard
Overall Feeling Bad
Comments Hot and humid half marathon in Frederick, MD. Drove up on Saturday for the race expo and packet pickup. Saw Tom and Andy at the expo. Andy ran the 5k on Saturday, but Tom was in the half with me. Also found out he's living in DC, so he might be interested in joining up with GRC.

I woke up at 4:30am to get a bagel, which ended up being too late, probably, for a 6:30am race. I was out of the hotel by 5:15am, which was also too late as I ran into some serious traffic. They changed the parking all around and a lot of people were late getting to the start or had to ditch their cars along the side of the road. I made it to the start line with 15 seconds to spare, just as the National Anthem was hitting it's climax. I lined up next to Tom Rhodes and Jimmy Daly. Tom took it out fast, but I stayed with him. First mile was 5:16. I knew that was too fast, so I slowed it up a bit. After about two miles I was feeling out of it and was about ready to throw in the towel. At three miles the self loathing kicked in. It was so humid and hot (even that early in the morning), and it was taking its toll on me. My watch fell off right around the 3 mile mark, and I left it for dead, not really caring to know what pace I was running. All of a sudden, this girl runs up behind me and hands me my watch. I replied, "Oh, thanks. My race is shot, do you need a pacer?" To which she replied, "No thanks, I'm just running a workout." Then I took a look at her and was dumbfounded. "Oh, you're Shalane Flanagan!" She just smiled and said, "You're not out of it yet, there's still a lot of race left to run." This little pep talk got me fired up, so I sped off and starting clicking off 5:40s (I'll update with my actual splits when I get my watch in front of me). Shalane and I kept running together for the rest of the race, with her helping me catch one of the guys in front of me to move into 4th, and then slowly working my way up to the 3rd place guy. One of the mid-race comments was "You need to work on your hill running!" Which is true. Especially over the last three miles when the hills got worse I was not covering them well. I did manage to maintain my pace, though. I caught up to third place with about half a mile to go, and passed him once we entered the final stretch of gravel in front of the bandstand. I had the momentum, and I would have beaten him if not for some very untimely booting, which I did all over the side of the Care First health insurance banners lining the final stretch (see image). This cost me 3rd place and the extra $50 that would have come with it. I must have been extremely dehydrated or something at this point, because that has never happened to me before in a race or workout (although it has been a goal of mine since 8th grade track).

After crossing the finish line I heard the announcer say, "Congratulations, Molly Pritz!" I just assumed that Shalane was running under a pseudonym since she was only doing a workout, so I played it off and was like, "Good job, "Molly" *wink, wink*" We talked for a while after the race and posed for pictures, vomit-covered singlet and all.

After the race I threw on my trainers over my destroyed feet (sock were too thick for my flats) and went for about a mile jog to my car. I drove back to the hotel and ran for another mile there. They'll have to mail me any trophies, but I think they only give trophies to the top 3. Anyway, I have a $100 check that should be on its way shortly. Not a bad payday for a mediocre race.

I went to Klim's birthday party at RCP after a long nap and drive home to DC. I told everyone about how I met Shalane Flanagan, then I went home and told all of RunPartner and Facebook the same thing. However, BMac pointed out that Shalane ran a 5k at Stanford on Saturday night. "Hmmmm," I thought to myself. "Maybe it was all a hallucination. Maybe there actually IS a Molly Pritz." Turns out, there is, and I was mistaken for an entire day. In my defense, they do look very similar, and I wasn't wearing my glasses during of after the race (as anyone could attest to based on the number of wrong turns I made). Bottom line: Maybe it's about time I start racing in contacts.

(Sorry, Molly, if you read this.)
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Sat May 1st - 3mi

Distance 3.00 mi
Duration 22:30 @ 7:30 min/mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 9 (15)
Temperature 90°F
Overall Feeling Average
Comments easy run before heading out to frederick for the half. hot.
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Fri April 30th - 5.5mi

Time of day 7:00 PM
Distance 5.50 mi
Duration 40:00 @ 7:16 min/mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 9 (15)
Temperature 80°F
Conditions Sunny and Humid
Intensity Easy
Overall Feeling Average
Comments Good, hilly run completely on trails in RCP with Ezra and PMurph. Drove down to Pierce Mill and ran from there. Hilly run, but it was on soft trails, so not too difficult before the race on Sunday.
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Thu April 29th - 7mi

Time of day 6:40 AM
Distance 7.00 mi
Duration 51:00 @ 7:17 min/mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 9 (15)
Conditions Sunny and Dry
Intensity Easy
Overall Feeling Average
Comments Good morning run with Ezra and PMurph. I took us on a weird route into RCP, which dropped us onto the trail near the bathrooms by Pierce Mill. We ran on some hilly trails, then turned around and went home via Adams Morgan.
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Wed April 28th - 8.5mi

Time of day 8:00 PM
Distance 8.50 mi
Duration 57:00 @ 6:42 min/mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 9 (15)
Comments Ran a shortened version of the Georgetown loop, with stops at the Lincoln Memorial and the White House, with Ezra. Good, quick run, although I had just finished consuming an entire pizza and some beer minutes before the run.
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Tue April 27th - 14mi

Distance 14.00 mi
Duration 1:33:23 @ 6:40 min/mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 9 (15)
Route AU Loop
Wind Significant
Conditions Sunny and Humid
Intensity Moderate
Overall Feeling Good
Comments Ran the AU loop, but instead of cutting down Wisco I took the trails down to the Towpath, then ran along the Potomac until I hooked back up with the regular AU loop. I was feeling good, and my pace kept creeping up. At first I tried to consciously slow myself down, but I wasn't doing a very good job. Eventually I just let myself go and I ended up running pretty quickly for most of the run. When I ran by Joe's house I saw his helicopter leaving. Not sure if he was in it or not, but it was pretty cool, nonetheless. I also saw a helicopter landing at the White House last week, so within a week I've seen (probably) Marine One and Two doing their respective things.
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Mon April 26th - 6mi

Time of day 7:00 PM
Distance 6.00 mi
Duration 45:00 @ 7:30 min/mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 9 (15)
Route Van Ness Loop
Temperature 63°F
Conditions Light Rain
Intensity Easy
Overall Feeling Average
Comments Almost the same loop as yesterday, except I spent more time on the trails and less on the road. Rainy, but that made it muddy and thus more fun in the woods. Started out pretty slowly, but picked it up through the run and finished with 6 hard striders.
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Sun April 25th - 6mi

Time of day 6:00 PM
Distance 6.00 mi
Duration 42:10 @ 7:01 min/mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 9 (15)
Route Van Ness Loop
Temperature 63°F
Wind Significant
Conditions Sunny and Dry
Intensity Easy
Overall Feeling Good
Comments I wanted to get in some miles before it started to rain, so I ran the Van Ness loop, incorporating the difficult trail. Felt pretty good. Lots of those little gnats that fly in clouds.
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Sat April 24th - 11mi

Distance 11.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 9 (15)
Temperature 60°F
Conditions Sunny and Dry
Intensity Easy
Overall Feeling Good
Comments Down the Glover Archibald trail to the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal. 90% of the run was on trails, which was great. Quad felt better today. Was really nice and sunny this morning, but it's supposed to rain for the rest of the day. Thought I saw Rahm Emanuel, but to my dismay it was just some other short dude with grey hair and nine fingers.
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Fri April 23rd - 10mi

Distance 10.00 mi
Duration 1:13:00 @ 7:18 min/mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 9 (15)
Route Georgetown Loop
Temperature 75°F
Wind None
Conditions Sunny and Dry
Intensity Easy
Overall Feeling Average
Comments Good Georgetown loop, except my legs felt a little heavy. Left quad had a knot in it, and legs were still a little sore. Was going to meet up with PMurph and Dylan for a track workout, but I forgot I had a meeting after work. Ran past the Social Safeway, which is coming along nicely. Bugs are out again, especially down by the river and near the Reflecting Pool.
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Thu April 22nd - 4mi

Time of day 7:00 AM
Distance 4.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 9 (15)
Comments Shakeout run to the Buffalo and back. Sore from last night's long run.
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Wed April 21st - 17mi

Time of day 7:00 PM
Distance 17.00 mi
Duration 2:07:48 @ 7:31 min/mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 9 (15)
Comments Long run after work. Started out just running on whatever streets I wanted to. Ran through the zoo and didn't see a single person. I thought for a moment I was going to have a repeat of the time I got locked in the zoo on a run. From the zoo I ran up Connecticut, then cut up Newark and started running on back roads and trails, mostly following Reno, then stumbled upon Connecticut again once I was in Chevy Chase, MD. Ran up that road to East-West Highway, then followed that into Bethesda past the BCC track, which I stopped at to see if the guys were still working out (they weren't). Finished the run by running down Wisconsin to Massachusetts, then back on Cleveland or some other road that leads to Cleveland Park, then Adams Morgan to my house.

Good run, but it got a little scary at night out in the suburbs. I feel much more comfortable running at night in Columbia Heights.

I decided on this run that to motivate my sorry self I will run every day for the next 100 days. The minimum amount for a day to count is 2 miles.

MORE: Here is the original post from when I got locked in the zoo (July 26, 2006): "my legs felt great. i got locked in the zoo, however, which wasn't so great. eventually i found a security guard who let me out in a part of dc that i had never seen before... so needless to say i got lost and my 13 miler quickly became a 16 miler. i also tripped on a wire and wiped out hard. my hip is still a little sore, and i have a few scrapes on my back, but nothing major. all-in-all it was a good run. it got my adrenaline flowing, at least, which helped me keep up a good pace."
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Wed April 14th - 12mi

Time of day 6:00 AM
Distance 12.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 9 (15)
Temperature 50°F
Conditions Sunny and Dry
Intensity Easy
Overall Feeling Good
Comments Ran from Charlotte's to Columbia Heights, then ran a WOW loop with PMurph. Felt fine, but a little cold.
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Tue April 13th - 6mi

Distance 6.00 mi
Shoe Adrenaline Gts 9 (15)
Conditions Light Rain
Intensity Easy
Overall Feeling Bad
Comments Ran to Charlotte's house via Q street, side streets in Georgetown, and a trail I stumbled upon a trail that I followed to 38th and W, although I'm sure it links up to the trails that run behind Charlotte's house and up to American.

Felt good for the first half of the run, then felt sluggish for the second half.
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