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Saturday, June 2, 2007

I ran my first 10 mile leg!

I can now officially say that I am a Blue Planet Runner!!! This morning from 6am to 7:20am I ran my first 10mile leg :-) !!! It was mostly through the streets of Manchester in Connecticut,and the nearby hills. Good times. I made a short video in English just before my run, and short video in Czech just after the run. I'll try to post them tonight if all goes well (if not tonight then soon). In the meantime, enjoy this BPR commercial. I love it.
We're running the same shift tomorrow (Sunday) morning, from 3am to 9am, and then in the evening are flying over to Ireland. I am pumped, let's do it!!! Water is life, and life is good in Massachusetts.

4 comments:

Unknown said...

Yea to your first run! 1.5 hour is not bad, do you think it will be your constant time throughout the run?
The BPR video is pretty good, can't wait to see your's!
So proud of you...v

David said...

Hello Victoria!
So far I've been running anywhere from 1:13 (I took it a little too hard on that one) to 1:29 (this one was actually 10.9 miles). On average I come in at 1:20. I can, though, go a little over 1:30 if need be, because we have many fast runners who usually get done in just a little over 1 hour, so they can easily make up the time.
-David

Anonymous said...

doooovid...I am soooooproud of you, you are like a breath of fresh air, and I'm glad I know you.great tactic, what with your pre injured leg? foot? whatever!!!I have talked to B.J. Have encouraged Van Weet paper too do a little article on you.....no details..yet.. luv,hugs,& more ANT> sally!!!

David said...

Hello Aunt Sally!
Great hearing from you!!! Thank you for you nice comment.
My knee is actually pretty good. I still feel it slightly, but my running is getting faster and faster. Greetings from Poland!!!
-David