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I am loving it. I am just excited to be healthy again!!! I did my first tempo on my lunch break the other day. I warmed up a couple of miles, and then just set the pace at 6:00/mi and cruised. It felt fine, and I was rather surprised. It used to be (in CA), that I would leave the door at 6:00/mi pace and come back the same way 10-20 miles later. It is a bit different up here at 5280 feet above sea level. If you train that way all the time, it seems that injuries come around more often (at least for me). So, a first tempo there is alright. I was cruising yesterday at 6:30-6:40 and could have run forever. So, there is efficiency building already, and I feel strong and smooth. I am looking forward to getting some 400's in and getting the legs used to turning over more quickly. I think goals are important, and I will have a better grasp on what I am capable of once I get a few weeks under my belt, but it would be nice to run 5:30s for the race. That leaves me somewhere around 71mins. I hear there is some deep sand running on the beach, so that may put a few minutes on the time. We will see.

Swim went well the other day. I was waiting for a friend and swam 1200 straight through at 1:30/100m pace. So, that is quick improvement seeing as how I was doing that for repeats last week. I will be running more now, but swimming when the legs are aching.

Finch